Tag: Catholic Schools
Broken Bay launches new disability education model
Catholic Schools Broken Bay has launched a $65 million project to cater to students with a disability from Kindergarten to Year 12 with a new school campus and network of support classes.
Law reform recommendations on religious schools lack common sense
The Australian Law Reform Commission’s inquiry on religious schools, the first commissioned by Labor, has offered the conclusions Labor sought—hence the prime minister’s desire to shut down further discussion. But the ALRC’s recommendations don’t pass a common sense test, writes Monica Doumit
Faith leaders urge PM: Don’t deal with Greens on religious schools
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP and Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli are among dozens of religious leaders warning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese not to turn to the Australian Greens to help enact religious discrimination reforms that will affect faith-based schools.
Scrap ‘disappointing’ law reform commission faith schools report
Faith and religious schools’ leaders say the long-awaited Australian Law Reform Commission report, meant to guide the Federal government in drafting religious freedom legislation relating to religious schools, should be scrapped.
Faithful Catholic witness in schools vital at all levels, expert urges
With the identity of faith based schools under withering scrutiny from parliaments across Australia, Dr Bernadette Mercieca has called for 'faith-based leadership density and spiritual formation of staff'
Philippa Martyr: Commitment and Catholic schooling by the numbers
Last week we speculated about the impact of Catholic school education on Catholics in Australia. Does it make you a better Catholic in terms of what you believe?
Sr Cecilia Joseph OP: Catholic principals and evangelising leadership
By Sr. Cecilia Joseph, OP
“For those who occupy positions of leadership, there can be a strong temptation to consider the school like a...
Catholic School Leaders 2023
Catholic School Leaders 2023
The Catholic School Leaders Magazine is a special tribute to Catholic School student Leaders across Sydney and NSW. The Schools Leadership...
Guy Zangari: The essence of a Catholic School
Catholic Education has a long-standing reputation within the community and in the faculty of education as a system of schools that produces results and...
Rift between faiths and government grows over religious schools inquiry
Submissions to the inquiry into religious schools express “utter dismay” and predict an “existential threat” to faith-based education.
No faith in proposed school laws
Of course, there was a century of no government funding or support which was a serious impediment to the provision of adequate schooling facilities.
Thankfully,...
ALRC inquiry head says religious leaders’ letter “had very little impact”
Justice Stephen Rothman said a letter from religious leaders protesting the ALRC inquiry “had very little impact” on his thinking
