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.

A Christmas message

At the end of a busy year, Catholic school communities around Melbourne are finishing up the school year while preparing for Christmas.

Creating the future

A team of creative STEM students from Christ the King School, Newcomb, are taking their invention to the world stage.

ARIA Award for Fitzroy teacher

Zoë Barry, a music teacher at Sacred Heart School, Fitzroy, has been announced the winner of the 2021 Telstra ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Music Teacher Award.

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.