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‘Changing times’ sees Melbourne school go co-ed
One of Melbourne’s oldest girls’ schools will welcome its first boys next week, in a shift to co-education that its principal says will bring students into “an environment that more closely resembles the real world”. Source: The Age.
Cutting debt for teachers in remote locations a great HELP
The National Catholic Education Commission has welcomed the move by the Albanese Government to cut Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt for teachers who stay four years in a “very remote location”.
Minister warns schools to lift performance or lose funding
Schools will have to hit tough new academic and student wellbeing targets to pocket federal funding worth $26 billion a year, after a new report found that 90,000 Australian children are failing literacy and numeracy tests. Source: The Australian.
Abstract reasoning project helps students ‘step into the future’
A project aiming to boost the abstract reasoning skills of senior primary school students has achieved significant results in what has been labelled a “critical learning area for the future”. Source: ACU.
Teachers set to agree on new pay deal
Around 25,000 Melbourne Catholic teachers at 295 schools are about to receive upgraded pay and conditions under a new workplace deal. Source: Herald Sun.
‘Strongest of Catholic education advocates’ eyes new challenges
Dr Lee-Anne Perry will leave her role as executive director of the Queensland Catholic Education Commission at the end of January. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Catholic sector welcomes Commonwealth education review
The National Catholic Education Commission has welcomed the Albanese Government’s “holistic approach” to reviewing education reform in the early childhood, school and tertiary education sectors.
New look for Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools
Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools has launched a new brand and visual identity, which aims to bring to life the purpose of its schools – to inspire and enable every student to flourish and enrich the world.
New co-educational Catholic precinct for Sydney’s Northern Beaches
Catholic Schools Broken Bay has revealed a new educational pathway for 2023 that will continue to transform Catholic education in the diocese.