- 254,952 students
- 598 schools
- 30,916 staff
Spirit on Country
Hosted by Armidale Catholic Schools and Catholic Schools NSW, the conference empowers educators to enhance skills, improve outcomes, and foster reconciliation through cultural understanding.
![A group of Aboriginal girls doing a cultural dance outside.](https://www.csnsw.catholic.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/promo_block_small/public/2024-09/Aboriginal2.jpg?h=4521fff0&itok=D0X8-GYu)
Governance and Compliance
We create policies and procedures to ensure schools and systems meet statutory and regulatory obligations, especially those from NESA.
![A woman at a conference learning about governance.](https://www.csnsw.catholic.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/feature_block_small/public/2024-10/Home2.png?h=01bbd66f&itok=gTGZrOHk)
Support and Advocacy
We stand as the voice for Catholic schools, liaising with government, media, parents, and society.
![Danielle Cronin speaking at a CSNSW event.](https://www.csnsw.catholic.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/feature_block_small/public/2024-10/Advocacy.png?h=01bbd66f&itok=Cm4BLfqf)
Teaching and Learning Support
We support our Catholic school leaders and educators by developing and sharing resources across a range of learning topics.
![Kids swinging on the monkey bars of their school playground.](https://www.csnsw.catholic.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/feature_block_small/public/2024-09/CBGA.png?h=f2908d0e&itok=prS3elxf)
School Funding
We are responsible to the Australian and NSW governments for distributing recurrent funding to Catholic diocesan schools.
![A group of students in the playground.](https://www.csnsw.catholic.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/feature_block_small/public/2024-10/Explore2.jpg?h=a1e1a043&itok=5rcBRlVL)
"The mission of the Catholic school is the integral formation of students, so that they may be true to their condition as Christ’s disciples and as such work effectively for the evangelisation of culture and for the common good of society."
Pope Saint John Paul II