We want to make real the rhetoric of Church and state about
the need and right, of every child to a first class education.
SCHOOLS IN OUR
ARCHDIOCESE
The Catholic school system in the Archdiocese of Sydney educates more than 74,000 students in 147 schools. The leadership of this system of schools is entrusted to the Sydney Archdiocesan Catholic Schools (SACS) Board, which is responsible for policy and direction, and Sydney Catholic Schools which is responsible for policy implementation, services and personnel.
“To educate is an act of love, it is to give life. And love is demanding, it calls for the best
resources, for a reawakening of the passion to begin this path patiently with young people. The
educator in Catholic schools must be, first and foremost, competent and qualified but, at the
same time, someone who is rich in humanity and capable of being with young people in a style of
pedagogy that helps promote their human and spiritual growth.”
Pope Francis, Address to participants in the Plenary Session
of the Congregation for Catholic Education, February 2014
CATHOLIC
UNIVERSITIES
Catholic higher education includes universities, colleges, and other institutions of higher education privately run by the Catholic Church, typically by religious institutes.
Those tied to the Holy See are specifically called pontifical universities. By definition, Catholic canon law states that “A Catholic school is understood to be one which is under control of the competent ecclesiastical authority or of a public ecclesiastical juridical person, or one which in a written document is acknowledged as Catholic by the ecclesiastical authority”.
It is also stipulated in canon law that “no school, even if it is in fact Catholic, may bear the title ‘Catholic school’ except by the consent of the competent ecclesiastical authority
SYDNEY CATHOLIC EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES (SCECS)
SCECS operates Outside School Hours Care and Early Childhood services at several Catholic schools and Parishes within the Sydney Archdiocese.
UNIVERSITY CHAPLAINCIES
Bishop Tony Percy
I look forward every day to praying,” he shared. “I’ve always had a very strong prayer life. I like it. I’m glad that the best decision I’ve ever made was to pray every morning of my life as a young man before I even decided to become a priest, so I really enjoy the spiritual life. READ MORE
Raimonda Waddy
raimondasanna1@gmail.com 0415639 993
Bishop Daniel Meagher
Bishop Meagher has made a remarkable contribution to the Archdiocese of Sydney over a number of decades, including as a former Rector of the Good Shepherd Seminary and as a Director of Catechesis for World Youth Day when Sydney hosted the event in 2008. READ MORE
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CATHOLIC CHAPLAINCIES SUPPORT AND DEVELOP THE FAITH AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
SCRIPTURE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (SRE)
Easter to Christmas student activities for parents/carers to download
Catholic Special Religious Education (SRE) approved curriculum resource