John Neate

Saturday, June 13

Excellence and insight to the fore at education awards night

About 400 school principals, teachers, other staff and volunteers from more than 100 schools filled the ballroom at Adelaide’s Hilton hotel late last month for South Australia’s annual Catholic education awards bash.

SACCS on the road

The South Australian Commission for Catholic Schools (SACCS) took to the road for the first time in its almost 60-year history when it held its July meeting in Port Pirie.

DEDICATED: Award recipients, from left, back row – Marcia Burgess, Kayla Holding, Todd La Forgia, Plympton parish priest Fr Denis Ssemuju, Chloe Jones, Louise Stavrou, Rob Welsh, Paul Beltrame, Paul Belton, Louise Murphy, Melanie O’Leary; front row – Lucina Loro Parham, Rosslyn Mattner, Alexandra Gavrilidis, Deborah Hansen and Mirella Romeo. Absent: Laura Donnellan.

Making a positive difference in Catholic schools

A botanist with a passion for orchids, a wizard mathematician and a champion of the arts in regional SA are among 12 educators recognised in the annual Catholic Education Awards.

New chair for SACCS

A former principal with more than 30 years’ experience working in Catholic schools has been appointed the new chair of the South Australian Commission for Catholic Schools (SACCS).