St Bede's Catholic College prepares for 2018 opening
The student population of the Hunter’s newest Catholic high school is expected to increase ten-fold in five years, such is the demand for schooling across the region.
Happy days at St Catherine’s
Last week at St Catherine's Catholic College, Singleton, students in Years 7 to 11 performed the colourful musical, Happy Days.
“The nuns taught me to value celebration”
A former boarder at St Mary’s Dominican Convent, Maitland, reflects fondly, despite a challenging childhood, on the legacy of the Sisters.
A Mum says ‘thank you’ to two of her greatest teachers
I am at a crossroads in my role as a parent − it is time to let go and untie the apron strings.
Remembering the days of the St Kevin’s schoolyard
The strong bond between Julie and Marie Lerch began when Julie married Marie’s son, John, twenty years ago.
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander students thrive in development program
On November 5, 2014, the Yula-Punaal Aboriginal Education and Healing Centre, a purpose-built facility to support the Aboriginal community through cultural education, was opened in Mandalong, NSW. On the same day, the Yula-Punaal Trades Training Centre was also opened to offer pre-trade courses to local secondary students in hospitality, horticulture and land management.
GALLERY: Year 3 transition day at Holy Spirit
The incoming Year 3 students from Holy Spirit Infants School, Abermain, were welcomed by their buddies with great enthusiasm and excitement recently for their transition day at Holy Spirit Primary School, Kurri Kurri.
DR MICHAEL SLATTERY: Advent and Christmas
“Christmas is a-coming and the ducks are getting fat. Please, put a penny in the old man’s hat; if not a penny, then a halfpenny will do and if not a halfpenny, then God bless you!”