
New schools open in year of expansion
Two new schools, additional year levels for four regional schools and a record intake of more than 48,000 students have provided a positive start to the year for Catholic education in South Australia.
Two new schools, additional year levels for four regional schools and a record intake of more than 48,000 students have provided a positive start to the year for Catholic education in South Australia.
A new $2.1m walking and cycling trail in the South East has been backed by the Adelaide Archdiocese in the hope it will encourage more pilgrimages to Penola.
Sister Janet Mead has been remembered as a much-loved musician, educator and Sister of Mercy who impacted the lives of many and was an advocate for the voiceless.
The Catholic education sector has sent a strong message to the State’s two major political campaigns about the need for a greater investment in Catholic schools as it embarks on a bold expansion plan.
It was a time for farewells over the holiday period as a number of priests prepared to take on new appointments in various parishes around the State and a new Vicar General taking the reins.
Project Compassion Sunday will be celebrated in all parishes on February 27 to mark the start of the annual Lenten campaign.
Beautiful ornate vestments, copies of The Southern Cross dating back to the 1890s and a certificate signed by the first parish priest at Goodwood are just some of the treasures on display in the recently established Emmaus History and Archives Centre.
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Year 12 students graduating in 2021 have demonstrated great resilience, completing their final year of study while a pandemic ravaged the world.
In mid-January 2020 who would have thought that two years on we would still be encountering the unpredictability of the COVID pandemic? Who might have been bold enough to predict that fear and uncertainty would upstage certainty and hope as the default position of our lives? Not many, and yet for good or ill this is what surrounds us
As students across the State begin the 2022 school year in varied ways, Catholic Education South Australia director, Dr Neil McGoran, offers a reassuring message to families.
As the pandemic enters its third year, the World Day of the Sick this Friday will pay tribute to the valuable work that Catholic health institutions undertake not just in Australia, but around the world.
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