MACS - Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools

Fast Facts

1 in 4 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.

Rerum Novarum Award winners

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools and the Rerum Novarum Foundation have announced the winners of the inaugural Rerum Novarum Awards.

Internet safety serious business at St Peter’s School

Principal Karen Bergin of St Peter’s School, Sunshine South West, says while the internet is a powerful tool to help students and families learn and connect, it is also fraught with risks to safety and wellbeing.

New year, new school

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Werribee, has opened this week to serve the needs of Catholic families in Melbourne’s rapidly growing south-western suburbs.

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.