The school has received $3500 to fix up the school's memorial, with plans for the work to be finished by Remembrance Day this year.

The memorial is at the St Pat's campus and records the names of 21 former college students who died in World War 2.

The Minister assisting the Premier on Veterans Affairs Tony Robinson visited the school to announce the funding on Tuesday.

The inspiration for restoring the memorial is the result of a research project compiled by the year seven students at the school, according to teacher Paul Johnson.

"In doing that research project the students realised the memorial had been left unkempt for around 50 years,'' he said.

"We think this is a fantastic opportunity to restore the monument out of respect to the previous students who lost their lives in World War 2.

"It helps make a real connection between the current students and the previous students of the college who were killed in the war.''

Former principal Brother Majella is investigating whether any former students of the school served and died in Vietnam or Korea and their names will also be included on the revitalised memorial.

Mr Robinson said the State Government was happy to support such a worthy project.

"(The memorial grants program) is a modest program but it... makes a very big difference to communities,'' he said.

He told the students at Tuesday's announcement how important it was for the next generation to remember the sacrifice made by their former students in war.

"Throughout your lives you will say `lest we forget' and this is about putting meaning into those words,'' he said.