Welcome to Scholaris

Timeline for ordering CSSA HSC Exams

19 January – Principal Information Package sent via Australia Post

6 February – Principal Information Package emailed

9 February – CSSA website opens for online orders

27 March – Applications for Disability Provisions due

2 April – CSSA website closes for online orders

Professional Learning

Centre for Educational Measurement and Assessment -  Educational Measurement Interest Group (Ref: 34/26)

Exclusive - Year 11-12 2026 English and Mathematics Syllabus Familiarisation Professional Learning Courses (Ref: 29/26)

Online professional learning modules for teachers of Year 11 and 12 Mathematics and English. Familiarisation with the new 2026 syllabuses implemented this term. 

2025 HSC Analysis by Dr John DeCourcy Now Available (Ref: 7/26) 

Log in to NETiD (https://netid.csnsw.catholic.edu.au) and click on the link for the HSC Data Analysis recipients portal to access the 2025 HSC Analysis by Dr John DeCourcy. For access issues, please contact CSNSW Service Desk at service@csnsw.catholic.edu.au.

For online tutorials, enter into the CSNSW Professional Learning site through NETiD and use the search bar to find the HSC Analysis Online Tutorial.

For face-to-face seminars, see the information below on the 2025 HSC Analysis Seminars.

2025 HSC Analysis Seminars with Dr John DeCourcy (Ref: 20/26)

Teachers, school leaders, and system officers are invited to attend a series of seminars presented by Dr John DeCourcy, discussing the intricacies and importance of understanding and analysing the 2025 HSC data. Each training seminar contributes 5 Professional Development (PD) hours.

The Seminar Programme covers 4 in-person seminars, each with a particular audience in mind. Prior to attending, an online tutorial designed to support intending participants can be completed through the HSC Data Analysis Users portal which requires a NetID login. 

HSC Analysis #1: Introduction to the Analysis

Audience: Teachers, KLA coordinators, school leaders and interested persons who have not previously attended an HSC Analysis seminar.

Programme: This seminar discusses why and how data should be used within schools to shape the direction of pedagogy. It will also cover an introduction to the idea of Comparative Learning Gain and how this can be used to understand HSC data.

Completing this seminar will contribute 5 hours of teacher-identified PD aligned to Standard 5 in The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, “Assess, provide feedback, and report on student learning” toward maintaining teacher accreditation.

Preparation: Checking for an active NetID account and access to the HSC Data Analysis Users portal, and familiarity with the online tutorial via NetID: https://netid.csnsw.catholic.edu.au. (For the tutorial, once logged into NetID select CSNSW Professional Learning and use the search bar to find "HSC Analysis Online Tutorial")

Where: The Assembly, Mezzanine level, 123 Pitt St, Sydney

When:

1. Wednesday 11 February 2026, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, lunch included Register here
2. Friday 27 February 2026, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, lunch included Register here

HSC Analysis #2: A detailed reading of your Analysis

Audience: Experienced users, including teachers, coordinators, Assistant Principals or Principals who have previously attended at least one HSC Analysis seminar.

Programme: Theory covered in the HSC Analysis #1: Introduction to the Analysis seminar is assumed knowledge. Participants will have the opportunity to spend the majority of the seminar in a detailed, guided reading of their own school’s analysis. This will include consideration of ways to resolve any problems highlighted by the analysis.

Completing this seminar will contribute 5 hours of teacher-identified PD aligned to Standard 5 in The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, “Assess, provide feedback, and report on student learning” toward maintaining teacher accreditation.

Preparation: Checking for an active NetID account and access to the HSC Data Analysis Users portal, and familiarity with the online tutorial via NetID: https://netid.csnsw.catholic.edu.au. (For the tutorial, once logged into NetID select CSNSW Professional Learning and use the search bar to find "HSC Analysis Online Tutorial")

Where: The Assembly, Mezzanine level, 123 Pitt St, Sydney

When:  Friday 13 February 2026, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, lunch included Register here

HSC Analysis #3: Leading your school in the Analysis

Audience: Principals, Assistant Principals, Leaders of Curriculum or Pedagogy and anyone with a whole school focus.

Programme: This seminar will explore the intersection of leadership, data, teacher professional learning and student achievement. Participants will come away having considered a range of leadership responses to their school’s analysis. Multiple members of a school’s senior leadership team are encouraged to attend.

Completing this seminar will contribute 5 hours of teacher-identified PD aligned to Standard 5 in The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, “Assess, provide feedback, and report on student learning” toward maintaining teacher accreditation.

Preparation: Checking for an active NetID account and access to the HSC Data Analysis Users portal, and familiarity with the online tutorial via NetID: https://netid.csnsw.catholic.edu.au. (For the tutorial, once logged into NetID select CSNSW Professional Learning and use the search bar to find "HSC Analysis Online Tutorial")

Where: The Assembly, Mezzanine level, 123 Pitt St, Sydney

When: Friday 20 February 2026, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, lunch included Register here

Registrations open: 2026 CSSA Symposium – Differentiating the K-12 Curriculum: Personalising Learning for Student Achievement (Ref: 8/26)

Registrations are now open for the 2026 CSSA Symposium on Monday, 23 March 2026. This year's symposium will showcase differentiation of the current curriculum, future syllabuses and innovative examples in Catholic schools. The personalisation of curriculum is at heart of student success in our schools. 

When: Monday, 23 March 2026.

Where: The Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney, 11 Jamison Street, Sydney, Level 2.

Cost: $350.00 + GST

Register here

The focus of this year’s CSSA symposium will centre around the importance of differentiation for our students. How our Catholic schools and educators have embraced the challenge to enhance student success, will be a key theme of the day. 

Sharing best practice

New in 2026. For the first time, the K-12 Curriculum Reform Conference will be online and in staffrooms across NSW (Ref: 18/26) 

The K-12 Curriculum Conference is a significant event for NSW Catholic education. After three successful years, the Conference is moving online.  

On Monday 20 July 2026, first day of Term 3, all Catholic schools across NSW will be able to attend an exciting online professional learning conference designed to deepen understanding of the current curriculum reform. 

The theme is “Learning with Grace – expert practice at the heart”. 

Catholic Schools NSW will bring together leading voices in Catholic mission, education, curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, providing diocesan school systems and RI/MPJP schools with expert guidance and practical support in implementing the NSW Curriculum Reform. This will build upon the successful conferences from 2023-2025. 

Registration

Further details regarding registration will be released soon.

Expression of Interest

Scan the QR code or use link below to ensure you receive all the latest updates!

https://csnsw.link/IaminterestedJuly2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharing best practice 

A highlight of every conference is sharing the wonderful work happening in classrooms every day in our 593 Catholic schools across NSW. 

Have something to share? Contact Mary Ryan - Head, Professional Learning & Accreditation 

CSNSW: professionallearning@csnsw.catholic.edu.au

Learn more

https://www.csnsw.catholic.edu.au/events/online-workshop/2026-online-curriculum-conference-0

“A world-class professional learning event”.
Catholic School Principal - 2025 Participant
 

Student Resources 

Premier's Anzac Memorial Scholarship 2026 (Ref: 33/26) 

It has recently been announced that the Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship (PAMS) will once again be offered this year to some exceptional high school history students in NSW. Up to 18 NSW high school students will be selected to take part in a study tour of Greece and Crete, visiting historic sites linked to Australia’s military service during the Second World War.

The Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship (PAMS) offers History and Modern History students a unique opportunity to deepen their understanding of Australia’s wartime experiences and reflect on the courage and sacrifice of Australian servicemen and servicewomen. The tour will include significant locations such as the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Phaleron, the Hellenic War Museum, and the battlefields of Thermopylae and Thebes, as well as key sites in Crete including the 6th Australian Division Memorial, Rethymno, and Souda Bay War Cemetery.

Previous scholarship recipients have described the experience as life changing, highlighting the strong sense of connection felt while visiting historic battlefields and memorials.

The 2026 tour will take place during the Term 3 school holidays, departing on 26 September and returning on 8 October 2026. 

Applications close on Monday, 9 March 2026, with students required to submit a five-minute multimedia presentation, a school recommendation, and parent consent.

For more information and to apply, visit the Premier's Anzac Memorial Scholarship page. 

St Pauls Publications Lenten Resources for kids (Ref: 32/26) 

Lent is an important season for Catholic School teachers as it is an opportunity to help students grow in prayer, reconciliation, and acts of kindness as they prepare for Easter. Using faith-filled resources designed for kids can help make this time more meaningful and engaging in the classroom.

Paul’s Bookstore carries a variety of Catholic Lenten resources that are well suited for teachers and students. Options include Lenten books for classroom use, children’s devotionals, lesson supplements, storybooks, prayer aids, and hands-on activities that can be easily incorporated into daily routines.

These resources can support religion lessons, classroom prayer, and Lenten service activities, helping students better understand the purpose and practices of the Lenten season.

To browse St Pauls Publications Lent and Easter season catalogue, go to: St Pauls Online Store Lent & Easter - Seasonal - Others | Books, Gift Items, Religious articles

Legal and Policy 

New laws to address image-based abuse and deepfakes (Ref: 22/26)

The NSW Government has introduced new laws to better protect people from image-based abuse and AI deepfakes. Expected to commence in early 2026, these laws will make it a crime to create, distribute, or threaten to create or distribute sexually explicit images, videos or audio (including deepfakes) of someone without their consent.

A person convicted of any of these new offences may face penalties of up to three years’ imprisonment or a fine of up to $11,000, or both.

Under the new reforms, a court may order a person convicted of any of these offences to delete the relevant images, videos or audio. Failure to comply with such an order may constitute a further offence, punishable by imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of up to $5,500, or both.

Protections for children and young people

These new laws form part of ongoing efforts to keep pace with emerging technologies while protecting privacy, dignity and safety. These reforms operate alongside existing protections for children and young people under 18 years of age.

Under existing criminal law, any material that depicts a person under 18 years of age in a sexually explicit manner may constitute child abuse material, including material created or altered using AI. Creating, possessing or distributing child abuse material are serious criminal offences and carry significant penalties.

Consent is not a defence in relation to child abuse material.

Implementation and reporting

Supported by upgraded systems, training and education across the NSW Government, the reforms are in the final phase of implementation.

Sexually explicit material that is created or shared, including sexually explicit material which has been altered or created by AI, should be reported to NSW Police, who have authority to investigate offences under the new laws.

Young people may also report harmful material to the eSafety Commissioner, who may:

• require the removal of harmful content; and
• provide advice and support to victims without the need to engage court processes.