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'End this payroll tax grab'
31 May 2023
National Catholic Education’s executive director Jacinta Collins said the Victorian Government needs to end the payroll tax grab from non-government schools, which could impact on around 20,000 Catholic school students and their families.
Read the full Media Release here.
CSPA welcomes new Chair Ms Andrea Obeyesekere
23 May 2023
CSPA Acting Chair, Siobhan Allen, was delighted to welcome Ms Andrea Obeyesekere as the new CSPA chair during last weekend’s CSPA - Annual General Meeting in Brisbane.
Read the full Media Release here.
NAPLAN reporting to parents and carers – more and less
10 Mar 2023
Recent changes to the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) provide a useful next step in the evolution of the national testing of Australian students. Read the media statement here.
National Catholic Education Commission launches new website
08 Mar 2023
The National Catholic Education Commission has launched a redesigned website
www.ncec.catholic.edu.au to showcase Catholic education across Australia.
Click here to read the full media release
Catholic Education is your choice - make your views known
21 Feb 2023
If you value your right to choose the education that best suits your child’s needs, would you consider completing a survey to talk about this?
Make your views known by Friday, 24 February.
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) is asking for feedback via submissions or the online survey by 24 February 2023.
Take the ALRC survey by clicking here or find out more via https://www.alrc.gov.au/inquiry/anti-discrimination-laws/
Proposed reforms to discrimination legislation disappointing
31 Jan 2023
Proposed reforms to discrimination legislation would make it impossible for Catholic schools to be Catholic. Read the media release here.
CSPA supports cuts to HELP debt for remote teachers
24 Jan 2023
Catholic School Parents Australia (CSPA) welcomes the Federal Government initiative to cut the HELP debt for teachers who work for at least four years in a very remote school. Read the full media statement here
World Teachers' Day 2022
27 Oct 2022
CSPA 2022 Parent Survey on Student Wellbeing and Learning
22 Jul 2022
Have your say on what matters regarding the wellbeing and learning of your child.
For example, has COVID or your partnership with the school affected your child’s wellbeing and learning?
If you are a parent or carer with a child in a Catholic school, CSPA would love to hear from you.
Click on the survey link and share your feedback to assist CSPA in reporting to the Federal Government and Catholic education.
Your feedback will remain anonymous.
The real aim of super
30 Jun 2022
Ever wonder what super is really for? If you’ve heard politicians arguing about it, you might think the answer is
anything from avoiding Centrelink to avoiding having to work until you have to kick the bucket. But what does it mean to the average Australian...