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Catholic sector backs national approach to working with children checksÂ
The National Catholic Education Commission has welcomed the commitment of Australia’s attorneys-general to move toward a national checking capability for the state-based working with children checks.
Cairns conference will be largest gathering of Catholic educators Australia
Next week, 1400 delegates, including educators and leaders, clergy and religious, parents, academics, chairs and board members, will gather in Cairns for the 2025 Australian Catholic Education Conference. Source: NCEC.
Catholic Schools Broken Bay reveal changes for an ‘extraordinary future’
Following last month’s launch of its five-year strategy Shaping Tomorrow, Together in Faith, Catholic Schools Broken Bay has revealed changes set to redefine Catholic education across the Diocese.
Educators urged to place faith before success
Catholic Education Canberra-Goulburn’s executive director David de Carvalho has called on Catholic educators to reflect on the true measure of their mission. Source: Catholic Voice.
Reading to pre-schoolers not the whole story, literary expert says
Parents should not feel guilty if they struggle to find time to read aloud to pre-schoolers because it won’t stop them from learning how to read, a literacy expert says. Source: The West Australian.
Boys’ college in WA appoints first female principal
Mazenod College in Lesmurdie, Western Australia, has appointed Sabrina Hughes as its new principal from 2026, making her the first woman to be appointed to the role in the school’s almost 60-year history.
Day of day of ‘gratitude and hope’ marks ministries’ 150 years in Qld
St Stephen’s Cathedral in Brisbane was filled with prayer, praise and gratitude, as hundreds gathered to mark 150 years of Edmund Rice Ministries in Queensland. Source: The Catholic Leader.
AI helps boost NAPLAN results in Brisbane Catholic schools
Brisbane Catholic Education schools involved in a pilot writing program using feedback from artificial intelligence software have seen NAPLAN results improve eight times faster than the state average. Source: The Australian.
Senior Vatican official to open education conferenceÂ
Sr Nathalie Becquart XMCJ, the Vatican’s Undersecretary for the General Secretariat of the Synod, will bring a message of hope to an anticipated 1500 delegates at the 2025 Australian Catholic Education Conference, to be held in Cairns from August 20–22. Source: NCEC.