About Us
From the 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 our strategic direction which in 2023 will addresses the four strategic priority areas of:
- Evangelisation and Religious Education
- Education Services
- People and Culture
- Corporate Services
The theme for our system of schools for 2023 is “Preparing the Good Soil” drawn from the Parable of the Sower in Matthew’s Gospel. This parable describes to us that when seed fell on good soil, it produced a crop – a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.
As such, this year, we are planting new seeds through the introduction and implementation of the Catholic Education Charter and our Transformative Learning Statement.
During 2023 we will:
- Enrich the soil through our spirit of welcome
- Reinforce the soil through our spirit of faith
- Enhance the soil through our spirit of service, and
- Improve the soil through our spirit of learning
Our Catholic Education Charter guides and informs our work across the Diocese. Our Charter is inspired by Christ the Teacher which represents Christ in his role as Teacher.
The Catholic school must be attentive and faithful to the person, message and Spirit of Jesus Christ.
Our Charter expresses in the most beautiful way our purposes and the goals of the Catholic school, which are to:
- Be truly Catholic in their identity and life.
- Be centres of sharing the Gospel message.
- Enable students to achieve high levels of ‘Catholic religious’ literacy, learning excellence, wisdom, and commitment to the common good, and
- Be led and staffed by people who will contribute to these goals.
To enact these goals, our Charter has identified that Catholic schools in the Diocese of Wagga Wagga are Communities of:
- Welcome
- Faith
- Service
- Learning
The practical expression of these four pillars will define and animate policies, practices and indicators of effectiveness for Catholic schools.
We are truly a Catholic System providing the best possible Catholic education for our students where 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
Director of Catholic Education, Diocese of Wagga Wagga
About Us
Vision and Purpose
I came that they may have life, and have it to the full – John 10:10
Inspired by the message and actions of Jesus Christ we nurture excellence as a Community of Learners, so all may flourish in the fullness of their humanity.
Theme for 2023
The theme for our system of schools for 2023 is “Preparing the Good Soil” drawn from the Parable of the Sower in Matthew’s Gospel. This parable describes to us that when seed fell on good soil, it produced a crop – a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.
As such, this year we are planting new seeds through the introduction and implementation of the Catholic Education Charter and our Transformative Learning Statement. In 2023 let us prepare the soil to receive these seeds.
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.