MACS - Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools

Fast Facts

1 in 5 students

in Melbourne attend Catholic schools.

Every baptised student

is entitled to a Catholic education regardless of financial circumstances.

111,469 students

throughout 290 schools.

Teaching is persistence, perseverance and passion

In her second year of teaching at St Augustine’s Primary School, Keilor, Natasha Vella discusses her experience and the challenges she has faced as a graduate teacher.

Melbourne’s first Catholic schools

Over 200 years, Catholic schools have grown to become the largest provider of schooling in Australia (outside of government) with one-in-five school students attending a Catholic school.

Encountering the Sacred through Prayer and Christian Meditation collectives

Catholic schools actively cultivate a sense of the sacredness of each day, where God is present, ready to meet us in ordinary moments.

Child Safety

The care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people is a central and fundamental responsibility of Catholic education.

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools is committed to strengthened practice for the protection of children in line with the Victorian Government child safety reforms.

Catholic Education Celebrating 200 Years

Faith in the Future

2021 in the 200th anniversary of Catholic education in Australia. Faith in the future is the theme which has been developed by the National Catholic Education Commission. It symbolises both the contribution of the past and the commitment of Catholic schools to enliven the faith of students and to prepare them to make valuable contributions to their communities and the world.

Catholic Education celebrating 200 years logo.

Valuing the dignity, differences, and infinite possibilities in each student.