mickpower75

Dear Ex Pats

i tried to get my little girl into St Stephens Primary in Tapping but the waiting list is huge.
Is there anyone who can advise me as i really want my little girl to continue her catholic education when we arrive.


Thanks
Mick

northernbird

St Stephens isn't catholic anyway. Nearest catholic schools to Tapping are Banksia Grove, Wanneroo, St Lukes Woodvale, Currambine Catholic.

nickyjohnt

Unfortunately being Catholic does not secure a place in a Catholic school these days !
My Daughter is Catholic but as her application went in a little bit later than it should have a lot of places were taken by non Catholic,s wanting a good cheaper private school education even if they had no belief in the church !

Feel very pissed off by this as all her friends are going to this school, and not all Catholic

Nicky

mickpower75

Hi thanks for the heads up this is a nightmare situation.
We are not really fussed about private education we want her to be a practising catholic and how is she supposed to make her confirmation and communion if she is not a t a cathloic school

mick

DownUnderPaddy

You'll be fine Mick. As with any religion, it lives in your heart, not in a building.

no problem for communion ceremony if your child does not go to a catholic school.

http://www.eventsplanner.com.au/even...communion.html

"If your child does not attend a Catholic school and you wish for your child to embrace the Roman Catholic faith, it is possible to contact a Catholic school and request for your child to be included in the year's ceremony."

Same for confirmation I believe .

Good luck with it.

JAJ

Why can't it be done through the church? Don't some other Roman Catholic parents send their children to standard public schools?

SNH

I know what you mean. In Canberra there are Muslim girls going to Catholic schools in headscarves.
There's an Islamic school in Canberra, and as far as I know the sole requirement for attending is to actually be a Muslim.

A couple of decades ago people I knew weren't allowed into the Catholic schools because they were Ukrainian Catholic rather than Roman Catholic.
Times are changing fast.

DownUnderPaddy

It's fantasic, I agree. Anything that helps break down the barriers (especially those generation old religious ones) can only be a huge move forward for the human race.

framac67

Our state school in Mackay puts out a flyer for catholic children who want communion/confirmed to contact the nearest catholic school at the behest of that said catholic school. Great idea.