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.
Primary Ethics
Approved provider: Primary Ethics - Think - Reason - Discuss
Primary Ethics classes for children run in hundreds of schools every week. Ethics lessons invite children to explore everyday issues such as telling lies, how to behave with your friends, whether something is fair or unfair and many more.
Link to authorised curriculum scope and sequence: https://primaryethics.com.au/
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Religion: Catholic
Approved provider of SRE: Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
Local coordinating parish: St Patrick's Church, Kogarah
Link to authorised curriculum scope and sequence: https://www.sydneycatholic.org/education/#scripture
Religion: Anglican
Approved provider of SRE: Anglican Diocese of Sydney
Local coordinating parish: Park Road Anglican Church
Link to authorised curriculum scope and sequence: http://www.youthworks.net
Religion: Greek Orthodox
Approved provider of SRE: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
Local coordinating parish: Greek Orthodox Parish and Community of Kogarah
Link to authorised curriculum scope and sequence: http://www.greekorthodox.org.au
Religion: Islam
Approved provider of SRE: ISRE (Islam Special Religious Education)
Link to authorised curriculum scope and sequence: https://www.isre.org.au/
Religion: Islam
Approved provider of SRE: Al-Jaafaria Society
Local coordinator: Shia Islamic School Scripture
Link to authorised curriculum scope and sequence: https://www.shiascripture.org.au/