As the Church in Australia prepares for Assembly 1 of Plenary 2020 (2-10 October, 2021), it has asked members to consider the question: “In what way does the Church in Australia recommit to the mission of Catholic education, including Catholic schools and universities in the decades to come?”

The role of Catholic schools has always been central to Australian Catholic identity, and the introduction of curricula and teaching practices, such as WA’s Religion and Life as an ATAR subject, plays an important role in the Church’s evangelisation and formation of young people.

Plenary asks for “candour and courage” as members examine the future of Catholic education.

Catholic Arts presented its’ winners from the primary and secondary category at their awards ceremony held on Tuesday, 17 August at the St Georges Terrace Forrest Centre. By Amanda Murthy.

Following the success of the 2020 Catholic Education Leaders’ Forum Roadshow held at Catholic schools across WA, the 2021 roadshow kicked off earlier this month.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Perth and Catholic Education Western Australia have last month gathered to jointly launch their respective Modern Slavery Statements.

Vicky Burrows posing with the panel speakers Dr Angela McCarthy, Dr Pina Ford, The Hon Kate Doust MLC and Anne Diamond at the WA Catholic Women’s Mentoring programme on 8 November. Photo: Supplied. The Western Australia Catholic Women’s Mentoring (CWM) – igniting feminine genius launch took place on Thursday 8 November at the University of Notre Dame (UNDA) Fremantle campus. CWM first la...

The road to becoming a principal hasn’t been straightforward for Carmel O’Shaughnessy.