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Families get back-to-school boost with pop-up shop
More than 200 families in Maryborough, Queensland, have found themselves in a better position ahead of the 2026 school year through Centacare’s School Savvy pop-up shop. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Queensland’s new Catholic education body installed
Brisbane Archbishop Shane Mackinlay has encouraged leaders of Queensland’s new peak Catholic education body to keep the young people in their care at the centre of their policy and procedures. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Catholic sector challenges ‘misleading’  report on education costsÂ
The National Catholic Education Commission has challenged a report on education costs released this week, saying it presents a misleading picture of fees in Catholic schools nationwide.
Catholic sector welcomes announcement of antisemitism taskforce
The National Catholic Education Commission has heralded the Albanese Government’s announcement of an Antisemitism Education Taskforce as an important and necessary step to end the scourge of antisemitism and hate-based rhetoric and action in our society.
Calls to view the world through a ‘Newman lens’
The head of the English archdiocese where St John Henry Newman lived and worked has joined in appeals for the saint’s teachings to be used more imaginatively in education and evangelisation. Source: OSV News.
Institute to close its doors after 50 years of service
Brisbane Archdiocese’s Institute of Faith Education will farewell its last intake of students in 2027 as it winds down its operations after 50 years of service. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Former senator to head National Catholic Education CommissionÂ
Australia’s bishops have appointed former Victorian senator Scott Ryan as the next executive director of the National Catholic Education Commission, succeeding Jacinta Collins.
New head delighted to blend into Edmund Rice program
Edmund Rice Education Australia has appointed an experienced educator to lead the national expansion of its fast-growing BlendED program, which helps students who have disengaged from traditional schooling.
Catholic schools identified as ‘making a difference’
The National Catholic Education Commission says the release today of nationally consistent, school-level data is an important component of school choice.