Plans for establishing a joint building for the merged schools took many years to be realized.
To accommodate the merged schools, two connections were built.
The merged school stands on the site of the abbey.
Likewise, colors for the merged school became Red and White.
The two sides were unable to agree on who would control the new institution's merged medical schools.
The merged school operates from the current site at 11, Novena Rise.
Last September, the merged school opened with 16 lay teachers and 4 members of orders, teaching some 460 students, about 60 more than before.
Most existing staff and students of both schools remained in the merged school.
The merged school adopted its current name of Bellarmine University in 2000.
The merged school was originally based over the two former school sites, but has now moved to a new building.