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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Parents as Partners
Who knew when Pope Francis made this statement in 2015, how parents and carers would be required to become so much more engaged in the education of their children and young people in 2020, as a result of COVID-19. Catholic schools have for many years seen parents as integral partners in their children’s education and never more so than this year.
Notre Dame continues to excel in graduate satisfaction
The University of Notre Dame Australia has once again taken the national top spot for undergraduate graduate satisfaction according to the latest Federal Government’s nationwide Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) 2020 Graduate Outcomes Survey.
Hope is the answer in Catholic Education, says Prof Haldane
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.
NCEC virtual symposium addresses school improvement in a COVID-19 world
National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) held its “Faith in the Future” virtual symposium on 30 October, with more than 1100 registered educators and staff from Catholic education in Australia tuning in.
The lost Australian stories etched in iconic ancient trees
Archaeologists have launched a project to find Australia’s lost stories carved into iconic centuries-old trees in the Kimberley in Western Australia.
CSPWA awards highlights vital relationship of parent-school-parish in Catholic Education
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.
Two adjacent Bateman Catholic schools explore process of amalgamation
At its August 2020 meeting, the Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia (CECWA) gave its approval for the beginning of a consultation process to explore the amalgamation of Corpus Christi College and Yidarra Catholic Primary School from two separate (adjacent) schools into one K-12 college.
State-wide commitment to zero per cent fee increases for 2021
Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) Executive Director Dr Debra Sayce has confirmed there will be no increase in tuition fees at CEWA-owned schools throughout the State for the 2021 year.
Archbishop Costelloe expounds servant leadership to primary schoolers
In Christianity, being a leader and being a servant naturally go together, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB told Year 6 pupils of three Perth southern-suburb schools last Friday.
Jim Miles named Executive Director of Catholic Education Melbourne
Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli has this week announced the appointment of Jim Miles as the new Executive Director of Catholic Education Melbourne (CEM).
