Merriwa’s busy bees
With 60 students in attendance (a record number), the working bee at St Joseph’s Primary School, Merriwa was a day of co-operation, community and joy.
Building Inquisitive Minds
Mathematical whizzes from primary schools across the Central region have come together to participate in the Inquisitive Minds Out of the Box Workshop.
Banishing bullying: National Catholic Education Commission welcome budget funding to further address bullying in schools
The National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) has welcomed the federal budget’s continuation of the National School Chaplaincy Program.
Corpus Christi Primary opens new playground
Research shows that the first eight years of a child’s life are when he or she achieves the most important learning. In response to this research and as part of the vision of the Catholic Schools Office for Early Learning, Corpus Christi Primary School, Waratah, has opened its new Dominic Courtyard.
Diocesan Touch Carnival 2018
The best touch football athletes from across the Diocese recently battled it out for selection in the 2018 Maitland/Newcastle Diocesan Touch Team.
A Shakespeare in the making – English at St Joseph’s Lochinvar
The English faculty at St Joseph’s College, Lochinvar, focuses on improving student literacy and engaging students with the power of words and images to nurture a genuine love of English.
Catholic schools in New South Wales and Victoria to fight Gonski 2.0
The Federal Government’s Gonski 2.0 needs-based school funding plan has been criticised by many in the media.
One such critic is Jenny Allum,Head of school at SCEGGS Darlinghurst, who wrote about Gonski 2.0 in the Sydney Morning Herald, saying it is “an abject failure”. Another critic is Robert Bolton, the Education and Review Editor for the Financial Review who says its solutions are “unrealistic”.
Remembering the ANZACs
Schools from across the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle came together with their local communities to take a moment to reflect on the sacrifice of our ANZACs.