HIGH ACHIEVERS: Some of the top Year 12 students from Catholic colleges in 2018, back from left: Michael Daniele (Gleeson), Maddison Moore (St Mary’s), Stephanie Oxenham (St Mary’s), Sebastian Ricci (St Ignatius), Nicholas Centofanti (Gleeson), Daniel Belperio (St Ignatius), Carla Evangelista (Loreto), Lucy Eaton (St Aloysius), Kate Flynn (Kildare); middle: Will Size (St Francis de Sales), Jackson Livori (St Paul’s), Christopher Hamilton (Nazareth), Minh-Chau Le (St Dominic’s), Josie Rositano (Mercedes), Emily Furno (Mary MacKillop), Tara Rossetto (Loreto), Tyson Seedsman (Mt Carmel), Kaylah Schulz (St Francis de Sales), Talia Yates (Kildare), Steve Yin (Mt Carmel); front: Connor Ramos (St Michael’s), Bridie Squire (St Aloysius), Jesse Kennedy (Sacred Heart), Jennifer Pham (St Dominic’s), Sebastian Stenchlik (CBC), Lucas Ellis (CBC), Matthew Milovanovic (Cardijn), Luke Bruno (Cabra), Isaac Turner (Cardijn).

Schools

Outside interests contribute to success

Making time for sports and hobbies and the extra support from family and friends were among the keys to success for the outstanding Year 12 students from Catholic schools last year.

Local

Record numbers as Year 7s start in Catholic secondary schools

The start of the new school year this week also heralds new beginnings for Catholic education in South Australia as about 4000 Year 7 students start in secondary schools.

Local

Catholic educators gather in Adelaide

The largest ever gathering of Catholic educators in South Australia will take over the Adelaide Entertainment Centre today.

National

Bishops warn against rush to remove religious freedoms

Parliament should not repeal protections for religious schools but should provide a positive recognition of the right of schools to operate according to their faith, the Australian Catholic bishops have said.

Schools

Teachers become students in digital technology

Robots, algorithms and coding were just some of the topics covered when teachers from 12 Catholic schools gathered for a professional learning day on digital technologies and STEM last month.