Our Schools

The Catholic Education Office in the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn is proud of the high quality of our 56 Catholic schools and 8 Catholic preschools.

Catholic schools seek to contribute to the creation of an Australian community that is highly educated, skilled and cultured with an ability to promote and embrace a critical analysis of social issues, the expansion of knowledge and the pursuit of truth.

Those who choose a Catholic school for their children do so on the understanding that they respect and agree to support the Catholic identity of the school and acknowledge the importance of religious education for their children. The Catholic school is open to all who are willing to commit to support the philosophy, values and aims of Catholic schooling.

The Archdiocesan Catholic school system has a particular responsibility to welcome, accept and support those who are poor, marginalised and in most need. No child is to be denied Catholic schooling simply because of an inability (as opposed to an unwillingness) of a parent/guardian, to meet financial requirements.