About Us
From the Executive Director of Catholic Education, Diocese of Wagga Wagga
Catholic Education, Diocese of Wagga Wagga (CEDWW) serves twenty-four primary schools and five secondary colleges and two boarding facilities. Our staff support principals and school staff in their work around maximising student learning, growth and development.
We are guided in our work by the 2024 – 2027 Strategic Direction for Catholic Education Diocese of Wagga Wagga to Nurture and Flourish.
The theme for Catholic Education this year is The Jubilee Year, theme of “Pilgrims of Hope,”
This year of Jubilee promises to be a journey of faith, reflection, and community for all of us. As we embraced the theme of “Pilgrims of Hope,” which invites each one of us to reflect on our personal spiritual journeys and our collective pursuit of hope and renewal.
As pilgrims, we will walk together, not just as individuals but as a united community, carrying with us the hopes of a brighter tomorrow. The Jubilee Year reminds us of the power of hope and the importance of staying true to our faith, while embracing the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Let us this year walk in the light of hope.
As His Holiness Pope Francis so beautifully expressed: “We must fan the flame of hope that has been given to us and help everyone to gain new strength and certainty by looking to the future with an open spirit, a trusting heart, and far-sighted vision.”
Sowing Seeds – 2024-27 Strategic Direction for Catholic Education Diocese of Wagga Wagga to Nurture and Flourish identifies the key priorities that informs CEDWW’s work over the next four years.
The key priorities emerged from the data collected during 2023 using the Education System Improvement Tool with input from Principals, School Leadership Teams, the Catholic Education Council and Central Office personnel.
In the spirit of synodality, the following guiding principles will animate our key priorities:
- Accompaniment
- Building from the evidence
- Learning and reflecting
- Speaking with hope and
- Being Christ-centred
Our key priorities are:
- Enhancing Formation for Evangelisation
- Continuous School Improvement
- Transforming Student Learning
- Nurturing our Workforce and;
- Stewarding our resources and the environment
Our Catholic Education Charter reminds us that Catholic schools in the Diocese of Wagga Wagga are Communities of:
- Welcome
- Faith
- Service and;
- Learning
As a system of schools we work together as we educate the whole child so that they can grow academically, spiritually, physically and emotionally through communities that are focused on welcome, faith, service and learning.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Andrew Watson
Executive Director of Catholic Education, Diocese of Wagga Wagga
About Us
Our Diocese
The Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga is located within Wiradjuri country in the Riverina and southwestern district of New South Wales. The Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers are significant geographical features of the area with the eastern border of the Diocese lying in the mountainous regions of the Great Dividing Range.
Established in 1917, the Diocese of Wagga Wagga has a rich faith tradition; our faith communities are nourished and sustained by the sacramental life of the church administered and accessed through 31 parishes. The Most Reverend Mark Edwards OMI is our Bishop.
Catholic Education, Diocese of Wagga Wagga comprises 29 schools – 24 primary and 5 secondary. Boarding facilities can be accessed by 3 of our secondary schools.