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Almost 65,000 kindergarten students will start at NSW public schools this week as a new syllabus that mandates the use of phonics when teaching pupils to read is rolled out in all classrooms. Read more....

HSC students will be given more time to work on their major projects and to prepare for exams to reduce the impact of the current COVID-19 lockdown. Read more...

Trial exams written by the CSSA - once known as the Catholic Secondary Schools Association - which are purchased and run by more than 500 Catholic, independent and public schools were due to begin on July 26 but have been delayed until August 9, system leaders were told late on Thursday. Read more...

From vertical schools to new state-of-the-art campuses at existing schools, the innovative design of teaching and learning spaces is showing how the physical – as well as the pedagogical – landscape is shifting. Read more...

Music coordinator in the Diocese of Parramatta, Phil Rooke, is providing music outreach to a community-based school in Kenya with the help of Catholic school students in western Sydney. Read more...

Students from St Luke's and Marsden Park Public schools joined officials on site at Elara last week to plant the first trees for the development site's $20 million riparian corridor. Read more...

St Luke's at Marsden Park has seen "phenomenal growth" since opening in 2017 with 86 students. Described as a "next generation learning community" the school now has 950 students from kindergarten to Year 9 as well as 50 children aged 3-5 who attend long day care on the same campus. Read more...

There are 10,584 registered schools in Australia and St Luke's has been recognised as one of the Top 40 most Innovative.

On Thursday 22 August 2019, staff and students had a day of fun and games, all for a great cause.

There's a time and a place for everything, and mobile phones are no exception!