In 1992, the Serbian Orthodox Diocese for Australia and New Zealand launched the St.Sava College initiative which was to be shelved later that same year because of the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia and the devastating wars which engulfed the entire region. The notion of a Serbian Orthodox day school, catering to children from the first grade of elementary, to the twelfth grade of high school was not altogether abandoned, but rather postponed given the tragic circumstances in the homeland. The Serbian Church in Australia focused on the immediate needs of the Serbian people throughout the Balkans, and devoted most of its energy to fundraising for humanitarian purposes. St.Sava College would have to wait for a more opportune time.
In the year 2000, the initiative was again set in motion by the St Stephen parish in Rooty Hill, and upon the completion of a number of feasibility studies, directions were put in place for the organisation of the project. However, because of the magnanimity of the task at hand, the project was in 2001, placed under the jurisdiction of the Dicoese and the St.Sava College Board was established. In 2002, a project director was appointed to work full time on the project. In 2004, land was purchased and a firm of architects who specialise in the design of schools was engaged to create a master plan for the site, and to design Stage 1 of the proposed complex. His Holiness Patriarch Pavle consecrated the land in November of 2004 and twelve months later His Royal Highness Crown Prince Aleksandar laid the foundation stone of St.Sava College. After lengthy consultations and extensive research into a plethora of building and planning issues, the design for Stage 1 was completed. In 2006, building approvals were granted and in 2007 the building project was begun.
1992. At the invitation of His Grace Bishop Luka, HRH Princess Elizabeth Karadjordjevic visits Australia in October to commemorate the inauguration of the St.Sava College Project. Escalation of the conflict in the Balkans causes work on the project to be postponed.
2000. Fr.Srboljub Miletich and the St. Stephens Parish Board in Rooty Hill explore the possibility of establishing St.Sava College under the auspices of the parish.
2001. St.Sava College project is formally placed under the jurisdiction of the Diocese. Ilija Glisic is appointed President of the Board.
2002. Diocesan Executive Board confirms the St.Sava College Board and Bishop Nikanor appoints Fr.Rade Radan - Project Director.
2003. Land purchased at Varroville.
2004. His Grace Bishop Milutin invites Partriarch Pavle to consecrate newly purchased land in Varroville
2005. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Aleksandar and Her Royal Highness Princess Katherine lay the Foundation Stone of St.Sava College. Bishop Milutin invites them to become Patrons of the College.
2006. Building approvals for Stage 1 are approved by Campbelltown Council. His Grace Bishop Irinej is appointed Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Australia and New Zealand.
2007. Building works begin on Stage 1. In November The Bishop of Hertzegovina His Grace Grigorije attends the consecration of the foundation slab.