Bulletins 

 Bulletin 111 - Improving Numeracy and Literacy in Australian Schools
The release of the NAPLAN test results has again focused attention on what Australian schools need to do to improve student achievement levels.
 39 Kb, 5/10/2008
 Bulletin 110 - National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy
The results of the first National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests for students in Sydney Catholic parish primary and regional secondary systemic schools in the Archdiocese of Sydney are extremely pleasing.
 80 Kb, 19/09/2008
 Bulletin 109 - The Religious Education Test, 2008
5013 Year 6 students across the Archdiocese of Sydney sat for the Religious Education (RE) Test on 18 June. This included all 112 systemic schools and 5 Congregational schools. The overall average score attained by students was 84.8%.
 61 Kb, 22/09/2008
 Bulletin 108 - The engagement of Sydney Catholic Schools and the Catholic Education Office with World Youth Day 2008
This Report outlines in summary form the contribution of the Principals, teachers and support staff of Sydney Catholic Schools, and the staff of the Catholic Education Office, to ensuring a successful World Youth Day and a life-changing spiritual...
 461 Kb, 8/08/2008
 Bulletin 107 - Celebrating 40 years of government financial assistance to Catholic Schools in Sydney 1968-2008
This archival collection celebrates the contribution made by all who campaigned relentlessly during the 1960s for government financial assistance. The breakthrough came in 1968 with the NSW State Government paying schools $12 for each primary student
 9488 Kb, 8/08/2008
 Bulletin 107 Insert - Celebrating 40 years of government financial assistance to Catholic schools in Sydney
Insert to Bulletin 107
 31 Kb, 8/08/2008
 Bulletin 106 - Catholic Schools Popular with Young Teachers
Catholic schools in Sydney are increasingly popular with young teachers. Nearly one thousand beginning teachers have been employed in Parish primary and Regional secondary schools in the past five years.
 54 Kb, 16/05/2008
 Bulletin 105 - Building a Leadership and Learning Culture Across a School System: The Role of Archdiocesan Principals? Meetings 1992-2007
A vehicle for building a strong leadership and learning culture across the Sydney Catholic school system has been the regular meetings of Principals. While periodic meetings of Principals are part and parcel of all school systems...
 179 Kb, 2/05/2008
 Bulletin 104 - A Catholic Vocational College for Burwood
To meet the needs of this group of Catholic students, a specialist Catholic vocational senior college is proposed for the Christian Brothers', Burwood site.
 379 Kb, 2/05/2008
 Bulletin 103 - Parent Power: a grassroots crusade for Catholic school funding
Forty years ago a series of eight public meetings of parents with children in Sydney Catholic schools was critical to decisions by major political parties to finally change their attitude to the funding of Catholic schools.
 52 Kb, 2/05/2008
 Bulletin 102 - World Youth Day - Why All This Effort
It is not surprising that many ask: Why all this effort for World Youth Day (WYD)? Why spend all this time and money for a youth gathering? Do we need WYD in Sydney? I am frequently asked such questions...
 44 Kb, 7/04/2008
 Bulletin 101 - Christian Brothers' College, Burwood
At its meeting on Wednesday 27 February 2008 the Sydney Archdiocesan Catholic Schools (SACS) Board very regretfully decided that...
 35 Kb, 26/03/2008
 Bulletin 100 - Parent Satisfaction - A study of the perceptions of parents enrolling in Sydney Catholic Secondary Schools
This research report proves a detailed account of the perceptions of those parents who chose to enrol their children in a Catholic secondary school (Year 7) for the first time in 2007.
 515 Kb, 22/02/2008
 Bulletin 99 - Student Achievement and Targets 2008-2009
Catholic schools in Sydney began setting student achivement tartgets nearly ten years ago. This was seen as a vital element of a whole-school approach to enhancing student achievement...
 158 Kb, 17/01/2008
 Bulletin 98 - Recognition of Excellence
Students, teachers, schools and the system of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Sydney received a variety of awards during 2007.
 59 Kb, 17/01/2008
 Bulletin 97 - School Review and Improvement
Cyclic Review of our School's Learning Improvement Journey
 131 Kb, 18/02/2008
 Bulletin 56b - Following the Population - Provision of Places in Sydney Catholic Schools, 1976?2006 [Updated republished 24 October 2007]
During the period 1976-2006 the total schoolage population (5-19 age group) in the 25 Local Government Areas (LGAs) covering the Archdiocese of Sydney declined by 10.5% or approximately 42,300...
 88 Kb, 24/10/2007
 Bulletin 96 - Ensuring the Supply of Quality Teachers for Catholic Schools
It has long been recognised that the ongoing effectiveness of our Catholic schools and the educational wellbeing of our 63,000 students is dependent on attracting, developing and retaining high-quality staff.
 77 Kb, 23/10/2007
 Bulletin 95 - Year 6 into Year 7 Enrolments in Sydney Catholic Schools
The enrolment of students in Catholic schools in the Sydney Archdiocese is buoyant. While this is commendable it is important to understand some of the movements that occur to validate this success and build for the future.
 74 Kb, 23/10/2007
 Bulletin 94 - Religious Knowledge at an All-time High
This week schools received the results of the Year 6 Religious Education Test conducted in June. The results were very pleasing and follow on from the outstanding results in Studies of Religion examinations in the 2006 High School Certificate.
 45 Kb, 23/10/2007
 Bulletin 93 - The Development of the Catholic Education Office and a System of Schools in Sydney Since 1965
This monograph situates the growth, development and maturation of the Catholic Education Office (CEO), Sydney in the context of continually changing social, political,ecclesial and educational environments.
 5058 Kb, 28/09/2007
 Bulletin 92 - An Investigation of Catholic "Prior to School"
This investigation explores the benefits, as well as the costs and concerns associated with the provision of a Catholic "prior to school" service.
 71 Kb, 29/06/2007
 Bulletin 91 - HSC-SC 2006 Best Ever Overall Results ? Sydney Catholic Regional Secondary Schools
In 2006 Sydney regional secondary schools achieved their best ever results in terms of the number of courses whose means were above state average. 61% of all courses studied in the twenty-eight schools offering HSC courses were above state average...
 95 Kb, 22/09/2008
 Bulletin 90 - Review of the Catholic Schools Performing Arts Program (CaSPA)
An independent review in Term 3, 2006 of the Catholic Schools Performing Arts program (CaSPA) has shown considerable support from some schools and significant achievements through innovative programs...
 112 Kb, 22/09/2008