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Aug
30,
2024
Data, not drama: new issue brief confirms Australia’s highly equitable school system
A new issue brief from the Kathleen Burrow Research Institute within Catholic Schools NSW shows that despite negative discourse, Australia’s school system is highly equitable by global standards and consistently ranks above the OECD average in both excellence and equity. Data, not drama, offers an empirical view of the successes and challenges of educational equity in Australia. Using recent OECD...
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Jul
24,
2024
New knowledge-rich K-6 curriculum sets NSW on the right track
Catholic Schools NSW welcomes the launch of the last four syllabuses of the new K-6 curriculum. The Creative Arts, Human Society and its Environment (HSIE), Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE), and Science and Technology syllabuses were released to teachers today. Two rounds of public consultation were held to which Catholic Schools NSW contributed. The reformed K-10 Mathematics and...
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Jul
18,
2024
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Mar
14,
2024
No class envy in the classroom
By Dallas McInerney, Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Schools NSW First published in the Financial Review 14/03/2024 Over the summer, a series of reports have argued for greater funding for government schools. Regrettably, many of these arguments have referenced the need to take support away from non-government schools. This has included emotional overstatements and fantastical references to the value of...
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Mar
14,
2024
Research confirms parental choice in education saves taxpayers billions
New research from Catholic Schools NSW (CSNSW) confirms the extent of money saved by taxpayers by government support of school choice for parents. Published today, it reveals that non-government schools save taxpayers at least $4.59 billion each year in recurrent funding and that Catholic schools in NSW alone represent a $500 million annual saving for taxpayers. It also shows that...
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Feb
23,
2024
Unions receive an “F” for school funding mathematics
Catholic Schools NSW has today couriered calculators* to the offices of the Australian Education Union and the NSW Teachers’ Federation after the massive failure of arithmetic in today’s reports on capital expenditure in Australian schools. Claims from the unions are embarrassingly wrong and are the result of either poor scholarship or deliberately misleading propaganda - perhaps both. Here are the...
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Dec
14,
2023
Catholic Schools NSW Non-Government Reform Support Fund 2022 Annual Report
The Catholic Schools New South Wales - 2022 NGRSF Annual Report for Catholic Schools New South Wales Non-Government Representative Body under the Non-Government Reform Support Fund.
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Dec
13,
2023
Geographical and subject diversity acknowledged as Catholic Schools NSW congratulates the First in Course HSC recipients
Catholic Schools NSW celebrates the 22 students from 20 Catholic schools across NSW who were recognised for achieving 23 First in Course honours at the 2023 HSC First in Course ceremony today. The First in Course subjects represent a diverse range, including History Extension, Visual Arts, Japanese in Context, Information and Digital Technology, and Mathematics Standard 2. Two students from...
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Oct
04,
2023
Response to Disability Royal Commission report
Catholic Schools NSW supports the fundamental and universal right of all children to an education. Catholic education supports families in educating their children across a range of settings including mainstream schools, support classes within mainstream schools and specialist settings. Catholic education has always upheld the sanctity of life from conception, and finding ways to care for individuals born with a...
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Sep
07,
2023
Discussion Paper: Patterns and Developments in Single-Sex Schools
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Sep
06,
2023
2023 Annual Report: Aboriginal Education Outcomes in NSW Catholic Schools
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Sep
01,
2023
Referendum Proposal: An Indigenous Voice to Parliament – Information and Guidelines for Catholic Schools
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Jul
27,
2023
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Mar
28,
2023
Catholic Schools NSW welcomes the incoming Labor Government and new Education Minister
MEDIA RELEASE: Catholic Schools NSW welcomes the incoming Labor Government and new Education Minister Catholic Schools NSW welcomes the incoming NSW Labor Government and new Education Minister, The Hon Prue Car MP. The CEO of Catholic Schools NSW, Mr Dallas McInerney, congratulated the new Premier and Education Minister and looked forward to working with them both. “Congratulations to Premier Chris...
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Mar
03,
2023
Innovative funding reform to enable better VET access
MEDIA RELEASE: Innovative funding reform to enable better VET access Catholic Schools NSW welcomes the NSW Government’s reform to the funding model of Vocational Education and Training (VET) for Years 11 and 12 that will allow better access to VET, particularly in rural, regional and lower socio-economic areas. The new model will see all schools receiving a subsidy for externally...
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Feb
15,
2023
Catholic Schools in NSW see increased enrolments for fourth consecutive year
MEDIA RELEASE: Catholic Schools in NSW see increased enrolments for fourth consecutive year The latest information from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today has revealed that Catholic schools in NSW increased the number of student enrolments for the fourth consecutive year, and the rate of enrolments increased at 1.3%, the strongest year of growth since 2013. 2018 2019...
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Feb
01,
2023
NSW Labor acknowledges the critical role of Catholic Education in preschool commitment
MEDIA RELEASE: NSW Labor acknowledges the critical role of Catholic Education in preschool commitment Catholic Schools NSW welcomes the NSW Labor Party’s plan to invest $60m in new and expanded preschools co-located on non-government school sites. Fifty new and expanded preschools are planned at Catholic and Independent schools, in addition to 100 public preschools to be built and co-located at...
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Jan
25,
2023
Catholic Schools NSW welcomes the common-sense return of the one-year education pathway
MEDIA RELEASE: Catholic Schools NSW welcomes the common-sense return of the one-year education pathway Catholic Schools NSW welcomes the decision by the NSW Government to reinstate the one-year education pathway. Catholic Schools NSW CEO, Dallas McInerney, said that the reinstatement of the one-year pathway was a common-sense approach to tackling the teacher shortage. “The return of the one-year qualification is...
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Dec
14,
2022
From Strathfield to Skennars Head: 35 First in Class recipients for 26 Catholic schools across the state
MEDIA RELEASE: From Strathfield to Skennars Head: 35 First in Class recipients for 26 Catholic schools across the state 35 students from 26 Catholic schools across NSW have received First in Class (FIC) honours for the 2022 HSC, an increase of over 30 per cent from last year. The schools represent a wide geographic range, including Forbes, Mount Druitt, Hamilton, Port...
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Dec
13,
2022
Time to end the arms race of early university offers
By Dallas McInerney, Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Schools NSW First published in The Sydney Morning Herald 13/12/2022 Australian universities have been major contributors to Australia’s human and social capital. The success and reach of their civic mission over the past 40 years are largely due to a highly effective response to three challenges of universal education: access, equity and...
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Oct
12,
2022
“Keep calm and carry on”: Catholic Schools NSW wishes the very best to all HSC students
MEDIA RELEASE: “Keep calm and carry on”: Catholic Schools NSW wishes the very best to all HSC students Catholic Schools NSW wishes all NSW students the best as they commence their Higher School Certificate (HSC) exams today. 19,123 Catholic school students from 152 schools will sit the exams. Catholic Schools NSW Chief Executive Officer, Mr Dallas McInerney, extended his best...
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Sep
05,
2022
Australia’s ambition in jobs and skills start in the classroom
By Dallas McInerney, Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Schools NSW First published in the Financial Review 5/9/2022 In his remarks to last week’s Jobs and Skills Summit, the prime minister highlighted the need for more Australians to learn the skills required for a rewarding career; in the room were industry leaders who had come to Canberra with a common message,...
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Aug
08,
2022
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Jul
13,
2022
Catholic Schools NSW Non-Government Reform Support Fund 2022 Workplan
The 2022 Workplan for Catholic Schools New South Wales Non-Government Representative Body under the Non-Government Reform Support Fund
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Jun
21,
2022
Modern Slavery
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Mar
22,
2022
Time to expand the HSC winners’ circle
Dallas McInerney Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Schools NSW First published in The Sydney Morning Herald 22 March 2022 The marathon is the flagship event of the modern Olympics and a culmination point on the last day of competition; runners cover a gruelling 42 kilometres before entering the stadium for a single lap to the finish line. What if the...
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Mar
21,
2022
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Mar
07,
2022
Whistleblower Policy
Catholic Schools New South Wales is committed to promoting a culture of transparency and integrity by maintaining an ethical work environment and an organisational culture that does not tolerate any act which constitutes ‘Reportable Conduct’ as defined in this policy. This policy gives expression to Catholic Schools New South Wales’s commitment to the prevention, detection, reporting, investigation and rectification of...
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Dec
15,
2021
Valuing School Reports
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Dec
08,
2021
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Aug
30,
2021
No more delays: NSW must publish HSC exam timetable
By Dallas McInerney, Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Schools NSW First published in The Sydney Morning Herald 30/8/2021 Does every problem have a solution? The answer must always be yes; to think otherwise is to contemplate life without hope or, indeed, a future. The pandemic is seriously testing this outlook. Our policymakers are confronting wicked challenges in real-time against an...
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Aug
06,
2021
Safety, Certainty and Learning
Download a copy of NSW Catholic Schools Position Statement - Return to School and HSC Download a copy of NSW Catholic Schools Position Statement - Return to School and HSC (FAQ)
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Aug
06,
2021
Safety, Certainty and Learning for Term 3 in NSW Catholic Schools
MEDIA RELEASE: Safety, Certainty and Learning for Term 3 in NSW Catholic Schools Catholic Schools NSW welcomes the announcement from the NSW Government today and has overlaid this with additional detail. Acknowledging that the pandemic continues to surprise, it is our ambition to provide as much certainty and clear guidance as possible for school operations, teacher planning, student participation and...
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Jun
01,
2021
Catholic Schools NSW Non-Government Reform Support Fund 2020 Annual Report
The Catholic Schools New South Wales - 2020 NGRSF Annual Report for Catholic Schools New South Wales Non-Government Representative Body under the Non-Government Reform Support Fund.
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Mar
26,
2021
Statement of Intent: Our Shared Commitment
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Dec
17,
2020
Catholic school students top the state in 16 HSC subjects in 2020
MEDIA RELEASE: Catholic school students top the state in 16 HSC subjects in 2020 Catholic school students achieved outstanding results in this year’s Higher School Certificate exams, with 15 students receiving First in Course awards for 16 subjects. Catholic Schools NSW Chief Executive Officer said these students should be especially proud of their achievements this year. “These students should feel...
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Nov
15,
2020
A Pathway to Better, Smarter Regulation for Catholic Schools in NSW
Download a copy of the report here A Pathway to Better, Smarter Regulation for Catholic Schools in NSW
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Oct
22,
2020
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Sep
03,
2020
‘ABC vs The Facts’ on School Funding
View or download Catholic Schools NSW rebuttal document ‘ABC vs The Facts’ on School Funding
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Sep
03,
2020
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Aug
03,
2020
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Catholic Schools New South Wales 2017 Annual Report Final School's in, school's out - says who ‘ABC vs The Facts’ on School Funding
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Apr
17,
2020
Reopening the schools will let kids learn and get parents back to work
By Dallas McInerney, Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Schools NSW First published in Financial Review 17/4/2020 In pushing for schools to reopen, Scott Morrison rightly struck a note of caution forthe educational prospects of Australian students. Few would disagree with the goal of having our schools fully engaged with learning, though the timing must be right for school communities. The...
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Dec
05,
2019
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05,
2019
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Oct
09,
2019
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Oct
09,
2019
Best place for the contest of ideas is in the classroom
Catholic school students would receive a more balanced view of important social and political issues in class than at unregulated, non-educational events, Catholic Schools NSW (Catholic Schools New South Wales) said today. Catholic Schools New South Wales Chief Executive Officer Dallas McInerney says Catholic education supported students becoming more informed about the world and their role in its future but...
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Jul
29,
2019
New report shows path to more diverse school leadership
School authorities must deliberately target their diverse teaching ranks to identify and foster potential leaders from all cultural backgrounds and genders, a new report recommended today. Kelly Humphrey - an Education Officer in the Wagga Wagga Catholic Schools Office and the recipient of the 2018 Brother John Taylor Fellowship - recently researched initiatives in the UK and Fortune 500 companies...
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Jun
18,
2019
NSW Government school funding should follow need, not sector
Catholic Schools NSW (Catholic Schools New South Wales) today welcomed increased education funding in the 2019-2020 NSW Budget but said programs to address disadvantage should be provided to all students who need them, not just those in government schools. Catholic Schools New South Wales Chief Executive Officer Dallas McInerney welcomed confirmation that the capital funding increase for non-government schools -...
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Jun
03,
2019
NSW Catholic schools saved taxpayers $480 million in 2018
Catholic Schools NSW (Catholic Schools New South Wales) has today released a report showing its schools saved taxpayers almost half a billion dollars last year and will save more than $2.5 billion by 2022. The report is the first in a series of three volumes outlining the benefits of the NSW Catholic schools sector, Catholic Schools New South Wales Chief...
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Apr
02,
2019
Catholic education welcomes Sarah Mitchell and Kevin Conolly
Catholic Schools NSW (Catholic Schools New South Wales) today congratulated the Hon Sarah Mitchell MLC on her appointment as NSW Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning, saying it looks forward to working with her on important issues concerning the education sector. “We also welcome Kevin Conolly MP as the new Parliamentary Secretary for Education,” Catholic Schools New South Wales...
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Apr
01,
2019
Catholic Schools NSW Non-Government Reform Support Fund 2019 – 2022 Strategic Plan
The Catholic Schools New South Wales 2019-22 Strategic Plan for Catholic Schools New South Wales Non-Government Representative Body under the Non-Government Reform Support Fund
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Mar
18,
2019
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Mar
14,
2019
Catholic education says schools are best place to learn about issues
Catholic school students would receive a more balanced view of important social and political issues in class than at unregulated, non-educational events, Catholic Schools NSW (Catholic Schools New South Wales) said today. Catholic Schools New South Wales Chief Executive Officer Dallas McInerney says Catholic education supported students becoming more informed about the world and their role in its future. “These...
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Mar
07,
2019
Historic capital funding pledge helps Catholic schools plan for growth
Catholic Schools NSW (Catholic Schools New South Wales) said the NSW Government’s capital funding boost gives the non-government schools sector the certainty it needs to plan and meet its share of enrolment growth. The NSW Government today announced it would triple its capital grants to the 944-strong non-government schools sector - which educates one-third of NSW students - to $500...
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Feb
11,
2019
Global achievers win top NSW Catholic schools sports honours
Paralympian swimmer Tim Hodge and world cross-country champion Ella Heeney have received the Vince Villa Award for most outstanding NSW Catholic school athletes in 2018. Tim and Ella join past winners of the prestigious NSW Combined Catholic Colleges (CCC) honour which have included Olympian Jana Pittman and NRL stars Nathan Cleary and Campbell Graham. CCC Chairman John Sparks said the...
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Feb
01,
2019
A quarter of a million Catholic school students back in class this week
Almost 257,000 students will walk through the gates of nearly 600 Catholic schools across NSW this week, Catholic Schools NSW (Catholic Schools New South Wales) said today. Catholic Schools New South Wales Chief Executive Officer Dallas McInerney said Catholic education supported a valuable feature of the NSW education landscape – school choice. “Catholic schools educate one in five NSW students...
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2008
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Joint Submission to the Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW
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Oct 04,
2023
Response to Disability Royal Commission report
Catholic Schools NSW supports the fundamental and universal right of all children to an education. Catholic education supports families in educating their children across a range of settings, including mainstream schools, support classes within mainstream schools and specialist settings. Catholic...
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Sep 07,
2023
Discussion Paper: Patterns and Developments in Single-Sex Schools
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Sep 06,
2023
2023 Annual Report: Aboriginal Education Outcomes in NSW Catholic Schools
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