Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) has recently launched a resource to develop stronger pathways for students who are preparing to leave school.

Providing a quality, accessible and affordable faith-based education, while supporting families from diverse backgrounds and financial needs, are key commitments of Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA).

Learning is a lifelong occupation. This proposition is itself a truth that we learn as we journey through the many stages of life. I like to repeat the comment of Mark Twain when discussing lifelong learning. He said that, as an 18-year-old, he was amazed at how very little his father knew, but by the time he was 23 he was amazed to discover how much his father had learned! Twain came to appreciate the lifetime of learning and wisdom his father attained, even though Twain had failed to recognise it as an 18 year old. We begin to learn from birth and never stop.

Jesus’ mission that all should have life to the full is at the centre of the mission of Catholic schools across Western Australia.

We often hear parents telling their children to study hard at school, do well, get a good job and work hard. These are certainly noble principles but how often do we hear parents telling their children to, above all else, look for God?

In just a few weeks’ time, the people of Victoria will wake up in a brave new world in which state subsidised suicide and doctor-effected dying are lawfully practiced, despite every other statute in the law book upholding a completely different rule: ‘thou shalt not kill’.

Fr Pius Noonan OSB, Prior of Notre Dame Priory Tasmania, recently came to Perth for a series of talks, outlining the history of the new Benedictine monastery.

God does not play favourites, but human beings do in little ways at school and in big ways with the global economy, Pope Francis told students from Milan’s Istituto San Carlo, a school with students from prekindergarten through high school.

Identitywa is currently working to understand and plan for the future housing and support needs of people with disability.

Representatives of parent bodies, educators and clergy for Catholic Schools across Perth have last week gathered at the offices of Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) to witness the transitioning of Parents and Friends Federation of Western Australia to their new name.