A new Early Learning Centre (ELC) at Xavier College Two Wells will be the first to be built as part of a major agreement between Catholic Education South Australia (CESA) and delivery partner Accord to expand ELCs across diocesan schools.
Outstanding teachers, volunteers and support staff were recognised for their excellent contributions to Catholic education at a glittering awards ceremony last month.
Work on a state-of-the-art, multi-million dollar Catholic school in Adelaide’s north is expected to begin later this year, with students enrolled from January 2027.
One hundred and eighty years of Catholic education in South Australia was impressively covered in a little under five hours at a Stories of Hope gathering in Plympton in mid May.
Schools
With its motto of ‘small school, big opportunities’, St Columba’s Memorial School at Yorketown is reaping the benefits of new flexible learning spaces supported by the latest technology.
Local
Six young people who were educated at Catholic schools are among the recipients of this year’s Playford Trust Scholarships.
National
When Gemma Sisia talks, you listen. The affable Australian humanitarian speaks with enthusiasm as she tells the tale of leaving her homeland to start The School of St Jude in Arusha, Tanzania.
Artwork by Catholic school students was on display in the 2025 SACE Art Show, which showcased impressive works by 136 students from across South Australia who completed SACE Art Visual and Design in 2024.
Nine years ago, Gerry Clarke read an article in The Advertiser stating that 95 per cent of families that know they are expecting a child with Down syndrome choose to terminate the pregnancy.
As the people of Ukraine face a precarious phase in their fight for independence, volunteer aid worker Maurice O’Connell spoke to JENNY BRINKWORTH about the heavy toll the three-year war has taken on the country that has become his second home.
As the new principal of one of South Australia’s oldest primary schools, St Joseph’s Clare, Joe Hicks is well aware of the rich history of faith and service that has gone before him.
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