Our focus for our students & families
Accessibility
Aspiration
Students and families are welcomed, and Catholic schools are accessible for all, with fair fees and funding
Encourage every family, regardless of faith background, socio-economic circumstances, ethnicity or educational need, to seek a Catholic education for their children
Initiatives
- Design our school fees and remission policies to cater for capacity to contribute and family structures, ensuring funding can provide sufficient resources to deliver a high-quality education for all
- Refine our enrolment processes to better understand and support individual student needs
- Advocate for fair and adequate government support that recognises the contribution of Catholic schools to Australian society. Ensure they remain affordable for as many families as possible
Pathways
Aspiration
Students and families are offered a Catholic education pathway from early years to Year 12
Grow our capacity to provide for up to 30,000 students, so more families who seek a Catholic education have the opportunity to do so
Initiatives
- Develop specialised settings and facilities, strengthen vocational education, establish more early learning centres and expand our capacity in areas of demographic growth
- Strengthen integration between early learning centres, primary and secondary schools to offer a seamless transition through Catholic education
- Increase advocacy with Government authorities to release land, to grow capacity to serve our families and communities
- Work with other NSW Catholic education authorities to expand the virtual learning offerings available through our Carlo Acutis Virtual Learning Collaborative
Engagement
Aspiration
Schools proactively engage with families in a way that supports the integral human development and wellbeing of students
Partner with families, the first educators of their children, to realise the full potential of each student through the development of their intellectual, spiritual, physical and social capabilities
Initiatives
- Trial the implementation of dedicated school-family liaison officers to improve engagement between schools, families and School Community Councils
- Create more opportunities for family faith formation, in partnership with parish communities
- Engage with students and families on the benefits and risks associated with digital technologies (e.g. devices, social media and AI) for student wellbeing
- Create targeted programs to support First Nations students (in consultation with our Indigenous Education Advisory Group), and students with additional learning needs, and gifted and talented students
- In partnership with communities, enhance our co-curricular and extra-curricular offerings to support the holistic development of students
‘Christian education is a collective endeavour. The educational community is a “we” where teachers, students, families, administrative and service staff, pastors and civil society converge to generate life…to flow, to nourish, to irrigate.’
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