Meet the Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) alumna making a difference in Aboriginal students’ lives.
Jane Bridges, SCS’ Wellbeing Specialist: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, said she felt very proud to work for SCS in Aboriginal education.
A Ngunawal woman, fr …
To mark the beginning of the 2021 school year, Sydney Catholic Schools held a Commissioning Mass for all its beginner teachers at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney.
The Mass, held on Shrove Tuesday, was celebrated by Archbishop Anthony Fisher. …
1. What should a parent/carer look for in a children’s book?
What better day to recognise seven of Sydney Catholic Schools’ (SCS) teachers, who have been named winners of the Teachers’ Guild of NSW 2020 World Teachers’ Recognition Awa …
Who hasn’t seen a kindergartener with a backpack so big it’s almost dragging on the ground.
Four kindies at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Fairfield have taken matters into their …
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark,” according to celebrated French romantic author, Victor Hugo.
With this idea in mind Our Lady of Fatima Primary …
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- …
Sydney Catholic Schools has so many great teachers. One has been recognised at a national level.
Helen Elliott, a Sydney Catholic Schools’ teacher lauded for her extraordinary ability to lead by example, has been named a finalist in the Australian Education Awards 2020, in th …
Say thank you on Australian Primary Principals’ Day.
If you get the chance, take the time to thank your school leaders on August 7, Australian Primary Principals’ Day.
Every day, our primary school principals inspire their teachers and students in our classrooms, staff rooms, and ev …
While educators were adapting their lessons to teach from afar, Sydney Catholic Schools’ (SCS) Child Protection Team had been bracing for these changes by creating remote learning guidelines to ensure young isolated learners are safe in their (home) school.
“Zoom and Google Hangouts are new m …
The importance of the arts in a well-rounded education is sometimes lost on parents. What they may not realise is that while their child is having fun singing, acting and dancing in the classroom, deep inside the unconscious of their minds something magical is happening.
“While taking part in …
If you are concerned that your child is falling behind at school, it is important to intervene early.
One of the most costly mistakes a parent can make in their child’s education, is to delay dealing with any potential problems. The NSW school curriculum is delivered via learning progressions …
Sending your child to “big school” can be nerve-wracking, especially when it’s your first child taking that exciting step. But our experts say it doesn’t have to be.
Choosing the right start date for your child, ensuring they’re socially ready, preparing them to learn well and setting up the …
On Monday the 20th of July we sent out a survey to members of the Sydney Catholic School Community to get your feedback on remote learning. Check your e-mail inbox and spam filter and make sure you tell us how you felt about remote learning and ways we could improve if we find ourselves in that …
COVID-19 won’t stop these little bookworms!
The kindergarten kids at St Gertrude’s Catholic Primary School Smithfield have been knee-deep in reading while in iso thanks in big part to two teache …
Why students at this school are already remote learning pros
While learning during COVID-19 has undeniably affected the education sector, it’s been especially challenging for students undertaking practical work in Vocational Education and Training (VET) subjects.
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Tips for Getting the Most Out of Remote Learning
Working to an hourly clock may seem like the ‘right’ thing to do, but this approach is putting unnecessary pressure on many at-home parents of primary schoolers.
That is because hourly time frames are …
We take a behind the scenes look at the team helping schools transition to remote learning.
In this unprecedented time of rapid change, a team of educational experts has been working around the clock at Sydney Catholic Schools (SC …
Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) has ended the school term one week early to give teachers at the organisation’s 150 primary and secondary schools more time to plan remote learning.
SCS joins 11 other NSW and ACT dioceses in bringing forward the end of Term 1 and replacing lessons with staff dev …
More than 2,500 students at Sydney Catholic schools have embraced the Japanese language in the virtual world, and their learning journey continues in a real space.
It has been a year since Sydney Catholic Schools’ Japanese C …
Catholic Schools Week is a time to celebrate the skills and qualities our dedicated staff bring to their school communities to ensure students grow and thrive in their learning and in life.
While administration comes with the territory for new principals in 2020, at Sydney Cathol …
On the eve of Catholic Schools Week, Executive Director of Sydney Catholic Schools Tony Farley shares why families may choose to embrace and be part of the thriving communities and classrooms that are Sydney Catholic schools.
So why send your child to a Sydney Catholic school …
Reading Recovery is part of an approach to literacy at SCS that is based on a deep understanding that acquiring it is a complex process.
Sydney Catholic Schools have achieved their best HSC results in five years, with their highest number of students among the state’s course-toppers and all-round achievers.
Three students from Sydney Catholic Schools have proved that a balanced approach to the HSC is best after receiving First in Course awards while pursuing the things they love.
The awards place them among NSW’s top achievers from the 75,000 students who sat one or more HSC courses this year, a …
Talking for eight hours a day presented few problems for Reyabel Villanueva as a young teaching graduate but after taking on a different grade four years into her career, she began to feel the strain on her voice.
“Being in a Kindergarten classroom for the first time this year, I just felt st …
Sydney Catholic Schools’ first STEM Symposium and Competition has inspired the creation of more than 100 exciting student projects, including a glove that speaks Australian sign language, a robot turtle designed to prevent pollution, and a search engine for those w …
Innovative teaching is helping students from Catholic schools in Sydney’s south to explore their interest in complex scientific fields, with projects that aim to future-proof Australia’s crops and find a potential cure for cancer.
Studying the highest levels of HSC mathematics can be daunting, especially if you’re the only one in the class.
Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) has launched a new online forum to support those who take on the challenging subject at a specialist-led event hosted by The University of Notre Dame, …
Year 4 students from 11 Sydney Catholic Schools gathered at St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Prestons for a quizzical competition in celebration of reading and literacy.
In teams of four and dressed in wizard hats, Hawaiian leis, bright pink bows and more, the 88 students had the …
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics become tools to help students connect with and help their communities when the partnerships redefining STEM at Sydney Catholic Schools bring learning to life.
In the rainforest-themed classroom at the Taronga Institute of Science & …
