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Increase in religious schools, home schooling could prevent ‘kids mixing’
A rise in faith-based education and home schooling risks Australian children growing up without any meaningful exposure to peers outside their cultural and ethnic groups, a Labor frontbencher says. Source: The Guardian.
Ensuring parents have a voice in Catholic education
Catholic School Parents Australia council members gathered in Hobart at the weekend for two days of prayer, planning and national collaboration.
Education union report ‘distorts’ facts on school funding
The National Catholic Education Commission says an Australian Education Union report on school infrastructure funding is a poor characterisation of figures, which advances sector division and undermines the whole of the Australian education system.
Retired teacher accepts Catholic Education offer ‘in a heartbeat’
When Terry McCarthy was asked if he would come out of retirement and step into the role of Interim Executive Director of Catholic Education Tasmania, his initial thought was that he would be there “in a heartbeat”. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Preschool for three-year-olds get kids off to a flying start
The start of the new school year marks an exciting milestone for Catholic Education South Australia, with six schools welcoming their youngest learners through the rollout of a preschool program for three-year-olds.
Sydney Catholic Schools reveals plan to fix school reports
Parents are being short-changed by school reports which lack the “colour and movement” of previous generations, the head of Sydney Catholic Schools has declared while unveiling plans to overhaul and broaden how students are assessed. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Formation day heralds beginning of 2026 school year
Canberra-Goulburn Catholic Education staff gathered online for a formation day to mark the start of the 2026 school year and reconnect educators around a shared sense of mission and identity. Source: Catholic Voice.
Opposition backs government adviser’s call to fix school curriculum
The federal Opposition has backed a government adviser’s call for the national school curriculum to focus on foundational skills, as one-third of children struggle to read. Source: The Australian.
Continuity for students as college opens junior campus
The new school year has marked a historic moment for Catholic Schools Broken Bay, with the first students starting at the new St Paul’s Catholic College Junior Campus in Balgowlah, in northern Sydney.