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Happy 50th to Liwara Catholic Primary School
Liwara Catholic Primary School in Greenwood marked 50 years with a…
Liwara Catholic Primary School in Greenwood marked 50 years with a special ceremony and tour of the school attended by members of Catholic Education WA Executive, CECWA Chair, Eva Skira, neighbouring Principals, parents, and students both past and present. Attendees were treated to a fantastic musical performance from the school’s…
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It’s a STEMsation! St Joseph’s School hosts young scientists for National Science Week
St Joseph’s School in Waroona welcomed hundreds of young scientists from…
St Joseph’s School in Waroona welcomed hundreds of young scientists from nine schools for a day of STEM in early August. The school were awarded a National Science Week grant to host a ‘STEMathon’ for people in the Peel and Southwest regions. The STEMathon is one of only five projects…
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City-Country Partnerships Programme brings together St Mary’s College Broome and Chisholm Catholic College
Chisholm Catholic College recently hosted 18 students and five staff from…
Chisholm Catholic College recently hosted 18 students and five staff from St Mary’s College, Broome as part of the City-Country Partnerships Programme. The Programme supports the establishment of formal partnerships between high-performing schools and remote schools with a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The two schools,…
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Reading books brings joy and excitement at Good Shepherd Catholic School, Lockridge
Good Shepherd Catholic School in Lockridge has discovered reading books really…
Good Shepherd Catholic School in Lockridge has discovered reading books really brings so much joy and excitement to students, staff and school community. This year the school once again participated in the Premier’s Reading Challenge, having received the 2022 and 2023 Premier’s Reading Challenge award, category 401-600 students. Over 92%…
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Padbury school community create awareness of Aboriginal culture through Djooroobidny event
Padbury Catholic Primary School held a Djooroobidiny Aboriginal education event on…
Padbury Catholic Primary School held a Djooroobidiny Aboriginal education event on 27 June, to celebrate the vibrant indigenous culture, history, and knowledge within their school community. Guests included Caitlin Collins MLA, Member for Hillarys, and members of CEWA’s Aboriginal Education team, Sandra Brogden, Heather Carter-Sullivan and Sharna Palmer. Students from…
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Orana endorse Auslan as schools’ second language
Australian sign language (Auslan) is gradually being imbedded as a second…
Australian sign language (Auslan) is gradually being imbedded as a second language at Orana Catholic Primary School – thanks to the vision of staff and parents who are dedicated to making the school a more inclusive environment. Classes from Pre-primary to Year 6 learn Auslan for 50 minutes per week….
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Majella’s Multilingual Library, a place to connect and share
Majella Catholic Primary School, known for its rich cultural diversity, has…
Majella Catholic Primary School, known for its rich cultural diversity, has taken a significant step in fostering growth and learning among its students with the launch of new multilingual resourcing of its Library. With 90 per cent of their students coming from Language Backgrounds other than English (LBOTE), the introduction…
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Catholic Education WA urges political parties to put children first and commit to capital funding for Catholic schools
Catholic Education WA (CEWA) is calling on the state’s political parties…
Catholic Education WA (CEWA) is calling on the state’s political parties to commit to providing state capital funding for Catholic schools. One in five WA school children attend a Catholic school, and in seven locations in the Kimberley region CEWA is the sole education provider. Yet WA is the only…
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Mother Teresa progress with new performing arts, sports and technology facilities
The Mother Teresa Catholic College school community gathered to mark the…
The Mother Teresa Catholic College school community gathered to mark the official opening of stages 4 to 7 of their building development with a blessing event, on 14 June. The opening was attended by Mr Wayne Bull, Executive Director – Catholic Education Western Australia, Most Reverend Donald Sproxton, Auxiliary Bishop…
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Schools seek to adopt ‘Empowering Approaches to Wellbeing’
More than 140 people representing schools from across the Bunbury Diocese…
More than 140 people representing schools from across the Bunbury Diocese gathered at CEWA’s Bunbury Regional Office on Monday 15 July for the 2024 Education Assistants Conference. The Conference theme and title were ‘Empowering Approaches to Wellbeing’. Attendees heard from Internationally renowned speaker, educator, author and podcaster, Maggie Dent on her 6…