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Co-ed shift draws families to Catholic schools
Families with children at three Brisbane Catholic schools are being supported as major changes get underway to keep up with the evolving educational landscape in Queensland. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Tributes paid to Catholic education leader
Brisbane Archbishop Shane Mackinlay has paid tribute to Sally Towns, the long-serving Catholic education leader who died on Saturday. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Co-educational Catholic college to open on Sydney’s North Shore
Families on Sydney’s North Shore will soon have a new reason to celebrate, with the launch of Siena Catholic College – a co-educational Catholic college offering a seamless learning journey from kindergarten to year 12. Source: CSBB.
Archbishop blesses new classical education college
Brisbane Archbishop Shane Mackinlay blessed students, staff, families, supporters and founders of the newly opened St John Henry Newman College, Tarragindi, at an opening Mass yesterday. Source: The Catholic Leader.
School cancels Duke of Edinburgh hike over fuel concerns
Students at Sydney’s Oakhill College will be offered a replacement Duke of Edinburgh expedition after fuel supply concerns prompted the cancellation of their long-planned hike to Kosciuszko National Park. Source: Hills Shire Times.
Edmund Rice students gather online for global meeting
More than 300 students from around the world gathered online this week for the Student Leaders Global Dialogues, hosted by Edmund Rice Education Australia.
Students take Big Water Walk to support Project Compassion
More than 700 students and staff from 23 schools across Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese came together for Caritas Australia’s Big Water Walk in support of Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion campaign.
Catholic education ‘a compass’ for students
Sydney Catholic Schools has launched its new strategic plan, Magis 2033, following a process of consultation and discernment led by executive director Danielle Cronin. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Collins hands reins of peak body to Ryan
Former Senate president Scott Ryan has formally begun his role as executive director of the National Catholic Education Commission, following a commissioning Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney. Source: The Catholic Weekly.