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School funding ‘a game where every Australian is a winner’
A new Catholic Schools NSW report shows taxpayers save billions of dollars each year when governments support a mixed model of schooling (government, Catholic, and independent) by investing in non-government education.
New school program helps bridge generation gap
A new program has been introduced in Catholic primary schools across Australia this term, aiming to help children appreciate the unique contributions of people at all stages of life. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
New specialist school opens to meet rising demand
MacKillop Family Services has opened its fifth specialist school, MacKillop Education Clifton Hill in inner Melbourne, to meet the growing need for education settings that support students with complex learning and emotional needs.
Questioning need for non-government schools ‘worrying’
Catholic Schools NSW chief executive Dallas McInerney has criticised comments made by the NSW Education Secretary on ABC’s Australian Story in April. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
CESA’s 200-strong workforce on the move
Catholic Education South Australia will relocate its head office to a prominent city-fringe office space in one of Adelaide’s key commercial precincts. Source: The Southern Cross.
Financial losses force Darwin college to close boarding facility
Catholic Education Northern Territory will close the boarding facility at St John’s Catholic College in Darwin at the end of this year.
How do you improve teaching, learning and wellbeing? Take a break
Beginning in 2027, Catholic Education WA will implement a three-week, mid-year break for its 150 schools. Source: The Record.
Labor ‘stands ready’ to add antisemitism studies to school curriculum
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare “stands ready” to reform the school curriculum so children are taught more about antisemitism, declaring there was a role for teachers in educating young people about the “poison” of bigotry towards Jews. Source: The Australian.
Catholic Schools Broken Bay launches new five-year strategy
Broken Bay Bishop Anthony Randazzo on Friday launched a new five-year strategy for Catholic Schools Broken Bay, titled Shaping Tomorrow, Together in Faith. Source: Broken Bay News.