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Looking Ahead with Confidence: Our Commitment to Excellence
Our commitment to our students at our College continues to be focused on providing a high-quality education founded upon our Catholic ethos, strong moral values, student and staff wellbeing, and learning experiences that inspire aspiration, achievement, and hope for the future.
In recent weeks, there has been considerable discussion in various media outlets regarding Catholic schools, particularly in relation to cost-reduction measures, workforce planning, and classroom conditions. While such discussions often focus on challenges facing the broader education sector, it is important for our families to know that our College continues to prioritise the needs of our students and community in every decision we make.
Like all successful organisations, we continually review and reflect on how we can improve what we do. This often requires us to reimagine practices that may have become the norm and to embrace new ways of teaching, learning, and supporting young people. Our goal is not simply to maintain standards, but to continually raise them. We remain committed to ensuring that every student has access to the opportunities, support, and experiences they need to flourish spiritually, academically, physically, socially, and emotionally.
As we continue planning for 2027 and beyond, our focus remains firmly on investing in the future of our students. This includes strengthening learning pathways, enhancing student wellbeing initiatives, supporting our staff to grow professionally, and ensuring that our facilities continue to meet the needs of a modern and evolving educational landscape.
A significant example of this commitment is the continued development of our new VET & STEM Centre. This transformative project, representing an investment of more than $27 million, is progressing as planned and remains one of the most significant developments in the College's history.
When completed, the facility will provide state-of-the-art learning environments dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). In addition, it will feature specialised practical learning spaces designed to support the delivery of tertiary-recognised and nationally accredited certificate programs across a range of para-professional and industry-related fields. These facilities will enable students to engage in authentic, future-focused learning experiences while developing the knowledge, skills, and qualifications that will support their transition to further education, training, and employment.
We are enormously grateful for the trust and partnership of our families as we continue this exciting journey. Together, we continue to contribute to a College that honours its Catholic foundations while preparing young people to thrive in an increasingly complex and changing world.
We encourage families to read the information that follows, which provides further insight into our progress, planning, and priorities as we continue the transition towards 2027 and shape the future of Caroline Chisholm Catholic College.
Currently, all Catholic schools are working through planning and budgeting activities for 2027 to ensure we are well placed to support our staff, students and school communities in the coming year. This includes looking at how we can accommodate the changes likely to flow from a new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) with school staff.
We recognise the significant financial pressures many households are facing, and we are making a conscious effort to ensure these costs are not passed on through significant fee increases.
We will continue to keep our parent community informed throughout this process. As always, our focus remains on maintaining strong school communities and continuing to deliver a high-quality Catholic education for every student
Thank you very much, and we look forward to continuing to work with our community to ensure our students receive the best education possible.
Dr Napoleon Rodezno
College Principal
