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Removing tax exemption likely to put pressure on Catholic school fees
Plans by the Victorian Government to remove the payroll tax exemption on some non-government schools have serious cost-of-living implications, National Catholic Education Commission executive director Jacinta Collins said yesterday.
Education head says new tax will hit more than 25 Catholic schools
Private schools in Victoria will be stripped of their long-held exemption to payroll tax next year, netting the state more than $420 million in revenue over three years. Source: The Age.
Outstanding educators in a class of their own
Nine leading South Australian educators, including one who helps students raise chickens called Hennifer Lopez and Eggie Betts, were recognised at the annual Catholic Education Awards ceremony. Source: The Southern Cross.
Townsville Catholic schools celebrate milestone
Townsville Catholic Education is celebrating 150 years of educating students – with two schools opened in 1873 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Source: The Catholic Leader.
High schools told to go ‘back to basics’ to help struggling students, teachers
Illiterate teenagers who copy and paste Wikipedia for assignments and maths teachers who can’t teach children to count show the need for a “back to basics” approach in classrooms, according to new government research. Source: The Australian.
Falling enrolments put Catholic schools at risk of closure
The future of Melbourne’s small Catholic schools could be at risk as four inner-city Catholic primary schools face potential closure due to tiny student numbers. Source: The Age.
Catholic Education welcomes funding for school upgrades and equipment
The National Catholic Education Commission has welcomed the Albanese Government’s announcement of funding for school upgrades and new equipment.
New podcast brings faith to students
Religious education will be greatly enhanced in Catholic schools through a new podcast exploring key areas covered in the primary and secondary curriculum in ways that are readily accessible to all students whatever their faith background. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
‘Our community is lucky to be able to stand on the shoulders of the giants’
Patrician Brothers gathered with staff at All Saints College, Maitland this week as their community celebrated 140 years of ministry in Australia. Source: MNnews.Today.