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For parents & students Religious Education Sydney Catholic Schools is committed to Religious Education as a scholastic discipline with the same rigour and expectations as other subjects within the curriculum. Our team of K-12 Religious Education Coordinators drive the curriculum and ensure the highest standard in contemporary teaching practices across our schools. The primary Religious Education curriculum encourages students to develop a deep understanding of the teaching and person of Jesus and the call to discipleship. It acknowledges that religious education is a partnership of home, parish and school and nurtures the natural capacity of young children for curiosity, imagination and wonder. Developed with a focus on the ways young children learn, the curriculum uses a storytelling approach of ‘Godly Play and ...

Our Religious Art Prizes The annual visual arts prizes and exhibitions below celebrate both the spirituality and creativity of our students. In Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel), Pope Francis wrote: “Every expression of true beauty can … be acknowledged as a path leading to an encounter with the Lord Jesus.” (n.167) Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium Clancy Prize for Religious Art This art prize and exhibition is open to all our secondary students. It is a celebration of students’ creativity and spirituality, inspired by Cardinal Edward Clancy. Entries range from sculptures and paintings to photographs and mixed media. The Australian Catholic University’s McGlade Gallery in Strathfield and the St Mary’s Cathedral crypt in Sydney hold public exhibitions of ...