In order to teach in a Catholic school in Victoria there are a number of requirements to fulfil: VIT teacher registration, a Working with Children Check and Accreditation.

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

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) provides student support aimed at enhancing the capacity of Catholic primary and secondary schools to assist students with additional learning needs.

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/Our-Schools/Students-with-Diverse-Learning-Needs

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) provides consultancy support to schools to meet the educational and cultural needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/Our-Schools/Students-with-Diverse-Learning-Needs/Aboriginal-and-Torres-Strait-Islander-Education

NCCD Nationally Consistent Collection of Data/SWD Students With Disabilities. The NCCD is an annual data collection that counts the number of students with disability and the level of reasonable educational adjustments they are provided. The definition of disability used for this purpose is very broad and includes students that “learn differently.”
 

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/Our-Schools/Students-with-Diverse-Learning-Needs/Disability-Funding

Education learning consultants support regional staff in identifying gifted students, assessing their needs and make appropriate program recommendations.

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/Our-Schools/Students-with-Diverse-Learning-Needs/Gifted-Education

There are a range of health conditions that students may present with.  Schools will request that the parent or carer provides documented health information by a relevant health professional.  

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/Our-Schools/Students-with-Diverse-Learning-Needs/Health-Conditions

The CECV New Arrivals Program is regionally based to allow Learning Consultants (New Arrivals) to provide consultancy and advice to schools to assist teachers in meeting the needs of newly arrived students.

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/Our-Schools/Students-with-Diverse-Learning-Needs/New-Arrivals-Program

The Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) referral process is embedded within the CECV Intervention Framework and is based on a school’s detailed evidence of a student’s need for provision of adjustment and intervention. 
 

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/Our-Schools/Students-with-Diverse-Learning-Needs/Referral-Services

This policy provides information for individuals or organisations who are seeking access to Catholic schools for the purpose of undertaking research or access to data related to Catholic schools held by Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS).

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/About-Us/Research-in-Schools/Researchers-in-Catholic-Schools-and-Access-to-Data

Mabel Martin, Year 6 student at St Joseph’s School, Chelsea, has won this year’s Parliament Prize (Grades 5 and 6 category) for her inspiring video statement on attracting wildlife back into native gardens.

https://www.macs.vic.edu.au/News-Events/2024/September/prize-winners-call-to-care-for-creation