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Education

Former Sale convent to undergo $40m development

The Our Lady of Sion convent and school campus site in Sale in regional Victoria is set to be revitalised after plans were approved for a $40 million investment in one of the largest education projects ever undertaken in the Sale Diocese. Source: Catholic Education Sale.

Education Leadership

Collins hailed for ‘significant service to Catholic education’

National Catholic Education Commission executive director Jacinta Collins will step down in 2026, after serving in the role since February 2019.

Education People

Dictionary of Catholic educators launches public lecture

Australia’s only dictionary dedicated to preserving the stories of Catholic educators since Australian colonial settlement has launched its first public lecture. Source: ACU.

Education Opinion

Education conference told synodality ‘a mission, a path to prophetic voice’

There was much discussion about how synodality leads to hope at the Australian Catholic Education Conference in Cairns last week, Laura Kings writes. Source: Australian Catholics.

Education Safeguarding

Catholic sector backs national approach to working with children checks 

The National Catholic Education Commission has welcomed the commitment of Australia’s attorneys-general to move toward a national checking capability for the state-based working with children checks.

Education

Cairns conference will be largest gathering of Catholic educators Australia

Next week, 1400 delegates, including educators and leaders, clergy and religious, parents, academics, chairs and board members, will gather in Cairns for the 2025 Australian Catholic Education Conference. Source: NCEC.

Education

Catholic Schools Broken Bay reveal changes for an ‘extraordinary future’

Following last month’s launch of its five-year strategy Shaping Tomorrow, Together in Faith, Catholic Schools Broken Bay has revealed changes set to redefine Catholic education across the Diocese.

Education

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.

Children Education

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.