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  • Award winning mosaic takes pride of place in St Joseph’s Boulder grotto

    Year 3 to 6 students from St Joseph’s School in Boulder…

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    Year 3 to 6 students from St Joseph’s School in Boulder have created a new mosaic mural which has won the group category at the Charism Art Exhibition. The new mural has taken pride of place in the School’s grotto. The artwork reflects the school’s vision of faith, kindness and…

  • St Jude’s Catholic Primary School are Walking in the Footsteps of Mercy

    Students and staff from St Jude’s Catholic Primary School recently celebrated…

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    Students and staff from St Jude’s Catholic Primary School recently celebrated their first Mercy Week (27-31 October), a time to deepen their understanding of the Mercy charism and the legacy of the Sisters of Mercy. The week forms part of the school’s ongoing commitment to faith formation, and builds on…

  • Holy Rosary School partner with Broome Diocese to organise first Mass to be held at Bungarun

    Holy Rosary School in Derby has partnered with the Broome Dioceses,…

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    Holy Rosary School in Derby has partnered with the Broome Dioceses, under the leadership of Bishop Tim Norton, to organise the first Mass to be held at Bungarun. The mass was held at the Bungarun leprosarium and cemetery to acknowledge the stories and challenges that this place held for the…

  • Notre Dame student unites peers in prayer

    Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, Year 6 Charmian is witnessing her…

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    Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, Year 6 Charmian is witnessing her faith through the organisation of a prayer meeting. Having sought approval from Principal, Darryl Winsor, Charmian made up some great posters that she displayed around the school with her first session attended by twenty-six students. Br Stephen was on…

  • Students descend on Leederville for Speak for Faith Competition

    The Catholic Education Office in Leederville played host to budding young…

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    The Catholic Education Office in Leederville played host to budding young orators from across WA for the 2025 Speak for Faith Competition. The Competition, a joint project between the Catenian Association in Western Australia and Catholic Education WA, is part of the 2025 Performing Arts Festival programme. Twelve students were…

  • More than just an orange tree

    Did you know the orange tree at St Dominic’s School in…

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    Did you know the orange tree at St Dominic’s School in Innaloo is a symbol of the Dominican charism of spreading truth and love for others? Just as a tree grows and gives fruit, St Dominic helped others grow in their faith. The tradition of planting orange trees in honour…

  • Former Catholic Education Office Chaplain ordained as Fifth Bishop of Bunbury

    Bunbury’s newest Bishop was ordained and installed at St Patrick’s Cathedral…

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    Bunbury’s newest Bishop was ordained and installed at St Patrick’s Cathedral on Wednesday 19 March 2025. CEWA’s Executive Director Wayne Bull, Deputy Executive Director Annette Morey, Director Religious Education, Mark Powell and other members of the Catholic Education Office attended the ordination of The Most Rev George Kolodziej SDS as…

  • Commissioning of new Catholic education staff across WA

    New staff joining Catholic schools in WA were commissioned earlier this…

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    New staff joining Catholic schools in WA were commissioned earlier this term at ceremonies held across the state, including in Perth, Broome, Geraldton, Karratha, and Mullewa. On 4 February, nearly three-hundred staff were commissioned at St Mary’s Cathedral in Perth, where they were joined by Education Minister, Hon Dr Tony…

  • ‘Running to God’ encourages athletes to pray

    Australian athletes, and Catholics in the sports world, have contributed to…

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    Australian athletes, and Catholics in the sports world, have contributed to a resource designed to help incorporate faith and prayer into the practice of sport at all levels. Running to God: A Collection of Prayers for Sport produced by the National Centre for Evangelisation (NCE), features prayers written for and…

  • Cardinal visits the Swan Valley!

    Recently, His Eminence Cardinal Peter Okpaleke of Nigeria visited St Helena…

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    Recently, His Eminence Cardinal Peter Okpaleke of Nigeria visited St Helena of the Holy Cross Parish in Ellenbrook. Accompanied by St Helena of the Holy Cross parish priest, Fr Bonaventure Echeta, Cardinal Okpaleke visited the three parish schools: Emmaus Catholic Primary School in Dayton, St Helena’s Catholic Primary School, and Holy…