Schools
Students ace Year 12
Students from Catholic schools exceeded expectations in last year’s SACE results with a 5.3 per cent increase in the number of A grades achieved.
Schools
Students from Catholic schools exceeded expectations in last year’s SACE results with a 5.3 per cent increase in the number of A grades achieved.
Schools
As students across the State begin the 2026 school year, Catholic Education South Australia executive director Dr Neil McGoran previews the year ahead.
News
Preparations are under way for the staging of a breathtaking light and sound show in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral during the Adelaide Fringe.
Caritas Australia is urging continued global attention and solidarity as Caritas Ukraine faces one of the most challenging months of the war, with repeated missile strikes leaving millions without power, heat and water during subzero temperatures.
Australia’s Catholic bishops have urged courage and tenderness in addressing the nation’s cost-of-living crisis.
Hutt St Centre has released its policy priorities for the 2026 South Australian election, calling for both major parties and independent candidates to prioritise the transition from homelessness to homefulness for thousands of people living on the State’s streets.
In a boost to their Year 12 studies this year, two Catholic school students have been awarded John Brewer Memorial Scholarships in recognition of their commitment to their education, faith and community.
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Trish Jarvis, executive officer of Catholic School Parents SA, gives some practical tips to parents and carers on how to help their children settle in to a new school year.<br />
School is back and for many youngsters it’s a new experience as they settle into Reception or a new school or campus.
We’ve just said farewell to the Year of Jubilee 2025 and we have begun 2026, mostly untouched and unwritten. There is something sacred about this moment, not unlike the afterglow that lingers when the sun has set, that peculiar light that remains even after its source has disappeared below the horizon.
After devoting his life to Holocaust education, Adelaide sculptor Andrew Steiner OAM says he is “humbled and honoured” to be a recipient of the inaugural Éva Fahidi Award which is named after a prominent Hungarian Holocaust survivor.
Synod
While mountains of work have been going on in the background to prepare for the Synod to be held in Adelaide in May and June this year, February offers the first real chance for the public to perhaps get an idea of its scope and to play a direct part themselves.
Synod
Draft papers have been developed on the five themes of the Adelaide Synod and will form the basis of discussions during Dialogue Week. The draft Synod papers are summarised below.
Schools
Fourteen students from Catholic schools across South Australia – up from eight in 2024 – have been recognised with prestigious Governor of South Australia Commendations for excellence in learning, leadership and service to community.
In our increasingly digital world, the way we connect, learn and interact has been transformed – but so have the risks.
When Christians gather for an ecumenical World Day of Prayer service in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral, the occasion will be of special significance to Nigerian Catholic priest Fr Jude-Thaddeus who resides in Adelaide.
Long-term foster carers Ashlee and Michael are counting their blessings after welcoming a second child into their family through Centacare’s Foster Care Program.
Ninety pupils at an Adelaide school are reaching for the stars after pooling their talents as part of an innovative national business venture.
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