The Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre provided the perfect backdrop to the accreditation course on Integral Ecology attended by CEWA staff. Photo: Supplied/CEWA. God’s creation was celebrated in earnest during the 2026 Season of Creation (1 September to 4 October), with Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) organising several events to mark the annual celebration. At the start of Sept...

Launching the new Bishops Mandate for Catholic Education Western Australia Ltd on Thursday 10 September at The Westin were Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, third from left, CEWA Executive Director, Annette Morey, fourth from left and from left, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton, former CEWA Executive Director Wayne Bull, CEWA Commission Chair Tim Shannahan, Broome Bishop Tim Norton, B...

A new initiative has been launched designed to support Year 10 to Year 12 students with disability and their families as they prepare for life after graduation. Lead by Personal Advocacy Service, Belonging Beyond School works in collaboration with Catholic Youth Ministry, Catholic Family and Justice Support Services, Identitywa and Catholic Education Western Australia. Belonging Beyond S...

Belonging Beyond School is a new initiative designed to support Year 10 to Year 12 students with disability - and their families - as they prepare for life after graduation. Leaving school is often described as one of life's great milestones, according to Personal Advocacy Service. For many young people, it marks the beginning of exciting new opportunities - finding employment, pursuing ...

Every family at Catholic Education Western Australia’s 149 Catholic schools now has a new resource that highlights an important issue, when the adults in a school community work together respectfully, children feel safe, supported, and ready to thrive. Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) this month delivered the new Parent and Carer Code of Conduct to families on Monday 20 July, in ...

The latest WA census results confirm the enduring appeal of Catholic schools to families as enrolments grew for the sixth consecutive year. In the year to February 2026, enrolments increased by 1.5 percent with more than 84,500 students now enrolled. The growth was recorded in both metro and country schools, across primary and secondary year levels. First Nations students account for ...

As the new school year gets underway, sixty-four Year 12 graduates from WA’s Catholic schools have been recognised as Catholic Education WA’s high achievers for 2025. Graduates and their families joined senior leaders from Catholic Education WA at an annual Academic Excellence Award ceremony held in Leederville recently. The ceremony celebrates the achievements of those students who rece...

Archbishop Costelloe SDB with Outgoing CEWA Commissioner, Eva Skira. Photo: Matt Biocich/Supplied. The Catholic bishops of Western Australia have appointed four new Commissioners to the Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia (CECWA):• Dr Marina Hogan PhD, MBA, BA (Hons)• Mr Geoff Mills MEd (Leadership & Management), MEd (RE), BEd, Dip.Teach., Dip. RE• Mr Justin Scanlan GAICD...

For the first time, more than 80,000 West Australian students are enrolled in a Catholic School, as families continue to benefit from school choice. The February 2023 State census data shows 80,336 children are enrolled in Catholic education, an increase of 4.6 per cent since 2020. Catholic Education WA Executive Director, Dr Debra Sayce she is delighted that families continue to put the...

Speaking on the occasion of the 2023 Beginning of the Year Mass for Catholic Education, Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton told of the work of St John Bosco, highlighting that those present are called to help children of all abilities and backgrounds, to embark on the pathway of education, on the pathway to personal growth, to be equipped to take their place creatively in society.