The life of the late Dr Richard Vincent McSweeney who departed on 31 December 2020, will go down in history as a man who was largely dedicated to the Catholic Church, to Catholic Education and to helping others. By Amanda Murthy.

Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) has this week outlined its contribution to building stronger WA communities.

Catholic Education Western Australia school principals and system leaders attend Mass at St Mary’s Church in Leederville, for the Celebration of the Eucharist, Commissioning and Acknowledgement of System Leaders on 20 November, 2020. Photo: Supplied by CEWA. In a year that has been shaped by the extraordinary events of the COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) schoo...

Past Principals of Francis Jordan Catholic Primary, Sue Groves and Tony Giglia attended the school’s 25th anniversary celebrations on Friday 27 November, held in the school grounds. Photo: Supplied. Past and present students, staff and their families of the Francis Jordan Catholic Primary School gathered on 27 November to celebrate 25 years since the school opened its doors in Currambine. ...

In 1990, Archbishop Foley appealed to the members of the Order of the Knights of the Southern Cross in Western Australia to help in up-skilling the laity to meet the urgent and growing need to provide qualified teachers of Religious Education in the Catholic school system.

Each year Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) recognises school programs and initiatives that reflect a vision of Christ-centred and child focused engaged learning environments. In 2020, CEWA’s awards program was renamed the Quality Catholic Education (QCE) Awards and its categories aligned to the QCE pillars of Catholic Identity, Education, Community, and Stewardship.

In a world that is not of our own making, under conditions we didn’t choose and circumstances over which we have little control, the Christian virtue of hope is a way for the future of faith, said Professor John Haldane.

Students at Padbury Catholic Primary School have this term been immersed in integrated learning, driven by the central idea of exploring the cultures and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culminating in a whole-school Exhibition, Djooroobidiny.

Catholic School Parents Western Australia (CSPWA) acknowledged five categories of individuals, groups, and a parish, in appreciation of their significant contribution to work collaboratively with their schools and parishes to provide a Catholic education to help all children reach their full potential.

The Catechist Service supports Religious Education and Sacrament preparation for the roughly 50 per cent of Catholic primary school-aged children who are not in Catholic schools.