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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 conference
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.
NAPLAN participation rates in Catholic schools beat national average
This year’s NAPLAN results show that participation rates for Catholic schools have exceeded both state and national averages, demonstrating Catholic education’s strong commitment to assessment and ongoing support for students, Catholic Schools NSW says.
New council puts student voice ‘at heart of decision-making’
Catholic Education WA is placing the student voice at the heart of decision-making with the establishment of a new Student Advisory Council at the system level.
NAPLAN results again show one-third of students aren’t meeting expectations
One third of Australian students aren’t meeting “challenging but reasonable” expectations for literacy and numeracy following the third straight year of concerning NAPLAN results. Source: ABC News.