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We offer support for students and their families through learning centres or schools, catering from as young as six months through to vocational education. Our schools provide education for our community and for people at each end of the education spectrum. We have structured learning environments from birth through to vocational education.
Our education options range from:
At each stage, there is a focus on each learner's development to equip them to be students who can contribute positively to society. On a practical level, we offer support for students and their families through learning centres or schools catering from as young as six months through to vocational education (Trade Training Centres).
Catholic education is based on Gospel values that emphasize the spiritual dimension of students' lives and their faith development. These values—such as respect, dignity, equality, compassion, truth, love, and mercy—are widely held in the broader community but become personalized and articulated through the religious dimension of the Catholic faith.
The expression of our values is fostered through community interactions and activities, and promoted practically through social justice outreach to organizations such as Vinnies and Caritas.
Many of our schools were traditionally founded on the values or charisms of orders such as the Dominican, Mercy, or Josephites. These principles are celebrated and emphasized within these schools, highlighting particular characteristics of each order.
Inclusivity remains a central pillar of our beliefs.
The Living Learning Leading Framework gives us a foundation for understanding what we do in Catholic Education - who we are, what we value and how we partner with our families to ensure our students thrive.
The National Student Wellbeing Program (2024-2027) aims to support schools in promoting the wellbeing of students by providing funds that contribute to the maintenance or establishment of chaplaincy and student wellbeing services in the school. The NSWP consists of the provision of chaplaincy and/or student wellbeing services in Australian schools to support the wellbeing of Australian students through:
The NSWP is a complementary service to those provided by qualified specialists. In a Catholic school, pastoral care for supporting wellbeing includes social, emotional, spiritual dimensions.
