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Students at Catholic school to learn remotely one day a week
A Catholic secondary school in New South Wales will permanently adopt a flexible timetable that allows senior students to learn remotely one day a week following a year-long trial. Source: ABC News.
Victorian Education Minister ‘grossly muddles’ facts on school funding
The National Catholic Education Commission says Victorian Education Minister Ben Carroll has “grossly muddled” the facts on school funding.
Head of Catholic schools in Maitland-Newcastle announces resignation
Catholic Schools Maitland-Newcastle chief Steve Lemos has announced his resignation and his intention to finish up in the role at the end of the school year. Source: MNnews.Today.
Girls connect with local veterans, win national award
Students from a New South Wales Catholic girls’ school have won first prize in the National Anzac Day Schools’ Awards for a project in which they recorded and published the stories of local servicemen and women.
My word! Language school for religious celebrates 10th anniversary
An English language school established by the Passionist Congregation has celebrated its tenth anniversary. Source: The Southern Cross.
Australian education is ‘highly equitable’, Catholic schools body argues
“Doom and gloom” explanations for educational inequity in Australia lack evidence and take policy attention away from “substantiated drivers of inequity”, a new report by Catholic Schools NSW says. Source: The Australian.
Inaugural board pioneers new era in Catholic education
The Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Education Limited board has held its inaugural meeting, marking the dawn of a new journey in Catholic education in the archdiocese. Source: Catholic Voice.
Choosing a faith-based school is not an act of exclusion or discrimination
The discourse surrounding religious freedom in Australia has become increasingly contentious, especially in the context of schooling, writes Jacinta Collins. Source: Eureka Street.
Disaster avoided as plane crash-lands near Catholic primary school
A flight instructor and trainee have narrowly avoided disaster after their light plane crash-landed in Bossley Park in Sydney, steering clear of a nearby Catholic school and homes yesterday. Source:7News.com.au