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Melbourne Catholic schools exceeding NAPLAN targets
As students receive their individual NAPLAN test results, the body behind almost 300 Catholic schools in Melbourne is celebrating achieving numeracy targets two years ahead of schedule. Source: Herald Sun.
Mercy Education appoints new CEO
Luci Quinn has been appointed the new chief executive officer of Mercy Education, leading 13 colleges across South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia from October 5.
NAIDOC celebrates Indigenous teachers but sees challenges ahead
For Indigenous educators, this year’s NAIDOC Week theme of “50 Years of Deadly” is a celebration of the progress made in shaping the future of Australian education, while recognising the challenges that lie ahead. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Catholic educator recognised with prestigious award
Catholic Education South Australia executive director Neil McGoran has been named the recipient of the Alby Jones Award, one of South Australia’s most prestigious honours in educational leadership. Source: The Southern Cross.
Mural a smash hit with disadvantaged students
MacKillop Education’s Maidstone campus has unveiled a new mural honouring Australian tennis icon Evonne Goolagong Cawley in an initiative that brings together sport, culture and opportunity for young people in Melbourne’s west. Source: MacKillop Family Services.
New Holocaust lessons for high schools
Teachers will be instructed how to teach teenagers about the Holocaust, through quality-controlled but potentially “disturbing” lessons about the evil of antisemitism in the Albanese Government’s new Social Cohesion Education Hub. Source: The Australian.
Program sparks renewal of evangelisation in Catholic schools
Australian Catholic University’s preeminent formation program for Catholic educators and education leaders is inspiring an evangelisation renewal in schools worldwide.
Surge in mid-year enrolments in SA Catholic schools
Catholic schools across South Australia have recorded a surge in mid-year reception enrolments amid a $22 million funding boost in the federal budget. Source: The Advertiser.
Conference president returns to the wellspring of his youth to open campus
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe was welcomed back to Salesian College Chadstone in Melbourne, where he was once a former student, teacher and rector. Source: The Record.