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The Catholic Secondary College draws on the Catholic tradition and a unique founding charism or mission to be a place of learning for students in the important adolescent years, contributing […]
Powerful learning by students requires productive teaching—a straightforward sentence to write, but there is much involved in teaching for powerful student learning. The Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority is […]
“Talent or persistence. Which would you choose for your child?” I often ask this question at my parenting seminars and the responses are fascinating. Parents naturally want both. Sorry, but […]
Education continues to be at the top of government policy concerns at national and state levels and we hear much about better schools and better teaching. There is clear evidence […]
Every year, Caritas Australia asks that you support Project Compassion, and every year we witness your faith in action when we receive your generous response. In fact, in 2012, you […]
Catholics are the largest religious group in Australia. According to the 2011 Australian Census, Catholics made up just over a quarter (25.3 per cent) of the Australian population: there were […]
Catholic secondary colleges are part of the work of the Catholic Church and share in its mission of spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ. They invite enrolling students and […]
What is it about a good Catholic secondary school when it really wins the hearts of its students? More particularly, what factors are at work when such a school can […]
Religious Education is one of the distinguishing features of the Catholic school and this has been so since the formation of Catholic schools in Australia. Much discussion of Religious Education […]
Never underestimate the power of one. There are many people in the world who stand up for their beliefs. One thing they have in common is a desire to be […]
L@nguage Ch@nge: the gr8 db8 (Language Change: the great debate) Cloud, virus, blackberry, tweet. What do these words mean to you? Not so long ago they had fairly narrow and specific […]
In Education there is still confusion, at all levels and across all countries, about why technology matters and there is a widespread reluctance to move away from tried and tested […]
