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5-year-old preppie Peyton gets a sneak peak at his new school
HE is off to his first day at school, he is also the first student ever enrolled in the newest...
San Sisto College students showcase innovations in sustainability
FROM a native bee and butterfly garden to ways of promoting greater awareness of Indigenous heritage, San Sisto College students...
Franciscan schools create a new role to nurture Gospel way of life
FRANCISCAN Schools Australia is celebrating 18 years as an organisation in 2022, and has announced a new role to strengthen...
New course aims to tackle teacher burnout
A new course aims to address a growing crisis of teacher burnout by offering teachers training in mental health targeted...
Back-to-school in 2022 like no other year
COVID-19 and the expected peak of its Omicron variant have changed everything for the start of term one with vulnerable...
School start delayed by two weeks
Catholic schools have welcomed a Queensland Government decision to delay the start of the 2022 school year for students. Queensland...
Pam Betts hands over the reins at Brisbane Catholic Education after 42 years teaching and leading
PAM Betts is “ immensely grateful” for a career spanning 42 years in teaching and education and for her role...
Fast tracking careers with school-based training
SCHOOL-BASED traineeships are helping senior students at Brisbane Catholic schools to get a head start on their dream careers while...
New Catholic education executive director named for Brisbane
Highly-experienced educator Dr Sally Towns is to be the new executive director of Brisbane Catholic Education and will start the...
STEM students showcase their MAD solutions for social impact
ECO-FRIENDLY portable shelters for those doing it tough, a heart-rate app for lifesavers to monitor swimmers from the shore for early detection of...
Tight-knit college community is helping Brisbane’s homeless with blanket donations
LOURDES Hill College principal Robyn Anderson was proud of the blankets her staff and students had knitted for Brisbane’s homeless...
San Sisto College community celebrates 60 years of educating young women
SAN Sisto College principal Shelley Hamilton retold the inspiring story of the beginnings of the Carina college at its 60-year...
Home is where the hoops are
IT’S like something from a Hollywood sporting film. Seventy students aged between 10 and 17 are standing by on a...
Online education tool offers insights into Catholic end-of-life care
TEACHERS and students now have easy access to an online resource that clearly explains why the Catholic Church supports palliative...
Plans to build Blessed Carlo Catholic College
WILCANNIA-FORBES Diocese has announced what is believed to be the world's first kindergarten to Year 12 school to be named...
Australian of the Year Grace Tame switches online for safeguarding talk
LOCKDOWN has forced Iona College to rethink a much-anticipated presentation by Australian of the Year, Grace Tame. Instead of a...
Catholic Education Week begins – Scripture is the ‘greatest of all schools’ to grow in love with Jesus
THREE students dressed to match three eras reminded hundreds of students and teachers gathered at St Stephen’s Cathedral of the...
Olympic silver lining for swimmer Jack McLoughlin with more races to come
JUST 0.16 of a second separated gold and silver. That’s how tight the finish was for Brisbane’s former Catholic schoolboy...
Celebrating Catholic education in Queensland
QUEENSLAND’s 309 Catholic schools are remembering the past and looking to the future as they celebrate Catholic Education Week with the...
Australian of the Year Grace Tame set to speak at local Catholic college
A BRISBANE Catholic boys school has shown a strong commitment to safeguarding by inviting Australian of the Year Grace Tame...
Harriet’s prayers are heard
PREP student Harriet Sanders was born without ears on either side of her head and just wants to wear earrings...
Leaders in Catholic education look to the future at national event hosted by ACU
DEVELOPING the future leadership of Catholic schools and celebrating 200 years of the Catholic school sector in Australia was the...
Rockhampton Catholic students earn top marks despite pandemic interruptions
SEVEN Rockhampton Catholic school students earned top marks in six subjects in 2020 and received certificates of commendation and congratulations...
100 Catholic primary school teams and rugby legends tackling access to the sporting field
MORE than 100 teams from Brisbane Catholic Education primary schools have put their hands up to participate in a rugby...
Bishop Barron calls on Catholic schools to return to evangelisation
CATHOLIC education officials reported enrolments dropped more than six per cent in Catholic schools across the United States last year...