 The College was named after Lourdes in France, where Mary is said to have appeared to a young girl named Bernadette Soubirous.When the Good Samaritan Sisters were setting up the school, Archbishop Duhig commented that the site reminded him of Lourdes.Lourdes Hill College is situated on the Bulimba Reach of the Brisbane River in suburban Hawthorne, across the river from New Farm Park.