At the inaugural TEDx JPC event, eight students, as well as Deputy Principal Michael O’Keeffe, from John Paul College, Frankston, used this unique platform to speak about issues they are passionate about.

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/News-Events/2025/May/students-inspire-at-tedx-jpc

A back-to-basics overhaul of how Victoria’s Catholic schoolchildren learn reading and maths has yielded positive results, including an improvement of more than 20% in numeracy skills.

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/News-Events/2025/February/the-benefits-of-back-to-basic

One of only 50 teachers from across Australia to be named a Rising Star by The Educator, Samantha Warren at Aquinas College, Ringwood, has been recognised for her effective leadership.

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/News-Events/2025/May/bright-future-for-macs-teachers

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) joins the global Catholic community in mourning
the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis.

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/News-Events/Media-Releases/2025/melbourne-catholic-schools-mourn-passing-of-pope

As a finalist in this year’s ResourceSmart Schools Awards, Kolbe Catholic College has combined environmental action and social justice to create the Containers for Charities program.

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/News-Events/2025/May/kolbes-competition-for-sustainability-success

Displayed along the Southern Drive of this year’s Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show were the school entries for the Sustainable Scarecrow Competition. 

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/News-Events/2025/May/garden-superheroes

Working Together in Mission: Charter for parishes and schools in the Archdiocese of Melbourne provides a clear statement of the Church’s mission to educate the children and young people of our families.

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/Our-Schools/Working-Together-in-Mission

MACS schools will benefit from a range of measures to tackle classroom behaviour, school attendance, and the increasingly negative impact of devices and social media on young Victorian’s mental health.

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/News-Events/Media-Releases/2025/Screens-go-down-and-eyes-go-up-in-major-shakeup-of

Our Vision for Instruction and Vision for Engagement set out how we will  deliver this promise to our students, families and staff, and achieve the vision of our MACS 2030 strategy: that every student is inspired and enabled to flourish and enrich the world.

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/Our-Schools/Curriculum-Learning-Programs/Flourishing-Learners

Accreditation is needed to teach in a Catholic school in Victoria, as well as teacher registration with the VIT.

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/teach-in-our-schools/Accreditation