Our Schools
Strength in numbers
Catholic schools in the Diocese of Wagga Wagga are located within the Riverina and South Western Districts of New South Wales and currently employ over 1100 teachers and 600 support staff.
Our schools aim to educate the whole child so that they can grow academically, spiritually, physically and emotionally. We achieve this as communities of Faith, Learning, Care, Service and Stewardship.
Our small rural Diocese was established in 1917, covers 62,000 km2 and is administered through 31 parishes. Students may enrol in one of our 24 primary schools or 5 secondary colleges.
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Enrolment
Enrolments from Kindergarten to Year 12 are now open. If you are ready to enrol your child in a Catholic School in the Diocese of Wagga Wagga, please click here to proceed.
If you would like to find out more, please fill out the form below to express your interest and your chosen school/s will get back to you.
Enrolment expression of Interest form
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Schools Fees
Tuition fees are charged for all systemic primary and secondary colleges in the Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga. These fees vary from school to school. Please contact your local Catholic school for more information about the school fees that will apply.
In addition to tuition fees, there will be school-based charges for specific subjects, excursions or other activities.
Catholic Education Diocese of Wagga Wagga (CEDWW) recognises that all students are entitled to access educational opportunities that nurture the Catholic faith, expand life choices, cater for the disadvantaged, and challenge all students to reach their full potential.
CEDWW endeavours to offer an affordable Catholic education of the highest quality and there is a deeply held commitment at all levels (Diocese, system, parish and school) that no Catholic family should be denied a Catholic education due to a genuine incapacity to pay all, or part of, their children’s school fees.
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2024 Term Dates
School development days (pupil free days) occur at the beginning of Terms 1, 2 and 3 and the last two days of the school year. Check with your school, as schools may vary some of these dates.
School speed zones operate on all notified school days, including school development days.
| Start date | Finish date | |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Tuesday 30 January | Friday 12 April |
| Term 2 | Monday 29 April | Friday 5 July |
| Term 3 | Monday 22 July | Friday 27 September |
| Term 4 | Monday 14 October | Friday 20 December |
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Boarding
Mount Erin Boarding (Kildare Catholic College & Mater Dei Catholic College)
Mount Erin Boarding provides students from the Riverina and beyond with the opportunity to complete their Catholic secondary school studies in Wagga Wagga. The Boarding House is located adjacent to Kildare Catholic College and seeks to continue the long and excellent boarding tradition established by the Presentation Sisters at Mt Erin Boarding School. The Boarding House provides weekday boarding for girls and boys in Years 7-12 attending either Kildare Catholic College or Mater Dei Catholic College.
Contact Mt Erin Boarding for Boarding Enquiries
St Francis De Sales Regional College
St Francis de Sales Regional College is a weekly boarding school.
Students are housed in different dormitories and buildings based on their year level and gender. Each year level group has their own boarding supervisor who manages overall student welfare, providing pastoral support in the afternoons and overnight.
Students boarding at St Francis often get the best of both worlds, with support during the week to manage homework, study and assessment and extracurricular activities, while spending every weekend and holiday at home with their family and friends.
Contact St Francis De Sales Regional College for Boarding Enquiries
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Parent Engagement
Parent engagement, in the schooling context can be defined as an intentional and collaborative strategy to support and leverage the knowledge and capacities of families, to improve the faith development, learning and well-being outcomes for all students, by making connections between the different spaces they learn in. In short, when families are engaged in learning at home and school, children do better and schools get better.
Contact your child’s school to find out what they are doing to encourage genuine parent engagement and how you can become an integral part of your children’s learning.
To get started, the Council of Catholic School Parents NSW (CCSPNSW) provides a number of resources for parents of children in Catholic schools on their website.
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