NSW public schools offer special religious education and special education in ethics, delivered by approved providers wherever available.
During enrolment, you can choose a special religious education option for your child from the school’s available approved providers. You can withdraw your child from special religious education by selecting alternative meaningful activities, or special education in ethics if it’s available.
You can update your preference by writing to the school or through the online form available at participating schools.
Visit the department’s website for more information about religion and ethics.
Special Religious Education
A feature of the public education system in NSW is the opportunity to provide time in class for education in ethics, faith and morality from a religious or non-religious perspective at the choice of parents. At Victoria Ave PS, students are offered 30 minutes of Special Religious Education (SRE/Scripture) every week on a Tuesday.
Students not attending SRE are given supervised alternative meaningful activities (Non Scripture).
Parents/carers may choose to change groups at any time by notifying the school in writing using the following form:
At Our School
The following options are provided at Victoria Ave Public School:
Option 1: Catholic
Option 2: Hindu
Option 3: Combined Christian
Option 4: Islamic Scripture
Option 5: Non Scripture
The approved providers of SRE at Victoria Ave PS and links to the curricula provided by each organisation are listed below:
Catholic
Approved provider: Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
Curriculum: https://ccd.sydneycatholic.org/publications/curriculum-resources/
Hindu
Approved provider: The Saiva Manran
Curriculum: https://hinducouncil.com.au/new/sre-special-religious-education-in-nsw-schools/
Combined Christian
Approved providers: Anglican Diocese of Sydney; Baptist Union of NSW; Presbyterian Church in NSW
Curriculum: https://loveoutloudoz.com https://godspace.org.au/curriculum
Islamic Scripture
Approved providers: ISRE - Islamic Special Religious Education https://www.isre.org.au/
For more information on SRE in public schools, visit the NSW Department of Education's Religion and ethics page.