‘Explore, wonder, connect’ are the key themes of a new booklet that is supporting early learning educators in their mission to nurture faith and curiosity with young children.<br /> Launched by Catholic Education SA in May, the booklet fills a gap that previously existed in resources and provides a consistent message about Catholic identity for all early learning educators.
Inside a white bag on a shelf behind the desk of the St Augustine’s Parish School principal Dan Cowan is a red baseball cap with the official yellow Ferrari symbol on its front. They are not easy to come by.
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.
Schools
The opening and blessing of Mount Carmel College’s Carmelite Centre and the Western Technical College expansion on April 4 was a proud day for students and the wider college community.
Schools
If she’s not the first Aboriginal Catholic school principal in South Australia, then she’s almost certainly the second or third. Regardless, Emma Fowler who has run St Raphael’s School in Parkside for the past 18 months, comes with someone pretty cool in her corner.
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.
Six young people who were educated at Catholic schools are among the recipients of this year’s Playford Trust Scholarships.
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.
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