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Change in accessibility to Legal and Policy Updates in Scholaris and How to Sign Up to NetID (Ref: 116/25)

From 10 June 2025, access to Legal and Policy updates in Scholaris will be available only to those who have signed up to Netid on the Catholic Schools NSW website. If you sign up for NetID, you will be able to access new and old Legal and Policy updates on the Catholic Schools NSW Website.

Catholic Schools NSW provides clear instructions on how to set up a NetID account. 

To access these instructions, click here. 

If you have difficulties setting up a NetID account or trying to log in, contact the Catholic Schools NSW Service desk. 

2025 CSSA Trial HSC Examinations – Information to assist with school preparation (Ref: 127/ 25)

The 2025 CSSA Trial HSC Examinations FINAL Timetable was made available to schools on Monday, 28 April (Week 1, Term 2).

The FINAL Timetable is available on the CSSA webpage of the CSNSW website is available here.

The 2025 CSSA Trial HSC Examinations Timetable is scheduled for

• Monday 4 August to Monday 18 August.

The 2025 CSSA Trial HSC Examinations Security Period is

• up to, and inclusive of, Wednesday 20 August
• examinations, including examination related materials and student scripts can be returned to students from 8.00am, Thursday 21 August.

Delivery Rounds

• First Round Deliveries

a) Schools that have ordered examinations per cohort (1 exam per student, per subject) and using the 2025 CSSA Trial HSC Examination Timetable

b) Delivered to schools from Tuesday 22 July to Friday 25 July 2025 (Week 1, Term 3)

c) Electronic signature is required from the school representative receiving the delivery

d) The Courier Company will electronically record the successful delivery of delivery boxes including location, date and time

e) Ensure secure storage of boxes immediately upon delivery 

f) Contact the CSSA on cssa.exams@csnsw.catholic.edu.au if your delivery has not been received by Friday 25 July, no sooner.

• Second Round Deliveries

a) Schools that have purchased a minimum order of examinations (5 exams per subject NOT 1 exam per student, per subject)

b) Orders will be delivered to schools from Monday 8 September to Friday 12 September 2025 (Week 8, Term 3)

c) Electronic signature is required from the school representative receiving the delivery

d) The Courier Company will electronically record the successful delivery of delivery boxes including location, date and time e) Contact the CSSA on cssa.exams@csnsw.catholic.edu.au if your delivery has not been received by Friday 12 September, no sooner.

CSSA Terms and Conditions

Principals are reminded to ensure the CSSA Terms and Conditions are adhered to by school executive, teachers and other staff members.

Details in a School Account in the CSSA webpage of the CSNSW website

Each school is responsible for updating their school account details in the CSSA webpage of the CSNSW website. This information was provided to schools in the 2025 CSSA Trial HSC Examinations Principal Information Package.

Professional Learning 

2025 Connected Catholic Communities Symposium (Ref:129/25) 

How is your school community engaging with and responding to the increasingly contextual complexity of students’ and families’ lives? 
Meeting students and families where they are is an opportunity for collective success both within and beyond the school gate. The 2025 Symposium in August will continue the conversation on how we can further connect for impact!

'We need to be bold and audacious – and we need to step into the needs of the community and the way modern families see our schools and what they need from them.'
Catholic School Leader

Join your NSW Catholic communities in August as we together re-imagine services and work in and for our school communities!

This year’s Symposium theme - Connected for Impact - continues our journey of exploring and advancing opportunities to build impactful partnerships, both within and beyond the school gate.

• If students are genuinely at the heart of a holistic Catholic education, what relationships, services, support and resources are integral to young people’s flourishing?
• If families increasingly ask schools to support them to meet complex needs and circumstances, how might appropriate and responsive services or support be alternatively accessed/provided in a sustainable way for school workforces?

• Which services and support do schools find themselves providing now that feel outside of their current levels of expertise or capacity?

  SOURCE: Reimagining Services and Work in Schools - Transformational opportunities for the community, students, and workforce (2024)

CSNSW invites you to extend this invitation to all those interested in creating flourishing educational communities, including parent bodies, pre/post-school partners, parishes, Catholic social services, health providers and others – as together we explore:

• our collective impact on school connectedness
• building strategic partnerships
• creating a sustainable culture in school communities
• extended service school model
• case studies from our own communities and beyond

DATE: Thursday 14 August 2025, 9 am – 4 pm 

VENUE: Amora Hotel Jamison, Sydney 

COST: $100 for full-day program and resources 

REGISTER:https://www.csnsw.catholic.edu.au/events/symposium/connected-catholic-communities-symposium

WHAT DOES A CONNECTED CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES SYMPOSIUM LOOK LIKE? CATCH UP ON PREVIOUS YEARS CONVERSATIONS

Access the 2024 Symposium HERE Watch the 2022 Symposium HERE

I was impressed with the planning, delivery and professionalism... I am very keen to see the concept of "Schools as Hubs" for our Connected Catholic Communities and see this as where the future of our Catholic Church, not just schools, needs to move to. 

                                                                       2024 Participant

Student Resources 

Parli-Flicks Short Film Award 2025 - Entries now Open! (Ref: 125/25) 

Entries are now open for the Parli-Flicks Short Film Award! 

Students across the State are invited by NSW Parliament to create a one-minute film that explores democracy and the role of parliament.

The democratic system in Australia is based on the Westminster system, originating from the UK. This system requires citizens to elect representatives to parliament who make decisions on their behalf. Our Australian parliament depends on us to be participants at different levels, not just voting in elections. 

This competition allows students to learn more of the importance of Australia's Democratic system, and to think about what that means to them.   

For the 2025 NSW Parliament, students are asked to answer the question: ‘What do I value about democracy?’

Entries close on 8 August 2025. 

Prizes and awards night for the finalists will be held at the Parliament of NSW in Sydney.

The overall winner will be presented with the Parli-Flicks 2025 trophy.

To find out more and to submit an entry, click here. 

2026 Annual RSL and Schools Remember ANZAC Art Competition (Ref: 119/25)

For more information on the Art Competition and Memorial service, click here. 

To submit entries, click here.

School Updates & Newsletters

Have your say: Anti-Bullying Rapid Review now open for public submissions (Ref: 117/25) 

The Commonwealth Government has launched the Anti-bullying Rapid Review, which is a key part of the Government's plans to develop a national response to bullying in Australian Schools. 

Parents, students, and teachers are invited to make submissions and have their say to inform this review. The review will be examining school procedures and best practice methods to deal with bullying behaviours. 

Submissions from parents, teachers and students will help the Government understand different approaches in response to bullying, and whether they are effective.

To make a submission, visit www.education.gov.au/antibullying-rapid-review. Submissions are able to be made anonymously. 

Submissions close on 20 June 2025.

The final report is expected to be presented to the Education ministers this year in the coming months.

Australian Early Development Census NSW 2025 Research Symposium livestream (Ref: 109/25)

Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) NSW is pleased to invite you to a livestream of its 2025 Research Symposium.

It is expected that the AEDC 2024 data will be published ahead of the symposium. 

The event will incorporate the AEDC 2024 data published at the community, state and national levels. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on the evidence and engage with the AEDC data alongside other key data. 

The symposium aims to inspire your own work in connecting evidence to planning children’s learning, development and wellbeing. Presenters will highlight how AEDC data can inform planning and practice in educational settings.

Symposium livestream details:

Date and time: Wednesday 18 June, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm 

Agenda: Visit the AEDC NSW Research Symposium 2025 webpage for the symposium agenda, including the full list of presenters

Cost: The livestream is free to attend.

Theme: Shaping Futures – The impact of the AEDC on Early Years Education

Who should attend: School leaders and teachers with oversight or interest in AEDC data 

How to register: Complete the livestream registration

Recording: A recording of each speaker’s presentation will also be made available after the event 

If you have any questions, please email aedc@det.nsw.edu.au

Legal and Policy

Employment Opportunities 

Catholic Schools NSW is recruiting for the position of Senior Manager, CSSA Trial HSC Examinations (Ref: 128/25) 

The Senior Manager of CSSA Exams plays a critical strategic and operational role in leading the successful delivery of the CSSA Trial HSC Examinations. The CSSA Examinations Division, under the auspices of CSNSW, has a strong reputation as the leading provider of Trial HSC Examinations and Marking Guidelines for 52 Trial HSC Examinations and Marking Guidelines and 48 HSC courses, with more than 200,000 examinations distributed annually.
 
This is a full-time, permanent position, based at the CSNSW office in the Sydney CBD.

Applications close Monday, 16 June 2025.

If you are interested in this position or know someone who may be, please share details or click on the link below to view the full position description and information on how to apply.

Manager Job in Sydney at Catholic Schools NSW - SEEK

Scholarships and Awards

2025 WorldSkills National Championships (Ref: 126/25)

Congratulations and good luck to our competitors in the WorldSkills National Championships, taking place in Brisbane next week. As part of the 50-strong NSW Schools Team, 25 CSNSW students will showcase their skills across 16 industry areas.