Catholic schools in the Diocese of Broken Bay exist to educate and form young people in Catholic discipleship: offering them experiences of following Jesus as members of the Catholic community. This educational activity is not simply a human activity; it is a genuine Christian journey of faith. It is within this environment of faith that children are offered an education that develops the whole person, an education in being Catholic.
Systemic, coherent and co-ordinated Religious Education is essential to education and formation in Catholic Discipleship. The Diocesan Religious Education curriculum provides teachers in the Diocese with the opportunity to develop engaging and challenging learning experiences for their students. The curriculum is built around the development of the knowledge and understanding, skills and chosen values and attitudes necessary for a person to respond as a disciple of Jesus within the Catholic community.
This curriculum recognises that learning in Religious Education is one part of a web of formative experiences offered by the Catholic school in partnership with the home, the parish and the wider Church community.