The Catholic Leader Keeping Faith with You

THE Australian Catholic Bishops’ have issued a pastoral letter urging Church schools to increase the numbers of Catholic students and be “truly Catholic in their identity and life”. As Australian Catholic educators mark the 200th anniversary of the nation’s Catholic schooling, the letter titled “200 years young”, says the school system must “re-examine” how to maximise enrolment of Catholic students ... Read More »

EARLIER this year Pam Betts was on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land when dramatic news broke of the rapid spread of COVID-19 and the prospect of a global pandemic.  By year’s end Brisbane Catholic Education’s executive director finds herself preparing for a well-earned leave on her “beloved” Stradbroke Island.  In between, she has found herself consumed and exhausted leading ... Read More »

An outstanding opportunity exists to join our dynamic learning community and help lead Padua College’s vision for the future. We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and innovative Vice Rector Pastoral Care who is committed to making a significant contribution to the development of our Community and in the lives of the students in our care. Within the high-quality facilities ... Read More »

PAVING the way for a successful start to a teaching career for those new to the classroom is what Lauren Roach’s role is all about. Mrs Roach is a newly-appointed project officer for teacher support with Catholic Education in Rockhampton diocese. It’s a new position in the diocese this year. “My role is to assist early-career teachers in the first ... Read More »

QUEENSLAND’S Catholic school students will be learning at home for the first five weeks of Term 2, with schools only open for the children of essential workers. The measures are in line with arrangements announced by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to slow the spread of COVID-19. Queensland Catholic Education Commission executive director Dr Lee-Anne Perry said Catholic schools had spent many ... Read More »

EDUCATION is what lifts a country out of poverty, says Helen Plant, who has returned from her fifth trip to the Holy Trinity Community in Masaka, Uganda. Mrs Plant and seven others from mission outreach group Impact Uganda, an Emmanuel Community ministry, met with sponsor children and community members over the course of two weeks. Impact supports about 120 Ugandan ... Read More »

THREE leading Catholic schools in Brisbane have started 2019 with a new two-year religious course to coincide with the implementation of the ATAR system. The new course is named “3:16”, with reference to the scripture of John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not ... Read More »

CHILDREN are multiplying like loaves and fishes at St Pius V Primary School, Banyo with five sets of twins joining the largest intake the school has ever had. Since 2009, the school has grown from 138 students to 430 students, with the largest Prep intake of 84 students too. School principal Peter Gordon attributed the growth to a few sources. ... Read More »

TWO new Queensland Catholic schools are set to open their doors on Wednesday, January 29. St Joseph’s College, Coomera, and Good Samaritan Catholic College, Bli Bli, will welcome their first students in the coming week. St Joseph’s principal Paul Begg said everything was ready for Wednesday’s start. “The staff start on Monday, but they’re all pretty excited as well, so ... Read More »