The CEWA Difference

The wellbeing and safety of all students is central to the purpose of Catholic education and we acknowledge that healthy relationships and exceptional pastoral care are core to each child’s positive experience at school. Our schools and colleges are places where students are nurtured to grow, to belong and to be safe.

Catholic schools and colleges understand that through positive student, parent, teacher and peer relationships, we create a nurturing and safe community, providing children and their families with a sense of belonging and connectedness.

With the support of parents, our schools determine the needs of individual students and put programs and support in place to address those needs, ensuring the progress and wellbeing of the whole child, not just their academic performance.

All Catholic schools are guided by our Child Safe Framework. The Framework is based on contemporary, international and national research and best practices to support a child safe culture and the fundamental right of every child and young person to be respected and nurtured in a safe learning environment.

Catholic schools are determined that no family seeking a Catholic education for their children be denied the opportunity due to financial difficulty. Families with limited capacity to pay school fees are eligible for support.

Families with siblings enrolled at the same Catholic school are entitled to a level of family discount determined by the school board.

For families at Catholic schools, the Health Care Card Discount Scheme provides an automatic fee concession to the holders of eligible means-tested family concession cards. This discount applies to all year levels from Kindergarten to Year 12.

Our schools cater to students’ individual strengths, abilities and needs, promoting equitable educational opportunities for every child. Students with particular learning needs are supported through individual learning programs, developed collaboratively between parents, students and schools.

Our learning programs cater for students with disabilities and students to whom English is an additional language or dialect.

We are committed to ensuring all children receive the support they need to learn, grow and reach their highest potential. All students have an equal right to an appropriate and inclusive education in our schools.

Our Vision for Learning provides a model for teacher practices, the creation of dedicated learning teams through Professional Learning Communities and a Global Knowledge Consensus.

Being actively responsive to opportunities to enhance and support learning and development of children and young people has always been central to the strategic thinking of Catholic Education Western Australia. Our digital ecosystem is a revolutionary platform being developed to enable Catholic schools and colleges across Western Australia to become more connected and to enhance today’s capabilities for learning and teaching.

At Catholic schools, students are encouraged to challenge themselves through programs that are designed to foster positive and stimulating learning experiences. Our enrichment programs offer personalised learning characterised by flexibility, quality not quantity, creativity and challenge.