Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has presented this year’s Archbishop of Sydney Awards for Student Excellence to 49 outstanding Year 12 students from Catholic Secondary schools across the Archdiocese of Sydney.
The recipients were individually […]
Sydney Catholic Schools’ unique faith-based service program Pope Francis Award has, for the first time, expanded into secondary schools.
Pope Francis Award is a way our Year 6 students can earn an award by volunteerin […]
The Year 12 students who received an Archbishop’s Award for Student Excellence this year are no strangers to the power of faith and action.
Each year, the awards acknowledge the commitment to their faith, academic life, comm […]
The 10:10 Project is a new program designed to give Year 10 Catholic students a forum to talk freely about society and life in an emotionally safe and judgement-free environment.
The 10:10 Project has been rolled out in 12 secondary schools acro […]
A powerful prayer life throughout 2020 led Berala parishioner Ivica Kovac to a unique new role as a Sydney Catholic primary schools’ Family Educator.
“Encouraged by two priests, I was praying to St Joseph; I wanted to do something more,” Mr Kovac, who comes from an equipment rental business b […]
Today we welcomed 16 new Family Educators into the Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) family.
“It’s really exciting to actually have all our primary schools – bar three – with a Family Educator now,” SCS’ Educator Officer: Church Engagement, Bernadette Bridle, said.
“They’re all really eager an […]
Acclaimed Catholic musician John Burland has penned a moving song inspired by conversations with grieving couple Leila and Danny Abdallah, whose three children and cousin were tragically killed by a drunk and drugged driver at Oatlands.
I Forgive You has been released ahead of i4giv […]
The silent witness of the donkey at the Nativity scene, Herod the puppeteer, and modern-day Magi depicted as a farmer, doctor and fireman – they are among the themes portrayed in a Catholic schools’ Christmas Story Art Exhibition and Competition.
About 12,000 Year 5 and 6 students from school […]
Day 9: Looking for a meaningful way to celebrate Advent with your family? Creating and decorating a Jesse Tree is the perfect excuse to come together and learn more about Jesus’ family history. Make sure to check in tomorrow as we launch our last video from families and parishes.
For more than 15 years, Laura Neeson owned a successful PR agency. She worked with big fashion, beauty and lifestyle labels but often felt she had to push her faith to the side to fit in.
It was on a life-changing pilgrimage to Medjugorje, a town in Bosnia and Herzegovina, that the mother-of- […]
The coronavirus has seen a growing number of lapsed, irregular and curious churchgoers join a congregation using online technology.
By dipping their toes in digital worship, people can enter a church discretely before making a commitment with their feet, said Sydney Catholic Schools ’ chaplai […]
A beloved Sydney Catholic Schools’ principal and religious Brother has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Principal of Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Carnes Hill, Brother […]
Mums: They sprout love like flowers, bringing people together like gardens. Even in the time of coronavirus, when we are apart but always connected by our heart strings.
But for those who, […]
Year 6 students from Sydney Catholic primary schools have collectively spent more than 17,800 hours this year helping their school and parish communities as part of the Pope Francis Awards.
The effort is the equivalent of 106 weeks, or more than two full years, of volunteering and almost trip […]
Re-working the look and identity of an entire school requires a lot of thinking and discussion.
Uniforms, teaching methods, student wellbeing policies and even physical spaces will all require adjustments. And if the school being remodelled is a Sydney Catholic school, all of these […]
