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02 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

CECV ANNUAL REPORT 2017 / PAGE 1

ANNUAL



First published October 2018

Catholic Education Commission of Victoria LtdJames Goold House228 Victoria ParadeEast Melbourne VIC 3002

www.cecv.catholic.edu.au

Correspondence to:The Company SecretaryCatholic Education Commission of Victoria LtdPO Box 3EAST MELBOURNE VIC 8002

Email: [email protected]

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ISSN 1447–4018

© Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd 2018

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Schools featured in photosLoretto College, BallaratSt Patrick’s College, BallaratSt Michael’s School, BerwickLumen Christi School, ChurchillSt Peter’s College, CranbourneSt Monica’s College, EppingSt John’s School, FootscraySt Michael and St John’s School, HorshamSt Monica’s School, Kangaroo FlatXavier College, KewSt Kierans School, MoeDamascus College, Mount ClearHoly Family School, Mount WaverleySt Joseph’s School, NagambieNazareth College, Noble ParkSt Brigid’s School, OfficerAll Saints School, PortlandCatholic College Sale, SaleSt Patrick’s School, Tongala

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Letter of Transmittal ..................................................................................................................... 4

1. Company Members and Directors ....................................................................................... 5

2. Chair’s Report ......................................................................................................................... 7

3. Executive Director’s Report .................................................................................................. 8

4. Committee Reports ................................................................................................................ 9 Audit and Risk Committee ......................................................................................................... 9 Grants Allocation Committee (Primary) .................................................................................... 10 Grants Allocation Committee (Secondary) ............................................................................... 10 Grants Allocation Committee (Targeted Areas) ......................................................................... 12 Employment Relations Committee ........................................................................................... 13 Review Body Committee ......................................................................................................... 14 Integrated Catholic Online Network Committee ....................................................................... 15 Enhancing Catholic School Identity Steering Committee .......................................................... 16 Child Safety Working Party ...................................................................................................... 17 Emergency Management Working Party .................................................................................. 18 Salary and Conditions Board ................................................................................................... 19

5. School Achievement ............................................................................................................ 20 Achievement Data ................................................................................................................... 20

6. Awards .................................................................................................................................. 22

7. Financial Statements ........................................................................................................... 28

8. Appendices ........................................................................................................................... 49

9. Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................ 51

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Most Rev. PA Comensoli DD, Archbishop of Melbourne Most Rev. PB Bird CSsR, Bishop of Ballarat Most Rev. PM O’Regan, Bishop of Sale Most Rev. LR Tomlinson, Bishop of Sandhurst

Archbishop Comensoli, Bishops Bird, O’Regan and Tomlinson

On behalf of my fellow Directors, I am pleased to present the Annual Report of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd (CECV) for 2017. The report provides details of the work of the CECV for 2017. The Commission’s financial statements are presented, together with reports and information about the performance and achievements of Catholic schools in Victoria in 2017.

Catholic education in Victoria has faced one it’s most challenging years in 2017. The Turnbull Government’s ill-fated decision to change funding arrangements as legislated in the Australian Education Act 2013 has led to widespread concern in Catholic school communities across the country.

The CECV has provided national leadership during the funding debate, undertaking significant research, regularly engaging with the press, communicating with parents and lobbying politicians. The successful outcome of these activities will be recognised and remembered in the years to come.

Enrolments continue to grow, with over 209,000 students now enrolled in 493 Catholic schools across Victoria. This is a mark of the leadership and devotion of our principals and committed teaching and non-teaching staff.

My fellow directors and I are grateful for your steadfast commitment to Catholic education. We continue to value your leadership as we ensure that our schools authentically express the mission of the Church. Together with schools, parishes, religious congregations, diocesan Catholic education personnel and many other stakeholders, we recommit ourselves to working collaboratively with you for the improvement of the Victorian community.

Yours in faith

Most Rev. Terence Curtin DD STD BEdChairman 5 June 2018

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01 COMPANY MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS

MEMBERS

Most Rev. DJ Hart DDArchbishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne(resigned July 2018)

Most Rev. PB Bird CSsR MA DDBishop of the Diocese of Ballarat

Most Rev. LR Tomlinson DDBishop of the Diocese of Sandhurst

Most Rev. PM O’Regan DDBishop of the Diocese of Sale


01 COMPANY MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS


DIRECTORS

Mr Francis Moore(Deputy Chair)Executive Director Administration, Archdiocese of Melbourne

Ms Audrey BrownDirector of Catholic Education in the Diocese of Ballarat

Mr Paul DesmondDirector of Catholic Education in the Diocese of Sandhurst

Dr Helga Neidhart RSCSenior Lecturer, School of Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University

Mr Stephen Elder OAMExecutive Director of Catholic Education in the Archdiocese of Melbourne

Ms Maria KirkwoodDirector of Catholic Education in the Diocese of Sale

Rev. Peter Slater PPVicar General in the Diocese of Sale

Most Rev. Terence Curtin STD DD VG EV(Chair)Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne

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grateful for the tireless efforts of more than 20,000 staff in our schools, alongside parents, friends, parishes, priests and the staff in our Catholic Education Offices, to continue the mission of the Church and provide the young people in our care with the very best education.

Yours in Faith

Most Rev. Terence Curtin STD DD VG EVChair 5 June 2018

education offices in the state that will allow more resources to be committed to better student outcomes by pooling learning resources and administrative functions.

Victoria’s Enhancing Catholic School Identity project, now a survey of interest among educationalists worldwide, continued to grow and evolve, with the CECV Board approving the establishment a Higher Education Sub-Committee of the ECSI Steering Committee, comprising representatives from the Steering Committee and those involved in relevant course delivery from institutions.

In a landmark moment, 2017 saw the first 15 participants in Australia’s only dedicated tertiary course in child protection, the Graduate Certificate in Education: Safeguarding Children and Young People, a qualification developed by the Australian Catholic University at the request of Catholic education, mark the end of the coursework component of their study.

At the same time the Child Safety Working Party continued to develop and assist schools with implementing measures to enhance child safety.

The Church is its people and, as always, I would like to acknowledge the contributions of all those who have worked in Catholic education in 2017. Along with my fellow directors I am

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SCHOOL GROWTHNAPLAN results showed strong performance in the building blocks of learning, such as writing and numeracy, while at the end of school journeys Catholic students continued to shine in VCE results, performing above the state average and showing significant improvements in quality.

The VCE average median study score, the best indicator of overall achievement on a school-by-school basis, was over nine per cent higher for Victorian Catholic schools compared with government schools, an excellent outcome.

This success was reflected in enrolment figures, which saw Catholic schools account for 21.1 per cent of primary and 23.8 per cent of all secondary enrolments across the state in 2017.

SUPPORT FOR LEARNING AND FAITHThe CECV-led the national response in defence of the essential right of parents to choose a faith and values-based education for their children in the wake of the release of what has become known as the Australian Government’s Gonski 2.0 school funding legislation, profoundly influencing both political and policy debate.

On the ground, work continued to proceed on the rollout of the ICON project, a seamless digital link between all Catholic schools and


CHAIR’S REPORT

Announcing the Church’s Year of Youth at the end of 2017, Pope Francis told young people ‘A better world can be built … as a result of your efforts, your desire to change and your generosity’.Throughout the year, the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd (CECV) has continued its vital work of equipping the young people in our schools with the knowledge and sense of belonging that gives them the confidence and capacity not only to succeed, but to make a difference in the world.

Victoria’s Catholic schools have maintained their special status as places where life and faith are celebrated.

The opening of the Year of Youth invited the Church into dialogue about the important and life-giving presence of young people in the Church and society; to focus on the reconnection and renewal of a new generation of young people in the life of the Church.

The spirit of young people, their sense of striving, could be seen throughout the CECV’s achievements in 2017.


EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT


The Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd (CECV) faced a year of challenge in 2017, a year from which we emerged stronger and were recognised nationally for the quality of our research, and for our advocacy and dedication to our mission of providing open, accessible, faith-based education.

The release of the Turnbull Government’s Gonski 2.0 school funding package in May 2017 created a threat to Catholic education nationally.

Instead of building on the original Gonski report from 2011, Gonski 2.0 ignored its warning about the serious faults in the socioeconomic status (SES) metric for allocating Australian government funding to non-government schools and placed it at the very centre of its proposals. In doing so, then education minister Simon Birmingham not only rejected the advice of the original Gonski review panel, but also disregarded a detailed research paper prepared by the CECV in March 2017 that revealed the structural bias in SES against Catholic schools.

Senator Birmingham pressed on despite the protests of Catholic education and concerns from members of his own party in legislating a package that would create multi-billion dollar funding shortfalls for the Catholic sector, leading to fee increases, closures – or both – for our community-based parish primary schools, wiping out the pathway to Catholic secondary schools and destroying the foundations of our system’s structure.

The CECV led the advocacy campaign against the proposals. While we failed to prevent the passage of the Gonski 2.0 measure into law, we secured a crucial concession – a review of the SES score system – that will allow these unfair measures to be wound back.

This victory was not just the result of our policy and advocacy efforts. The campaign against Gonski 2.0 was driven by parents, principals and school communities who contacted their local parliamentarians, invited them to their schools, met with them and constantly communicated the consequences of this flawed policy for their electorates.

The Victorian Catholic school sector is stronger for the experience. Throughout 2017 we set the agenda for policy analysis and advocacy and, thanks to the work of school communities, demonstrated the strength and importance of the Catholic school sector and parental choice in education, winning the acknowledgment – if sometimes grudging – of parliamentarians, the media and other key opinion-formers.

Despite the distraction of the funding debate, the CECV pressed on with core tasks.

2017 saw the first participants complete the Graduate Certificate in Education: Safeguarding Children and Young People, a qualification developed by the Australian Catholic University at the request of Catholic education in Victoria, and the only child safety course of its kind in the country.

Students in our system acquitted themselves well in both the NAPLAN test and VCE and, at the end of the year, joined with their fellows from around the nation for the Australian Catholic Youth Festival to mark the start of the Church’s Year of Youth.

In 2017, the CECV shone despite adversity. We proved the worth and the strength of our system and I am not only profoundly grateful to, but proud of, the staff in our Catholic Education Offices and the calibre of their efforts.

Yours sincerely

Stephen Elder OAM Executive Director 5 June 2018

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AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE

MembershipMr Francis Moore, CECV Director (Chair) Mr Stephen Elder OAM, CECV Executive Director Mr David Bristow, External Representative Mr John Hurren, External Representative

AttendeesMr David Wilkes, Director and Chief Finance Officer, Business Advisory Services, CEMMrs Jane Callaghan, Assistant Director, Business Advisory Services, CEMMs Helen Zeeuwe, Manager, Finance – School Accounting & Compliance, CEM

Role and activitiesThe Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) assists the Board in monitoring the decisions and actions of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd (CECV) through its oversight of the integrity of the financial statements and the effectiveness of the systems of internal control and risk management. In performing this role the ARC focuses on the appointment, remuneration, performance, and independence of external and internal auditors; the integrity of the audit processes as a whole; the effectiveness of the systems of internal control and risk management; compliance with legal and statutory requirements; and compliance by

management with Board delegations. The ARC met four times during 2017.

The Committee’s major work was directed towards:

● theintegrityoffinancialstatementsandgovernmentgrantacquittals.The ARC evaluated the appropriateness of accounting policies and practices, compliance with Accounting Standards and the results of the external audit. It reviewed the annual financial statements and recommended their adoption to the Board. In addition to the statutory financial reports the ARC also reviewed, with management, the acquittal of Australian and State government recurrent and targeted program grants for the Victorian Catholic education system in accordance with its legislative requirements and funding agreements. These also align with the ACARA My School finance data reporting requirements that are derived from the Department of Education financial questionnaire.

● managingtherelationshipwiththeexternalauditor.The ARC continued its independent, professional relationship with Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu (Deloitte) through the external

audit cycle – from planning the audit to the receipt of the financial accounts and management letter.

● managingtherelationshipwiththeinternalauditor.The ARC continued an independent, professional relationship with KPMG through the internal audit process.

● ensuringtheeffectivenessofthesystemsofinternalcontrolandriskmanagement.The ARC is responsible for reviewing internal controls and risk management systems. To this end the ARC:

– received the unqualified external audit service plan from Deloitte in relation to the CECV audit for the period ended 31 December 2017

– reviewed school audit reports for those with qualified audit opinions

– monitored the CECV’s risk reporting protocols to ensure risk identification, measurement and mitigation activities are accurately and appropriately reported via the CECV risk register

– reviewed the CECV Risk Management Framework

– reviewed the insurance policies held for the CECV

– received reports from KPMG for the following internal audit projects:a. VRQA compliance requirements

including school visits b. Grants Allocation Committee –

(Targeted Programs)c. follow up reports on previous internal

audits. – received and reviewed updates to ensure

compliance with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)

– reviewed the terms of reference and annual work plan for the ARC that were presented and endorsed by the CECV board

– complied with legal and statutory requirements to ensure the CECV met its obligations under the various legislative requirements and federal and state government funding arrangements.


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04 COMMITTEE REPORTS


GRANTS ALLOCATION COMMITTEE (SECONDARY)

MembershipMs Maria Kirkwood, CECV Director (Chair)Ms Audrey Brown, CECV DirectorMr Michael Hopkinson, Deputy Director of Catholic Education, CEO Sandhurst (resigned December 2017)Mr Ben Higgins, Assistant to the Director, CEO Sandhurst (appointed December 2017)Mr Paul Velten, Deputy Director of Catholic Education, CEO SaleMrs Jane Callaghan, Assistant Director, CEM (resigned December 2017)Mr David Wilkes, Director and Chief Financial Officer, CEM (appointed December 2017)Sr Brigid Arthur CSB, Brigidine Secondary Colleges’ Council (resigned April 2017)Br Michael Green, National Director, Marist Schools Australia (appointed April 2017)Mr Eugene Lynch, Executive Officer, Mercy Education LtdMr John Finn, Principal, Whitefriars College Inc., DonvaleMrs Mary Fitzgerald, Principal, Mater Christi College, BelgraveMrJohnFreeman, Principal, Lavalla Catholic College, Traralgon

was reviewed in 2017 to meet regulatory requirements and provide information on the processes and formulae used by the CECV to allocate government grants. The Guide is available on the CECV website www.cecv.catholic.edu.au under Publications and provides summary, descriptive and high-level information. The Guide covers capital grants as well as recurrent grants, and also highlights the extensive accountabilities and transparency reporting requirements.

Data on individual school allocations is available on the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) My School website.

deducting notional fees and other recurrent income, referred to as capacity to contribute.

The committee met five times during 2017 and managed a budget of $1,271M in funding to a total of 391 primary schools (including two primary schools with secondary classes). This included $82.5M for additional support for students with disabilities, $47.8M for low socioeconomic status (SES) schools, Health Care Card support of $22.4M, and $10.5M provided to schools in the form of interest factor support.

Ongoing analysis of SES scores was conducted in relation to the capacity to contribute funding requirements of the Australian Government. Clear anomalies were detected with regard to calculation of capacity to contribute and this issue is being further discussed with the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) and the Australian Government, particularly in relation to government funding agreements in the future. The National Schools Resourcing Board (NSRB) was established to provide greater independent oversight of Australian government funding and SES.

The CECV funding guide Allocating government grants to Catholic schools in Victoria

GRANTS ALLOCATION COMMITTEE (PRIMARY)

MembershipMr Stephen Elder OAM, CECV Executive Director (Chair)Ms Audrey Brown, CECV Director MrPaulDesmond, CECV Director Ms Maria Kirkwood, CECV Director Mr David Wilkes, Director and Chief Finance Officer, Business Advisory Services, CEMMrs Jane Callaghan, Assistant Director, Business Advisory Services, CEMMs Julie Duynhoven, Assistant Director, Finance and Administration, CEO BallaratMr Paul Velten, Deputy Director (Business Services), CEO SaleMr Ben Higgins, Assistant to the Director, Finance & Resources, CEO Sandhurst

Role and activitiesThe Grants Allocation Committee (Primary) (GAC(P)) is the approved CECV authority for the distribution of recurrent grants to all Catholic primary schools in Victoria.

The CECV receives recurrent grants from the Australian and State governments. The GAC(P) recommends principles of allocation based on a primary school’s assessed needs after

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The GAC(S) committee met seven times during 2017.

The GAC(S) managed a budget for 2017 of $1,065,801,106 (after deductions including a Capacity to Contribute factor of $380,886,188). This included $13,300,203 provided to schools for approved interest factor support and $31,422,500 for the Health Care Card factor. The GAC Targeted Program committee received an allocation of $77,157,736 for Students with Disabilities and other targeted areas funding.

● Health Care Card (HCC) factor replaced the EMA factor and represented a payment of $2,500 per student in 2017 to the school for registered holders of a Health Care Card.

● establishment grants which provide additional systemic funding to new schools (and campuses required due to enrolment growth) in their first five years.

This formula uses as its base, the School Resourcing Standards (SRS) per pupil, to which is added needs-based loadings as specified by the Australian Education Act 2013 (Cth).

A school’s capacity to contribute is taken into account as well as co-responsibility, shared services and targeted area deductions. Certain allocations (Health Care Card and Interest factor) are added back to the total to determine state and federal grants for each school.

Other forms of funding allocated by the committee are:

● a school’s interest factor which is calculated according to the interest factor policy of the GAC(S) which was last updated in June 2015. For approved loans, the interest factor from 2016 was dependent upon when the loan commenced drawing down. If the loan commenced drawing down before 1 January 2016, then a rate of 5% is applied. If the loan commenced drawing down after this date, then a rate of 1.5% above the average RBA cash rate for the prior year (3.2% for 2017) is applied.

Dr Andrew Watson, Principal, Thomas Carr College, TarneitMs Michelle Cotter, Principal, Mercy College, CoburgMr Peter Riordan, Principal, Simonds Catholic College, West MelbourneMr Gary Minihan, Secondary Schools Business Advisor, CEM (non-voting service member)Mrs Julie Duynhoven, Assistant Director, CEO Ballarat (non-voting service member)

Role and ActivitiesThe Grants Allocation Committee (Secondary) (GAC(S)) is the approved CECV authority for the distribution of recurrent grants to systemically-funded secondary schools.

The CECV receives recurrent grants from the Australian and State governments, in which the GAC(S) then re-distributes to member schools on a needs-basis funding formula. The GAC(S) formula for 2017 was the second year for the new formula approved by GAC(S) during 2015, after work completed by the Funding Formula Review Group.




● ensuring the equitable distribution of targeted recurrent funding to Catholic schools in Victoria

● assigning an area manager to each of the CECV targeted areas to manage the operations of the specific targeted program, including the development of program implementation advice for schools

● reviewing recommendations and submissions by the relevant area managers or working groups of a targeted program requesting additional funding from GAC(P) and/or GAC(S) for their approval

● reviewing the actual financial results for the targeted programs administered by GAC(TP) against the budgeted figures on a quarterly basis

The GAC(TP) meets at least five times per year including a designated meeting to discuss the budgets for the following year and reports to the CECV Board.

Responsibilities The GAC(TP) is responsible for:

● determining the distribution model for targeted programs and whether the program is statewide or based on a diocesan share calculation

● ensuring with GAC(P) and GAC(S) that the CECV meets its financial and educational accountability for each targeted program to the Australian and Victorian governments, and for allocations approved by GAC(P) and GAC(S) to be administered by GAC(TP)

AttendeesMrSimonLindsay, Manager, Improved Learning Outcomes, CEMMr Dennis Torpy, Manager, Student Wellbeing, CEMMrs Jane Callaghan, Assistant Director, Business Advisory Services, CEM

Roles and activitiesThe Grants Allocation Committee (Targeted Programs) (GAC(TP)) is the approved authority for the receipt and distribution of targeted area funding from the Australian and State governments to Victorian Catholic primary and secondary schools. The GAC(TP) is responsible for determining the distribution model for each targeted program (including central costs) and whether the program is statewide or diocesan-based.

The GAC(TP) provides advice on the administration of targeted programs policy and advice and associated grants in accordance with Australian government legislation. The GAC(TP) processes are audited against the Australian Education Act 2013 (Cth), and/or Victorian government legislation and Funding and Service Agreements (FSA) entered into by the CECV and the Victorian Government Department of Education and Training (DET).

GRANTS ALLOCATION COMMITTEE (TARGETED PROGRAMS)

MembershipMs Audrey Brown, CECV Director (Chair)Ms Judy Connell, Manager, Learning Diversity, CEM (Executive Officer)Mr David Wilkes, Director and CFO, Business Advisory Services, CEMMr Paul Sharkey, Director, Catholic Education Services, CEMMr Leigh Mitchell, Assistant Director, Education Services, CEO BallaratMs Julie Duynhoven, Assistant Director, Finance & Administration, CEO BallaratMr Michael Hopkinson, Deputy Director, School Improvement, CEO SandhurstMr Ben Higgins, Assistant to the Director, Finance & Resources, CEO SandhurstMr Paul Velten, Deputy Director, Business Services, CEO SaleMr Martin Keogh, Manager, Learning and Teaching, CEO SaleMs Shirley Gauci, Catholic Religious Victoria (CRV) RepresentativeMs Mishele Allen, CEM (Minutes Secretary)




The IR Unit, under the direction of the ERC, continued to provide industrial relations and occupational health and safety (OHS) services to Catholic schools across Victoria under a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the CECV.

VCEMEA 2013During 2017, staff from the IR Unit continued supporting schools to apply the Victorian Catholic Education Multi Enterprise Agreement 2013 (VCEMEA) through updating various guidelines relating to salaries, allowances and other matters.

Role and activities The Employment Relations Committee (ERC) is accountable to the CECV Board for setting the overall policy context and framework for industrial relations within the Victorian Catholic school system. It makes recommendations relating to the pay and conditions of employees in the Victorian Catholic education system to the CECV Board.

The ERC acts to represent the interests of employers in Catholic education by:

● monitoring the nature and quality of services offered by the IR Unit

● providing a forum and giving direction to those directly negotiating with the Independent Education Union Victoria Tasmania (IEU) on behalf of employers

● assisting in advising employers in Catholic education about matters relating to the employment of staff

● overseeing changes that may need to be negotiated and built into the current industrial instrument as a result of changes in legislation and regulations.

The ERC held eight meetings during 2017.

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE

MembershipMs Maria Kirkwood, CECV Director (Chair) Ms Audrey Brown, CECV DirectorMs Nancy Bicchieri, General Legal Counsel, CEM (non-voting member)Rev.MarcelloColasante, Parish Priest, North Ballarat and Wendouree (from 18 April 2017)Rev.AndrewFewings, Parish Priest, St Therese’s, Kennington Mr Christopher Houlihan, Chief Executive Officer, Mercy Education Mr John Jordan, Manager, Industrial Relations, CEM (Executive Officer)Mr Peter Kerwan, Manager, HR & ICON, CEO Ballarat (until 14 February 2017)Mr Kevin Lawlor, Assistant to the Director, CEO Sandhurst Mr David Leslie, Principal, Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College, Leongatha, Principals Association of Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools representativeMr Jim Miles, Director, Enterprise Services, CEM Ms Debra Punton, Deputy Director, CEO SaleMr Paul Velten, Deputy Director, CEO Sale

Members of the CECV Industrial Relations (IR) Unit attended as required.

● ensuring that Catholic schools in Victoria are adequately resourced to meet the educational objectives of the Australian and State governments.

● ensuring that Catholic schools in Victorian have relevant program and policy advice required for local implementation.

StructureThe GAC(TP) comprises two accountability working parties:

● Vocational Education and Training (VET) / Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL)

● Student Learning and Teaching

and seven working groups:

● Students with Disabilities (SWD) / Student Support Services

● Student Wellbeing● Positive Behaviour Support● Languages ● New Arrivals / English as a Second

Language (ESL) Refugees● Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander● Literacy / Numeracy.




REVIEW BODY COMMITTEE

MembershipMrPaulDesmond, CECV Director (Chair)Mr Phil Bretherton, Assistant to the Director, Governance, Research & Communications, CEO Sandhurst (resigned May 2017)Ms Trish Miller, Assistant to the Director, Planning, Resources & Governance, CEO Sandhurst (appointed October 2017)Ms Cath Dillon, Manager, Leadership & School Development, CEM (resigned October 2017)Mr Chris Lennon, Acting Manager, Leadership & School Development, CEM (delegate)Mr Bill Slater, Educational Consultant, CEO BallaratMs Marianne O’Rourke, Education Consultant, CEO SaleMrDamienCasamento, Principal, St Paul’s School, Sunshine West, Victorian Association of Catholic Primary School Principals Inc. (VACPSP) RepresentativeMr Brian Hanley, Principal, St Monica’s College, Epping, Principals’ Association of Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools (PAVCSS) RepresentativeRev.JustinDriscollVG, Parish Priest, Diocese of BallaratMr Bernard Dobson, Catholic Religious Victoria (CRV) Representative

Consultancy Through 2017, the IR Unit continued to provide a consultancy service to employers, principals and Catholic education staff. The IR Unit dealt with requests for advice that ranged from queries about salary assessments and leave entitlements to complex matters involving performance management and termination of employment.

Advocacy and legal representationIn 2017, the IR Unit provided assistance to schools through advocacy and legal representation in matters before the Fair Work Commission.

Other initiativesIn addition, in 2017, the IR Unit:

● delivered a range of in-service training for principals and school staff on industrial relations and the new Reportable Conduct Scheme

● provided information on the CECV website, including agreement implementation updates, circulars, guidelines, templates

● provided Industrial Relations News to schools.

Occupational Health and Safety and WorkCoverThe OHS Reference Group is a consultative forum established by the ERC to discuss statewide OHS and WorkCover issues in Catholic schools in order to facilitate communication of, and solutions to, those issues. The IR Unit coordinated three meetings of the OHS Reference Group in 2017.

Other OHS activities undertaken by the IR Unit in 2017 included:

● school safety assessments at 82 schools● eight training sessions throughout Victoria

on OHS for School Leaders, Return to Work Coordinator Training, Hazard Management and Ergonomics

● reviewing and updating OHS policies and procedures with a focus on practical support for principals, including a template Mental Health Policy for use in schools

● revising existing CECV website resources and incorporating additional advisory material in key areas of risk

● developing and implementing a new school safety assessment tool, incorporating examples of evidence that schools could use to guide management of their OHS systems

● developing new training programs and materials for school leaders.

Enterprise bargaining and 2017 MOU On behalf of the CECV and under the direction of the ERC, staff from the IR Unit continued bargaining with the IEU for the next enterprise agreement.

When bargaining was suspended due to lack of certainty about CECV funding, the IR Unit successfully negotiated the 2017 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU contained interim arrangements for 2017 and 2018 including those relating to salary increases and new leave arrangements and entitlements such as family and domestic violence leave. The IR Unit published a range of guidance notes to support schools in relation to this transition, including guidelines for salaries and allowances.




Role and activitiesThe CECV, as advised by the CECV ICON Working Group, is the authority responsible for delivery of the ICON project. The ICON initiative is a collaborative project between Victorian Catholic schools and the four Victorian Catholic education offices in the Archdiocese of Melbourne and the Dioceses of Ballarat, Sale and Sandhurst. ICON aims to support the systemic improvement of all Victorian Catholic schools in both administrative and school performance domains.

INTEGRATED CATHOLIC ONLINE NETWORK WORKING GROUPMEMBERSHIP

Mr Stephen Elder OAM, CECV Executive Director (Chair)Ms Audrey Brown, CECV DirectorMrPaulDesmond, CECV DirectorMs Maria Kirkwood, CECV DirectorMrJimMiles, Director, Enterprise Services, CEMMrSimonMitchell-Wong, Director, ICON, CEMMr David Wilkes, CECV Chief Finance OfficerMrTomLindeman, Principal, St Louis de Montfort’s School, Aspendale, Victorian Association of Catholic Primary Principals Inc. (VACPSP) RepresentativeMr Darren Atkinson, Principal, Aquinas College, Ringwood, Principals’ Association of Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools (PAVCSS) RepresentativeMr David Bristow, External RepresentativeMrPaulWilliams, Congregational Leaders Representative

AttendeesMr Philip Roe, ICON Chief Information OfficerMr Ian Johnston, ICON Program ManagerMrs Kaye Byrne, ICON Business/Stakeholder Liaison Manager

● developing greater consistency and transparency across the CECV for managing school compliance and the associated reporting requirements

● facilitating a workshop to assist those involved in registering a new school or amending the registration of an existing school (a broad range of topics was covered in presentations by the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority and Catholic education staff)

● maintaining a schedule of periodic school reviews to ensure that all Victorian Catholic schools are reviewed for compliance against the minimum standards

● continuing promotion of the importance of compliance with the minimum standards through regular communication, updates and development of resources

● submitting applications to the VRQA to register new schools or to amend the registration of existing schools

● providing compliance reports to the VRQA by the due date in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding.

Role and activities The CECV Review Body Committee (RBC) was established to ensure that the CECV continues to fulfil its responsibilities as a review body according to the requirements of the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA). These requirements are set out in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the VRQA and the CECV.

The relationship with the VRQA is cooperative and respectful with regular productive meetings held during the year to discuss compliance-related matters. The RBC strives to support Catholic schools, while minimising the administrative burden, to ensure they meet their regulatory compliance requirements.

The RBC met four times during 2017. The Committee’s main achievements included:

● supporting schools with additional resources and advice and promoting the need for ongoing compliance with the Child Safe Standards

● developing a Complaints Management – Practical Guidance for Schools to assist schools to deal effectively with complaints that also outlines the processes a school might undertake in developing a complaints and grievance policy, which is in accordance with the requirements of the minimum standards




● Positive interactions with local Catholic tertiary institutions exemplified in the work of the ECSIP Higher Education Provider Sub-Committee. This Sub-Committee engages with the Australian Catholic University and the University of Divinity (Catholic Theological College (CTC) and Yarra Theological Union (YTU)) and has responsibility for ensuring an ongoing conversation whereby units of study with an emphasis on Catholic identity can be understood in a deep way and promoted appropriately among school communities.

● Support of schools as they work to enhance their Catholic identity continues to drive the work of the Victorian dioceses. This work is being expressed in many different ways, including a Victoria-wide project, the Recontextualising Pedagogies Research Project. This project is being conducted with the CTC to work closely with schools in coming to a greater understanding of recontextualisation.

● 94 Catholic primary and secondary schools across Victoria participated in the 2017 survey round and received the new ECSI Standard Report; inclusive of ‘data over time’.

SrDrGeraldineLarkinsrsm, Deputy Director, Mission & Identity, CEO SandhurstMrPaulFumei, Education Officer, Religious Education, CEM Ms Leanne Hounsel, CEM (Minutes Secretary)

Role and activitiesThe Enhancing Catholic School Identity (ECSI) Steering Committee manages the agreement with the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium, to jointly explore the approaches taken by schools to address their Catholic identity in today’s pluralist context, to support schools to better understand their purpose, and to reflect on and enhance their Catholic identity and mission.

On behalf of the CECV, the Committee oversees and monitors the implementation of the ECSIP survey and report process, and works collaboratively with diocesan Catholic education office representatives as they work on survey report interpretation, school improvement and Catholic identity enhancement initiatives.

The ECSI Committee’s main activities during 2017 were:

● Professional learning and formation activities which support a shift from data into action were increasingly the focus of attention across the Victorian dioceses.

ENHANCING CATHOLIC SCHOOL IDENTITY STEERING COMMITTEE

Membership Rev.MgrTomMDoylePE, (Chair) Ms Audrey Brown, CECV Director Ms Maria Kirkwood, CECV Director Dr Paul Sharkey, Director, Catholic Education Services, CEM Mr Leon Colla, Principal, St Mary of the Cross, Point Cook, Primary Principal RepresentativeMs Karen Jebb, Principal, Genazzano FCJ College, Kew, Secondary Principal Representative Rev.BrendanReed, Parish Priest Representative Mr John Meneely, Deputy Director, CEO Ballarat

The ICON Working Group met six times in 2017 to consider detailed ICON strategies and services. This included engagement with vendors and the execution of ICON contracts, oversight of the ICON project budget, project risk mitigation strategies, ICON implementation strategies and timeline and stakeholder communications.

Significant work in 2017 included:

● the endorsement of the approach to managing the ICON implementation strategy for the staged release of ICON eAdmin to schools

● the development and endorsement of the release of the new ePortal solution for schools

● the endorsement of a change management strategy for school leaders in schools coming on to ICON eAdmin

● the endorsement of the go live implementation schedule for the progressive rollout of ICON eAdmin to an additional thirteen schools, bringing the total number on ICON eAdmin to 21 schools

● the endorsement of the ICON eLearn strategy review

● the endorsement of the technical walkthrough of ePlan in preparation of an ePlan Pilot.




● A comprehensive Frequently Asked Questions Guide developed in response to common enquiries from schools. The Catholic sector worked cross-sectorally to develop the guide, collating key questions and working towards consistent responses.

● The development and release of a Child Protection Week Reference Pack with resources and activities to help schools highlight and share their child safety journey and engage in National Child Protection Week (3–9 September 2017).

● The establishment of a CECV Reportable Conduct Working Group to consider the implications of the new legislation for the Catholic sector.

● Catholic school participation in the VRQA Child Safe Standards Implementation Feedback Project, involving a 10 per cent representative sample of schools across Victoria (55 Catholic schools participated). The project set out to identify areas of best practice and to understand obstacles schools faced in implementing the Standards.

● The re-launch of the Child Safety page on the CEVN website to support schools with deeper implementation of the Standards by sharing school practice, providing further guides, links to research and PowerPoints for school-based professional learning.

● The development and release of a cross-sectoral guide and CECV Addendum to support schools implement Standard 7 related to the participation and empowerment of children and young people.

● The production release of video snapshots of school practice in Victorian Catholic primary and secondary schools.

● The provision of sector guides and templates to supports schools to develop accessible child friendly versions of their school child safe policies.

● Provision of facilitator guides and material for school-based professional learning on the Cross-sectoral PROTECT protocol Identifying and responding to all forms of abuse in Victorian schools.

A further significant development in Victoria’s child safety regime was the introduction of a Reportable Conduct Scheme from 1 July 2017, with Victoria’s Commission for Children and Young People (CCTY) having oversight of how organisations respond to allegations of child abuse and child-related misconduct by workers and volunteers.

In line with its Terms of Reference, the CECV Child Safety Working Party (CSWP) facilitated the development of systemic approaches across Victorian Catholic schools to maximise effectiveness and build capacity for ongoing improvement to better protect children and young people.

The Working Party developed and made available significant support to schools including policy updates, resources and guidelines, online courses and pilot projects. It also continued to strengthen the statewide partnerships, working proactively with the other education sectors and the VRQA to ensure cross-sectoral collaboration and integration of Catholic sector perspectives in projects and resources.

Key activities included:

● The introduction of the VRQA Child Safety Compliance Process within the School Review Cycle and rollout of this new process in Catholic schools under review in 2017.

CHILD SAFETY WORKING PARTY

MembershipMr Dennis Torpy, Manager, Student Wellbeing, CEM (Chair)Dr Lina Di Paolo, Team Leader, Student Wellbeing, CEMMs Elina Raso, Senior Project Lead, Child Safety, Student Wellbeing, CEMMr Lee Schlooz, Educational Consultant (Primary), CEO BallaratMs Susan Renn, Student Wellbeing and Youth Services Officer, CEO BallaratMr Oronzo Farina, Education Consultant (Secondary), Child Protection Officer, CEO SaleMs Lauren Bourke, Psychologist, CEO SaleMr Kevin Lawlor, Assistant to the Director, Legal, Industrial & Human Resources, CEO SandhurstMs Frances Browne, Senior Education Officer, Pastoral Wellbeing, CEO Sandhurst Ms Ciel Neenan, Office of Professional Conduct, Ethics and Investigation, Archdiocese of Melbourne

Roles and ActivitiesMinisterial Order No. 870, gazetted in January 2016, set out the specific actions required of schools to meet the requirements of the Victorian Child Safe Standards (the Standards) as part of their registration requirements. This Order took effect from 1 August 2016.




● represented the sector on the Department of Education’s Bushfire Risk Profile and Preparedness Project Control Board (BRPPPCB) to focus on mitigating bushfire threat to schools greatest at risk

● hosted Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) for their Recovery Exercise (code name, Galaxy) at the Catholic Leadership Centre (CLC) in response to tragic incidences that occurred in and around Melbourne last year

● prepared circulars on the bushfire season, bushfire preparedness, bomb and attack threats and hoaxes, severe weather, extreme flood warning alerts, overseas travel advice and warnings, responding to cold flu season and emergency management workshops

● conducted training sessions at the CLC for 23 school leaders and business managers on emergency management planning

● managed the Student Activity Locator (SAL) and shared information with emergency agencies of activities in areas threatened by bushfire or floods

● received a certificate ‘in recognition for exceptional cooperation during the Victorian Police E-Crime Squad school bomb hoaxes investigation in 2016–2017’ from Victoria Police.

While each school has overall responsibility and control of emergency response and recovery activity, the CECV EMWP provides support, guidance and resources to schools on planning, response and recovery in emergencies through the respective Diocesan Catholic Education Offices.

Significant works in 2017 included:

● the four Catholic education offices received and issued 193 warnings and alerts notices to schools of which a low number required some ongoing support to minimise the threat or disruption to schools

● oversaw and affected the delivery of 1,060 incident warnings and alerts authorised by DET to Catholic schools

● oversaw and affected the delivery of Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) Warning and Alerts to Catholic schools

● counselled and assisted schools in developing and drafting their Emergency Management Plans (EMPs)

● upgraded and continued to review the Emergency Management page on the CECV website

● worked with the DET Emergency Management Division (EMD) to identify schools to be placed on the Bushfire At-Risk Register

John Mills, Regional Manager, Northern Region, CEMMarianne O’Rourke, Education Consultant, Primary, CEO SalePeter Kerwan, Executive Officer, HR and ICON, CEO Ballarat Kevin Lawlor, Assistant to the Director, Governance Research & Communications, CEO SandhurstRob Papworth, Planning Project Officer, CEO SandhurstNanette Sweeney, CEM (Minutes Secretary)

Roles and ActivitiesMembers of the Emergency Management Working Party (EMWP) provide policy advice, guidance and regular reports to the CECV Board on emergencies in schools and associated matters.

The EMWP met five times during 2017 giving all members an opportunity to share information and knowledge in regard to specific incidents and issues throughout the four dioceses. Throughout 2017 the EMWP has continued to build strong relationships with the Department of Education and Training (DET), Emergency Management Division (EMD) and Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) in statewide planning and implementation of Emergency Management.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WORKING PARTY

MembershipMegan Ioannou, Director, Planning and Infrastructure, CEM (Chair)FergusChisholm, Manager, Capital Funding and Infrastructure, CEMHarry Allard, Emergency Management Officer, Capital Funding and Infrastructure, CEM (Executive Officer)Rob Aron, Regional Manager, Western Region, CEMMarwin Austerberry, Regional Manager, Eastern Region, CEMDebra Egan, Regional Manager, Southern Region, CEM




● Review of the Terms and Conditions of Employment of Secondary Principals. The S&CB commenced the process for review of the terms and conditions of employment by considering submissions from the committee of Lay Principals under Contract (LPUC) of the Principals Association of Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools (PAVCSS).

● Provision of Motor Vehicles to Secondary Principals. The S&CB updated the motor vehicle calculator in line with benchmark costings and taxation requirements.

● Professional Enrichment Leave for Secondary Principals. The S&CB finalised a survey of secondary principals in relation to obtaining information on the use, benefits and components of professional enrichment leave.

● provide a rationale to the CECV Board for any recommendations

● submit recommendations to the CECV Board, which will consider recommendations in light of the capacity of schools to pay, the salaries of other staff in Victorian Catholic schools and the salaries of comparable employees in Victorian government schools and interstate Catholic schools.

Activities The S&CB met on nine occasions in 2017. Key outcomes were in the following areas:

● Review of Salaries and Allowances of Secondary Principals. The S&CB recommended increases to salaries and complexity allowances for secondary principals for 2017 and 2018. Following consultations had with them, the recommendation was supported by employers and principals and was endorsed by the CECV.

SALARY AND CONDITIONS BOARD

Membership Mr Paul Hoy AM KSG, External Consultant (Chair)Mr Peter Annett, Canonical Administrator, Marymede Catholic College, South MorangMr Vincent Feeney, Principal, St Francis Xavier College, Beaconsfield Ms Kate Roberts, Team Leader, Industrial Relations Unit, CEM (Secretary until September 2017)Mrs Sonia Hutchison, IR Adviser, Industrial Relations Unit, CEM (Acting Secretary from September 2017)

Role The role of the Salary and Conditions Board (S&CB) is to:

● review the salary and conditions of secondary principals from time-to-time

● make recommendations on the salaries and conditions of secondary principals in Catholic schools



SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT05Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) 2017Participation: There continues to be evidence of high student participation in Vocational Education and Training (VET) and the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL).

Figure 2 shows that over the period 2013–2017 the average number of VET certificates offered in Catholic schools fell slightly from 23.0 to 20.4. Over the same period, the average number of VET enrolments per school rose from 110.9 to 129.5.

Figure 3 shows that over the period 2013–2017 the number of Victorian Catholic schools offering VCAL has increased from 79 to 81. Between 2013 and 2017 the average number of students enrolled in VCAL per school rose from 31.8 to 39.2.

Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) results 2017VCEsatisfactorycompletionrates:In 2017, 84 Victorian Catholic schools (92.3%) had satisfactory completion rates of at least 98%.

VCE Median Study Scores: In 2017, 69 Victorian Catholic schools (75.8%) had a median study score within the state average range of 28–32. Ten schools (11.0%) had a median study score greater than 32.

VCE study scores of 40 or above: A study score of 40 or above represents exceptional performance (among the top 8% in the state). In 2017, 7.4% of students in Victorian Catholic schools achieved study scores of 40 or above.

● Year 3 students – for each domain, 94.5% achieved results at or above the national benchmark, including 98.0% in Writing.

● Year 5 students – for each domain 95.0% achieved results at or above the national benchmark, including 97.4% in Numeracy.



ACHIEVEMENT DATA

National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy results 2017The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an Australia-wide testing program of literacy and numeracy for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.

NAPLAN provides data for calculating the proportions of students achieving results at or above the national minimum standard in each of five domains (Grammar and Punctuation, Numeracy, Reading, Spelling and Writing). In 2017 the performance of students in Victorian Catholic schools included:

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The Catholic figures were lower than those for all schools in the labour market destination categories, specifically in terms of employed (8.2% compared to 11.0%) and looking for work (1.3% compared to 3.3%).

Student Destinations Post Year 12, 2016 As indicated in Table 1, over half (61.3%) of the 2016 Year 12 leavers from Catholic schools who completed the On Track survey entered university. This clearly exceeded the percentage across the state among 2016 leavers (54.2%).

The incidence of Catholic school leavers enrolling in a TAFE/VET course (11.5%) was less than the state figure and was the lowest figure in the last five years. The take-up of apprenticeships or traineeships (7.6%) decreased between 2015 and 2016.

Participation in VCE Religious EducationSecondary students in Catholic schools across Victoria had high representation in the study of VCE Religious Education (RE) units in 2017. Among all Victorian school students enrolled in each of the four VCE units of Religion and Society, Catholic school students accounted for 74.7% – 95.5% of enrolments. In VCE Texts and Traditions the proportion ranged from 58.0% – 90.9%.

For each of these units the satisfactory completion rate of Victorian Catholic school students was between 97.0% and 99.2%. The state average completion rate was between 96.6% and 98.7%.

Achievement:Schools’ average satisfactory completion rate of VET units has increased from 91.3% to 92.0% between 2013 and 2017, as shown in Figure 4.

Of the students eligible to complete VCAL in 2017, 86.0% of Catholic school students satisfactorily completed the Certificate.

Figure 5 shows that 16 Catholic schools (18.8% of those offering the VCAL) had all of their eligible students complete VCAL. Sixty-nine (81.2%) schools had at least three-quarters of their eligible students complete VCAL.

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STUDENT AWARDS

Students receive outstanding VCE resultsFive students from Catholic secondary schools in Victoria achieved the top Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of 99.95. A total of 36 perfect scores were earned in the state.

For the first time in St Kevin’s College, Toorak, VCE history there were three perfect 99.95 ATARS – attained by Patrick Gigacz, Albert Shen and David Wang. Parade College, Bundoora, student Callum Holmes also achieved a perfect ATAR score, as did Isabelle Zupan, dux of Genazzano College, Kew.

Premier’s VCE Awards recipients 1 At the 2017 Premier’s VCE Awards, Luke Macaronas, St Kevin’s College, Toorak, was acknowledged as a VCE High Achiever. This award is presented to students who have achieved study scores of 46 or higher in at least five VCE studies. Thirty-two more students from Catholic schools in Melbourne received Study Awards at the presentation.

Year 12 student, Jacob Motha from Galen Catholic College, Wangaratta, and Year 11 student, Joshua Hamilton from Catholic College, Bendigo, also received a Premier’s VCE Award for achieving a perfect study score of 50 in a VCE subject.

International Public Speaking Competition 2Former student of St Kevin’s College, Toorak, Luke Macaronas took out the prestigious international public speaking competition. In 2016 (while completing Year 12), he won the Plain English Speaking competition for Victoria and then Australia.

World Drone Champion 3Student Thomas Bitmatta of St Monica’s College, Epping, won dual titles at the World Drone Championships in Indiana, USA. He won in two events, the World Cup Race and the Spec Race, beating over 300 competitors of all ages, from around the world.

World BMX Champion Gian Renato from Notre Dame College, Shepparton, competed in the BMX World Championships in Rock Hill, USA in 2017. Gian won the world title after only his second World Championship experience. Gian has been competing for some years and despite many injuries and setbacks, his dedication to his sport is inspirational.

Young Journalist Award 4Sara Sona of St Dominic’s School, Broadmeadows, was the 2017 Junior Section (Years 5 and 6) winner of Australian Catholic’s Young Journalist Award. A refugee from Iraq, Sara wrote about how her family fled from ISIS

and arrived in Jordan where she encountered her ‘justice heroes’ Caritas.

Student published in Australian teen magazine 5Year 11 Damascus College, Mount Clear, student Caitlyn Pitcher had her illustration and article published in the Exploring Teens magazine, in the May–July edition which was published in early May 2017.

Victorian International School Student Award winner 6At a ceremony held at Parliament House, Ziyu (Mike) Chen of Whitefriars College, Donvale, was awarded the Year 12 Sports Achievement Award in the prestigious Victorian International School Student Awards.

Student identified as a Maths high performerDamascus College, Mount Clear, Year 8 student Nicholas Kattula was selected as one of 60 students across Victoria and Tasmania to take part in the digIT program and camps for students identified as high performers in the Australian mathematics competition.

Poetry for the Spirit of Anzac 7Grade 5 St Augustine’s Primary School, Creswick, student Mia Wallis was the winner of the Spirit of Anzac Essay Competition. Her poem remembered her granddad who fought in the Vietnam War. Member for Ripon, Louise


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Chancellors Excellence Scholarship from La Trobe University. The scholarship rewards Year 12 students who achieve outstanding academic results in their VCE. The prestigious scholarship is awarded for a maximum of four years and $20,000.

Art for safety’s sakeMarcus Messner of Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene, is no stranger to the artistic spotlight. The Grade 6 student, who created the winning design for Melbourne’s 180th birthday card in 2015, also won the Safe Travel on Metro Trains poster competition in 2017. Marcus’ winning design depicts a train from the past with one of our modern trains, with the message that rail safety never goes out of date.

BHP Billiton Science and Engineering AwardsJustin Mitchell of St Kevin’s College, Toorak, combined his interests in music and engineering to take out first place in the BHP Billiton Science and Engineering Awards. Justin’s invention was a tiny keyboard incorporated in the pockets of a hoodie for the wearer to create music anywhere.

State Champion – Trap shootingMatisse Appleby from Catholic College Bendigo showed tremendous ability throughout the competition and shot brilliantly in the State Finals Senior Girls section. The competition was

Junior Lord Mayor 9Sienna Koop of St Louis de Montfort School, Aspendale, was declared Junior Lord Mayor at a ceremony at Melbourne Town Hall on 24 August 2017.

Queen’s ScoutsIn 2017, three students received the prestigious Queen’s Scout award, the highest honour to be bestowed on venturers. Deakin Hunter from Marian College, Myrtleford, and Tristan Hedditch and Sheldon Smith from Catholic College Wodonga received the award after completing requirements in Outdoor Activities, Community Involvement, Leadership Development and Personal Growth.

Queen’s Guide AwardNotre Dame College, Shepparton, student Nicole Dohrman received the Girl Guides Australia Peak Achievement Award, the Queen’s Guide Award. Nicole joins an elite group of young women who have proven themselves as exceptional leaders in their community.

La Trobe University Vice Chancellors Excellence ScholarshipYear 12 students, Mia Knudson from Catholic College Wodonga and Rebecca Bingham from Catholic College Bendigo received the Vice

Stanley, presented the award to Mia and said the competition, open to Grade 5 and 6 primary school students in Ripon, was intended to engage students in a reflection of Anzac Day.

MY Education Award winner 8Two students from St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Tarneit, were finalists in the Centre for Multicultural Youth’s ‘MY Education Awards’. Presented by Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, James Merlino, the awards recognise outstanding contributions made by organisations, schools, students and out-of-school-hours learning support programs.

ATOM Best Student Game AwardThe Attack of the Pizza Monster by Kristian Ambrose of Loyola College (Watsonia) won the Best Student Game category of the Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) Awards and was presented with the award at the SAE Creative Media Institute (Melbourne).

UMFC Interchange Volunteer Award – People’s Choice AwardCatholic College Wodonga student, Emily Cariss was the 2017 winner of the UMFC Interchange People’s Choice Award for her outstanding commitment to the program which supports young people with disabilities.

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Catholic Bishop of Sale Religious Education AwardSix students were recipients of the Catholic Bishop of Sale’s Religious Education Award. These awards recognise the efforts of students achieving study scores of 40+ in VCE Religious Studies. The 2017 recipients were:

● Benjamin Hughes – St Francis Xavier College, Beaconsfield

● Liam Morgan – St Francis Xavier College, Beaconsfield

● Avi Tess Araneta-Puyat – St Peter’s College, Cranbourne

● Laura Schapendonk – St Peter’s College, Cranbourne

● Jacinta Heywood – Marist-Sion College, Warragul

● Rachel Geerling – Marist-Sion College, Warragul

● Emmah Guastella - Marist-Sion College, Warragul

● Chantelle Price – Marist-Sion College, Warragul

● Eloise Shelton – Marist-Sion College, Warragul.

National Women’s League, winning Rookie of the Year and gold with the team in her first year.

Representing Australia in Ultimate Frisbee 12Damascus College, Mount Clear, Year 12 student Harry Graham, was selected to represent Australia in Ultimate Frisbee, at the Trans-Tasman Series in September against New Zealand, in Sydney. Harry said, ‘My goal was to play for Ballarat for one year, to represent Victoria in my second year, and to represent Australia in my third year, but I have been lucky enough to achieve these goals in only 18 months’.

Father Wall Bursary 13At the St Patrick’s Centre, East Melbourne, Archbishop Denis Hart heaped praised upon the achievements of five Victorian young people when presenting them with the Father James Wall Bursary:

● Nicole Nabbout, Mercy College (Coburg)● Gabrielle Hurrel, Catholic Ladies College

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close, but she held her nerve and went on to win the competition shooting twenty-seven out of thirty targets, to be crowned State Champion.

School Sport State Champion – Swimming Layla Day’s outstanding performance in the pool saw her win the State Championship in the Girls 14-year 50-metre Backstroke. The Catholic College Bendigo swimming star topped off an incredible day with a third placing in the 14-year Girls 50-metre Freestyle as well.

Weight lifting – Oceania Champion 10Year 11 student from Notre Dame College, Shepparton, Kalah Clohsey competed in the 2017 Commonwealth and Oceania Championships on the Gold Coast. In her first time representing Australia, Kalah took out the Gold Medal in the 58kg Class after lifting 53kg in the Snatch and 73 kg in the Snatch & Jerk. Kalah also finished fifth in the Commonwealth in her weight section.

Australian U18 and Australian Women’s Ice Hockey Team 11Ice Hockey player Emily Davis-Tope represented Australia in two national teams, Under 18 and Women’s, and was assistant captain of the Under 18s when they won gold in Spain in 2017. The Catholic College Bendigo student has played two seasons with Melbourne Ice in the

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Daniel Ahern BursaryThe Daniel Ahern Bursary is directed at non-teachers currently employed in primary and secondary schools in the Diocese of Sale, who are presently undertaking teacher education studies. The recipient of this Bursary in 2017 was Shannon Ryan from St Mary’s Primary School, Bairnsdale.

Elizabeth Hunt Scholarship The Elizabeth Hunt Scholarship provides financial support to recipients during their studies in education at the Australian Catholic University. In 2017, the recipients of the award were Karla Giuliano from St Francis Xavier College, Beaconsfield, and Gabrielle Velten from St Francis Xavier College, Beaconsfield.

Educator of the Year – ‘New to Teaching’Christopher Simpson received the Educator of the Year ‘New to Teaching Award’ at the Design and Technology Teachers’ Association conference. A teacher at Catholic College Bendigo for two years, Chris has made a big impact within the Technology Domain.

ResourceSmart Teacher of the Year (Secondary)Kelly Jenkins, teacher at St Joseph’s College, Geelong, was named Teacher of the Year (Secondary) at the 2017 ResourceSmart School Awards.

Spirit of Catholic Education Awards As part of Catholic Education Week, the Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Sale, recognised individuals in Catholic schools who have achieved excellence in one or more Core Educational Purposes.

The following Spirit of Catholic Education Awards were presented in 2017:

Inspiring Faith:

● RoseMarie Black – Marist-Sion College, Warragul

● Frances Backman – Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College, Leongatha

● Wendy Dean – St Mary’s Primary School, Bairnsdale

Inspiring Learning:

● Kenneth Holmes – Catholic College, Sale● Sharon Saultry – Marist-Sion College,

Warragul

Defenders of the Patka (Sikh head covering)The Sikh body Sikhs United awarded principal Gerard Broadfoot and Learning and Teaching Leader Michelle Buckley from Mother of God School, Ardeer, the title Defender of the Sikh Dastar for their sensitive handling of an incident at the school.

A five-year-old Sikh student at by the name Mansage had his patka (Sikh head covering) accidentally removed by another student. The incident was brought to the attention of Gerard and Michelle who searched YouTube and found there instructions on how to retie the patka. They managed a reasonable retying of the patka and contacted Mansage’s father who came up to the school and applied the finishing touches.

Sir John Monash Award for Sustainability LeadershipDeborah Butler, Sustainability Coordinator at St Justin’s School, Wheelers Hill, was awarded the 2017 Sir John Monash Award for Sustainability Leadership by the City of Monash at the Monash Gallery of Art. The Awards recognise volunteers who contribute to their community.

TEACHER AWARDS

John Laing Awards 2017Angela Kealy from St Malachy’s School, Edenhope; Joshua McElgunn from St Joseph’s School, Coleraine; and Evan Wrobel from Sacred Heart School, Casterton, were honoured with a John Laing Awards for Professional Development by the Principals Australia Institute. Joshua, Evan and Angela have established a creative and shared professional learning community among their three schools which educate students from across the Grampians region in North West Victoria.

Kathryn Fogarty, Principal of Assumption College, Kilmore, was also officially recognised for her dedication to education and professional learning with a John Laing Award for Professional Development.

ACEL Scholarship for ICT TeacherAnthony Speranza, ICT Learning & Teaching Leader at St Mark’s School, Dingley, was awarded a 2017 New Voice scholarship for Educational Leadership from the Australian Council for Educational Leaders.


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ACMI Screen it Award 3At an award ceremony at ACMI, the filmmaking group from St Anthony’s School, Noble Park, was presented with the Junior Live Action (Foundation to Year 4) Screen It Award.

The St Anthony’s filmmakers won the award for their short film Back in My Day which the judges called ‘hilarious’ for its depiction of a grandad talking to his granddaughter about how hard it was back in his time.

Walk to School monthThree-hundred students from Holy Name School, Reservoir, were treated to an exclusive performance of stories, stunts and slapstick by one of Australia’s most loved comedians, Frank Woodley.

The show was the school’s prize awarded by the City of Darebin for registering in VicHealth’s Walk to School month, an annual campaign to encourage primary school students to walk, ride or scoot to school and build healthy habits for life.

Victorian Basketball ChampionsTaking out the School Sport Victoria state final was nothing but net for the St Thomas the Apostle School, Blackburn, boys basketball team. They remained undefeated during the heats on the day, and ended up defeating Glen Katherine Primary School to win the final by 51–34.

environmental sustainability and implementing some new environmentally friendly initiatives to improve sustainable practices at their school. Representatives from Veolia presented staff and students with a certificate and a prize of $5,000 worth of waste management and recycling services.

2017 Victorian Schools Garden Awards 2More than 500 students and teachers from across the state gathered in the Royal Botanic Gardens to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Victorian Schools Garden Awards. Schools from across the Archdiocese of Melbourne were presented with these awards:

● State Winner: Parade College, Bundoora● Most Engaging for Play: St Louis de

Montfort’s School, Aspendale● Regional Award — Primary: Mother of God

School, Ardeer● Regional Award — Secondary: Catholic

Regional College, St Albans.

Innovative School AwardOur Lady of Fatima School, Rosebud, was included on The Educator’s third annual Innovative Schools report: a list of Australia’s most progressive and forward-thinking schools.

SCHOOL AWARDS

ResourceSmart School Awards and School of the Decade 1Catholic schools were among the winners of the ResourceSmart Schools Awards, including:

St Louis de Montfort School, Aspendale, was named School of the Decade and won awards for Leadership School of the Year and Community Leadership School of the Year (Primary).

Catholic Regional College St Albans won the community secondary school leadership section at Sustainability Victoria’s ResourceSmart Schools Awards for the second year in a row.

ResourceSmart Five Star School After three years of hard work, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Warracknabeal, received a Five Star ResourceSmart energy efficiency award on 27 May 2017. The school has achieved Five Star status because it has embraced sustainability across several areas including energy and water efficiency, waste reduction and improvements to biodiversity.

Veolia Sustainable Schools Project WinnerSt Brendan’s Primary School in Shepparton was selected as the winner of the Veolia educational campaign and ‘Sustainable Schools Project’ for 2017. The Year 6 leadership team students took on the challenge of learning about

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VEX Robotics World Championships 2017 6Emmaus College was one of only two schools from Australia invited to participate in the 2017 VEX Robotics World Championships. This event is the pinnacle event on the VEX robotics calendar, bringing together over 500 of the leading high-school robotics teams from around the globe.

Koolest Skool 7Mount Lilydale Mercy College took out top honours in the Koolest Skool music awards for producing the best and most wide-ranging album of the year for their CD Takeaway.

VCAL Senior Team Achievement Award 8The senior Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning students at Mount Lilydale Mercy College received the award for Senior Team Achievement at the VCAL Student Achievement Awards for their ongoing work with the Mount Evelyn Toy Library.

Victorian State Champions F1 in Schools 9Students from St Bede’s College, Mentone, were crowned Victorian State Champions in the 2017 F1 in Schools STEM Challenge. They progress to the Australian Finals in Tasmania.

Dual State Netball titles 4The Year 8 Catholic College Bendigo Girls’ Netball Team, had an outstanding season winning dual State Netball titles. The girls were crowned the winners of the Victorian Schools Netball and the School Sport Victoria State Finals. Their stand-out team work, determination and diligent play all season led to their well-deserved success.

Victorian SRC of the Year award 5At the Victorian Student Representative Council (VicSRC) Recognition Awards Minister for Education, James Merlino, named Sacred Heart College, Geelong, as Department of Education and Training Student Representative Council of the Year.

VEX Robotics Australian National Championships 2017 The VEX robotics team from Galen Catholic College, Wangaratta, were crowned the best in the nation in 2017 after being named tournament champions. The talented team booked them-selves a place in the World Championships to be held in the USA in 2018 as a result of their win.

Galen Catholic College also won the Excellence Award and Design Award at the National Championships, sharing the success between three teams.

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FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017The directors of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Limited (‘CECV Ltd’ or ‘the Company’) submit herewith the annual financial report of the company for the financial year ended 31 December 2017. In order to comply with the reporting requirements of the Australian Charities and Not for profits Commission (ACNC) Act 2012 (Cth), the directors report as follows:

The names and particulars of the directors of the company during or since the end of the financial year

Most Rev. Terence Curtin STD DD VG EV (Chair) Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Melbourne

Mr Francis Moore (Deputy Chair) LLB, BComm

Executive Director Administration of Archdiocese of Melbourne Deputy Chairman of The Archdiocese of Melbourne – Catholic Development Fund Director of Catholic Capital Grants (Victoria) Limited Director of Catholic Network Australia Limited Trustee of the Roman Catholic Trusts Corporation for the Diocese of Melbourne Board member of Church Resources Board of Management Chair of CECV Audit and Risk Committee

Mr Stephen Elder OAMBEd, DipT

Executive Director of Catholic Education, Archdiocese of MelbourneBoard member of Archdiocese of Melbourne Catholic Development FundDirector and Member of Catholic Network Australia LimitedDirector and Company Secretary of Catholic Capital Grants (Victoria) LimitedChair of Catholic Network Australia Education Standing CommitteeSenator of Australian Catholic University SenateMember Australian Catholic University Victorian ChapterBoard member of Church Resources Board of Management

Member of Mercy Health FoundationDirector of Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited.Member School Policy and Funding Advisory CouncilMember Truth Justice Healing CouncilMember National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC)Member Archdiocese Melbourne Planning, Building and Finance CommitteeMember CEO InstituteMember Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority BoardChair, CECV ICON Working GroupChair, CECV Grants Allocation Committee (Primary)

Ms Maria KirkwoodBEd, Grad Dip Arts, Cert T.

Director of Catholic Education in the Diocese of SaleDirector of Catholic Capital Grants (Victoria) LimitedMember, CECV ICON Working GroupMember, CECV Grants Allocation Committee (Primary)Chair, CECV Grants Allocation Committee (Secondary)Chair, Employment Relations CommitteeMember, CECV Enhancing Catholic Schools Identity Project Steering Committee

Dr Helga Neidhart RSCTPTC, BA, MEd, PhD, BTheol, FACE, FACEL

Senior Lecturer, School of Educational LeadershipAustralian Catholic University

Ms Audrey BrownBA, DipEd, MEd, GradCertRE, GradDipArts(Theol)

Director of Catholic Education in the Diocese of BallaratDirector of Catholic Capital Grants (Victoria) LimitedMember, CECV ICON Working Group


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Member, CECV Grants Allocation Committee (Primary)Chair, CECV Grants Allocation Committee (Targeted Programs)Member, CECV Enhancing Catholic Schools Identity Project Steering Committee Member, CECV Employment Relations CommitteeMember, NCEC Faith Formation and Religious Education CommitteeDeputy Chair, Victorian Institute of Teaching Council

Very Rev. Peter Slater PP VGBA, MA

Parish Priest of Warragul and Drouin

Mr Paul DesmondB. Ed. Grad Dip RE. Grad Dip Student Guidance & Welfare

Director of Catholic Education in the Diocese of SandhurstDirector of Catholic Capital Grants (Victoria) LimitedMember, CECV ICON Working GroupMember, CECV Grants Allocation Committee (Primary)Chair, CECV Review Body Committee

Mr James Miles (Company Secretary)BA, Bcomm,GradDipEconomics, Mcomm

Company Secretary of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria LimitedDirector of Enterprise Services, Catholic Education MelbourneMember, CECV ICON Working Group

The directors have been in office since the start of the financial year to the date of this report, unless otherwise indicated.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIESThe Objectives of the Company are:

In accordance with the beliefs, traditions and practices of the Roman Catholic Church, and Church laws:

a) to, for and on behalf of Catholic schools, act as the recipient of Grants provided to or in respect of Catholic Schools

b) to allocate, distribute, expend or appropriate Grants to Catholic schools, always in accordance with conditions (if any) imposed by a Government Agency

c) to, in co-operation with the Director of Catholic Education in each diocese, facilitate and support the compliance with all relevant conditions and requirements in respect of Grants imposed by a Government Agency

d) to act for each Bishop in specified matters concerning the Catholic schools in his diocese, or in such other matters as the Bishops may in co-operation require.

The Company has the powers set out in the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 and the Constitution but only to do all things that are necessary, convenient or incidental to carry out the objects set out above.

REVIEW OF OPERATIONSThe company’s net deficit for the year ended 31 December 2017 is $1,821,347 (2016 surplus: $755,381).

The operating deficit for the 2017 financial year of $1.8 million includes reward payments of $2.72 million (2016 $2.72 million) received from State Government via the Commonwealth Government Smarter Schools National Partnership during November 2017. This result should be observed in the context of Note 2(m) retained earnings and Note 5 Reserves.

CHANGES IN STATE OF AFFAIRSThere were no significant changes in the state of affairs of the company.




FUTURE DEVELOPMENTSDuring June 2017, the Australian Government’s Gonski 2.0 education funding package was legislated through the Parliament as a revised Australian Education Act with less than eight weeks of public scrutiny.

Although the proposals are now law and the CECV itself will remain viable there is still a great deal of uncertainty about what the changes will mean for individual schools. At the same time, it is important to note that pressure from Catholic school communities has resulted in amendments to the original proposals and some key concessions. Chief among these has been a decision by the Government to keep existing Catholic system funding arrangements in place for 12 months while a review of the school socioeconomic status – or SES – score methodology is carried out by the National School Resourcing Board which is to report back to the federal Minister of Education by mid-year. SES scores are the most important variable in non-government school funding.

The Government has legislated a new 10-year funding model. The Government will pay 80% of its ‘Schooling Resource Standard’ to Catholic schools by 2023. Funding for the Victorian Catholic school system is forecast to grow by 3.3% per annum.

The SES score review gives the Australian Government an opportunity to make changes to the new funding arrangements that will tackle many of the concerns of Catholic education.

The CECV is committed to a school funding model that supports choice and access for all Australians through the widespread provision of diverse non-government schools that have a range of fee levels and operating models. The diversity of educational opportunities across non-government schools, religious and non-religious, in systems and outside of systems, and their provision of choice to all families across the socioeconomic spectrum, is a strength of our nation’s education landscape.

Catholic education will continue to advocate vigorously for funding arrangements that ensure parental choice in education and the continued affordability and accessibility of a quality education founded on the Catholic faith and its values.

Victorian Government funding arrangements have now been signed until 2021 through a Funding Agreement between the Company and the Victorian Government. State legislation links funding to the Company under the Funding Agreement to the funding level of government schools. This provides a long-term guarantee on state funding to the Company.

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONSThe company’s operations are not regulated by any significant environmental regulation under the laws of the Commonwealth or of any state or territory. However, the Directors believe that the company has adequate systems in place for management of its environmental requirements and it is not aware of any breach of these environmental requirements.

DIVIDENDSThe company does not pay dividends.

INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND AUDITORSDuring or since the end of the financial year the Company has not indemnified or made a relevant agreement to indemnify an officer or auditor of the Company or of any related body corporate against a liability incurred as such an officer or auditor. In addition, the Company has not paid, or agreed to pay, a premium in respect of a contract insuring against a liability incurred by an officer or auditor.

CECV Ltd has directors and officers liability insurance contracts for directors and officers of the Company. The insurance provides cover against claims made by reason of any wrongful act committed or alleged to have been committed by a director or officer of the Company.

DIRECTORS’ MEETINGSThe following table sets out the number of directors’ meetings (including meetings of committees of directors) held during the financial year and the number of meetings attended by each director (while they were a director or committee member). During the financial year, seven board meetings and three meetings of the Audit and Risk Committee were held.




Board of directors Audit and Risk Committee

Directors Eligible to attend

Attended Eligible to attend

Attended

Most Rev Terry Curtain 7 7 – –

Ms Audrey Brown 7 4 – –

Mr Stephen Elder 7 6 3 2

Mr Francis Moore1 7 6 3 2

Dr Helga Neidhart RSC 7 6 – –

Mrs Maria Kirkwood 7 7 – –

Very Rev. Peter Slater 7 7 – –

Mr Paul Desmond3 7 7 – –

Mr David Bristow2 – – 3 3

Mr John Hurren2 – – 3 3

1Mr Moore is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.2Mr Bristow and Mr Hurren are external representatives.3Mr Desmond is Chair of the CECV Review Body Committee.

PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANYDuring the year, no persons brought, or intervened in, any proceedings on behalf of the company.

AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATIONThe lead auditor’s independence declaration for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 has been received and can be found on page 48 of the annual report.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of directors.

On behalf of the Directors

___________________________ ___________________________

Mr Francis Moore Mr Stephen ElderDirector of Catholic Education Director of Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd Commission of Victoria Ltd

Dated at East Melbourne this 5th day of June 2018




AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION The directors declare that:

a) in the directors’ opinion, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable

b) in the directors’ opinion, the attached financial statements and notes thereto are in accordance requirements of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission Act 2012, including compliance with accounting standards and giving a true and fair view of the financial position and performance of the Company.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors made pursuant to subsection 60.15 of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission Regulation 2013.

On behalf of the Directors

___________________________

Mr Francis MooreDirector of Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd

MELBOURNE, 5 June 2018




Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the financial year ended 31 December 2017

Note Financial year ended 31 December 2017

$

Financial year ended 31 December 2016

$

Continuing operationsIncome 3 2,432,858,217 2,319,005,089

Recurrent grant distributions (2,404,628,856) (2,292,247,906)Targeted programs/areas distributions (19,897,175) (16,948,390)CECV operations (8,083,588) (9,033,901)Amortisation (ICON) (2,069,945) (19,511)Total expenses 4 (2,434,679,564) (2,318,249,708)

(Deficit)/surplus for the year (1,821,347) 755,381 Other comprehensive income – –Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year (1,821,347) 755,381

Notes to the audited financial statements are included on pages 35 to 48.

Statement of financial position as at 31 December 2017


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$

Current assetsCash and cash equivalents 6(a) 910,108 904,152 Receivables and other assets 7(a) 540,774 1,234,546 Prepayments 7(b) 621,580 507,254 Total current assets 2,072,462 2,645,952

Non-current assetsIntangible assets 8 37,022,941 36,533,321 Total non-current assets 37,022,941 36,533,321

Total assets 39,095,403 39,179,273

Current liabilitiesCreditors and accrued expenses 9 9,548,803 7,811,326 Total current liabilities 9,548,803 7,811,326

Total liabilities 9,548,803 7,811,326

Net assets 29,546,600 31,367,947

EquityICON Reserves 5 26,389,104 28,368,853 IT Projects capital reserve 557,500 557,500 Accumulated funds 2,599,996 2,441,594

Total equity 29,546,600 31,367,947





Statement of changes in equity for the financial year ended 31 December 2017


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Accumulated fundsBalance at the beginning of the year 2,441,594 3,280,117 Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the year (1,821,347) 755,381 Total recognised income and expense 620,247 4,035,498

Transfer from/(to) ICON reserve 5 1,979,749 (1,036,404)Transfer to IT Capital Projects Reserve – (557,500)Balance at the end of the year 2,599,996 2,441,594

ICON ReserveBalance at the beginning of the year 28,368,853 27,332,449 Transfer from Accumulated funds (1,979,749) 1,036,404 Balance at the end of the year 5 26,389,104 28,368,853

IT Capital projects ReserveBalance at the beginning of the year 557,500 –Transfer from Accumulated funds – 557,500 Balance at the end of the year 557,500 557,500

Total Reserve at the end of the year 26,946,604 28,926,353

Total 29,546,600 31,367,947


Statement of cash flows for the financial year ended 31 December 2017


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Cash flows from operating activitiesReceipt of government grants 2,548,596,374 2,432,047,777 Receipt of school levies 108,535,468 99,183,686 Interest received 3,530,089 4,445,688 Other operating receipts 3,886,867 4,423,191 Distribution of government grants (2,424,526,031) (2,309,196,296)Payments to suppliers (236,731,416) (230,019,601)Net cash provided by operating activities 6(b) 3,291,351 884,445

Cash flows from investing activitiesCapital expenditure on Intangibles (WIP) 8 (3,285,395) (11,704,902)Net cash used in investing activities (3,285,395) (11,704,902)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents 5,956 (10,820,457)

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year 904,152 11,724,609

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

6(a) 910,108 904,152





NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017

Note Contents1. General information2. Significant accounting policies 3. Income 4. Expenses5. ICON Reserves6. Notes to the cash flow statement7. Receivables and other assets8. Intangible Assets9. Creditors and accrued expenses10. Distributions payable11. Commitments and contingencies12. Financial instruments 13. Related party disclosures 14. Economic dependency 15. Subsequent events

1. GENERAL INFORMATIONThe Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Limited (‘CECV Ltd’ or ‘the Company’) is a company limited by guarantee and is registered with the ACNC as a charity. The members of the company are the Archbishop of Melbourne and the Bishops of the Dioceses of Ballarat, Sandhurst and Sale. The directors of the company are as below:

Most Rev. Terence Curtin STD DD VG EV Francis MooreMr Stephen Elder OAMMs Maria KirkwoodDr Helga Neidhart RSCMs Audrey BrownVery Rev. Peter Slater PP VGMr Paul Desmond

There is currently no key management personnel remunerated directly by CECV, as the Company has a Service Level Agreement with Catholic Education Melbourne to provide administration and back office services.

The Company’s registered office and its principal place of business is as follows:

James Goold House228 Victoria ParadeEAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002

Postal address:PO Box 3EAST MELBOURNE 8002




2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Statement of complianceThe financial report is a general purpose financial report which has been prepared in accordance with reporting requirements of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012, Accounting Standards and Interpretations, and complies with other requirements of the law. Accounting Standards include Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (‘A-IFRS’) as relevant for not-for-profits. For the purposes of preparing the financial statements, the Company is a not-for-profit entity.

Basis of preparationThe financial report has been prepared on the basis of historical cost. Cost is based on the fair values of the consideration given in exchange for assets. All amounts are presented in Australian dollars, unless otherwise noted.

The following significant accounting policies have been adopted in the preparation and presentation of the financial report:

a)CashandcashequivalentsCash comprises cash on hand and demand deposits. Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

b)EmployeebenefitsThere are no employees directly engaged by the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria (CECV) Limited. All relevant services are provided via a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Catholic Education Melbourne.

c) Financial assetsReceivables are recorded at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less impairment. The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset and of allocating interest income over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset, or where appropriate, a shorter period.

d) Financial liabilitiesCreditors and accrued expenses (including distributions payable) are classified as ‘other financial liabilities’ and are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, with interest expense recognised on an effective yield basis.

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments through the expected life of the financial liability or where appropriate, a shorter period.

e)IncometaxesThe Company is exempt from paying income taxes. The Company is not subjected to capital gains tax or payroll tax but is liable for other taxes in accordance with Australian and State government legislation.

f)IncomeIncome is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable.

Cost recoveries received from Catholic Education Melbourne are recognised as income as the transfers are received.

Income from school levies is recognised as the amounts become receivable.

Grants receivable from the State or Australian government, or other government body, are recognised as income when the company gains control of the underlying assets. Non-reciprocal grants are recognised as income when the grant is received or receivable.

Interest income is accrued on a time basis, by reference to the principal outstanding and at the effective interest rate applicable, which is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to that asset’s net carrying amount.




g) Goods and services tax (‘GST’)Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Tax Office (‘ATO’). In these circumstances, the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or part of an item of expense.

Receivables and payables in the balance sheet are shown inclusive of GST.

Cash flows are included in the cash flow statement on a gross basis. The GST component of cash flows arising from investing and financing activities which is recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO is classified as operating cash flows.

h) ProvisionsProvisions are recognised when the company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at reporting date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cashflows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cashflows.

When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, the receivable is recognised as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.

i) Intangible AssetsIntangible assets with finite lives that are acquired separately are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Amortisation is recognised on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The estimated useful life and amortisation method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate being accounted for on a prospective basis.

At the end of each reporting period, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).

Intangible assets not yet available for use are tested for impairment at least annually, and whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. In respect of not-for-profit entities, where the future economic benefits of an asset are not primarily dependent on the asset’s ability to generate net cash inflows and value in use cannot be determined. Recoverable amount is therefore determined by the fair value less costs of disposal which is determined by the current replacement cost being the price that would be received for the asset is based on the cost to a market participant buyer to acquire or construct a substitute asset of comparable utility, adjusted for obsolescence.

If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in surplus or deficit.

When an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in surplus or deficit.

j)CriticalaccountingestimatesandjudgementsIn the application of the company’s accounting policies, management is required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstance, the results of which form the basis of making the judgments. Actual results may differ from these estimates.




The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

k) Adoption of new and revised Accounting StandardsAmendments to Accounting Standards that are mandatorily effective for the current reporting periodIn the current year the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria has adopted all of the new and revised Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (the AASB) that are relevant to their operations and effective for an accounting period that begins on or after 1 January 2017.

New and revised Standards and amendments thereof and Interpretations effective for the current year that are relevant to Catholic Education Melbourne include:

• AASB 2015-6 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Extending Related Party Disclosures to Not-for-Profit Sector Entities

• AASB 2015-7 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Fair Value Disclosure of Not-for-Profit Public Sector Entities

• AASB 1048 Interpretation of Standards• AASB 2016-2 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Disclosure Initiative:

Amendments to AASB 107• AASB 2016-4 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Recoverable Amount of

Non-Cash-Generating Specialised Assets of Not-for-Profit Entities• AASB 2016-7 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Deferral of AASB 15 for

Not-for-Profit Entities• AASB 2017-2 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Further Annual Improvements

2014-2016.

The application of these amendments does not have any impact on the disclosures or the amounts recognised in the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria financial statements.

l)NewandrevisedAustralianAccountingStandardsinissuebutnotyeteffectiveAt the date of authorisation of the financial statements, the Standards and Interpretations listed below were in issue but not yet effective.

Standard/Interpretation Effective for annual reporting periods

beginning on or after

Expected to be initially applied in the financial

year ending

AASB 9 Financial Instruments, AASB 2010-7 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 9 (December 2010), AASB 2014-1 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards (Part E – Financial Instruments), AASB 2014-7 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 9 (December 2014)

1 January 2018 31 December 2018

AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers, AASB 2014-5 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 15, AASB 2015-8 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Effective Date of AASB 15, and AASB 2016-3 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Clarifications to AASB 15


AASB 16 Leases 1 January 2019 31 December 2019

AASB 1058 Income of Not-for-Profit Entities, and AASB 2016-8 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Australian Implementation Guidance for Not-for-Profit Entities


AASB 2017-3 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Further Annual Improvements 2014-2016


AASB 2018-1 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Annual Improvements 2015–2017 Cycle





m)RetainedearningspolicyOn 24 April 2007, it was agreed the Company would distribute its excess accumulated funds to diocesan Catholic education offices. The methodology was that annual distributions to diocesan Catholic education offices from excess accumulated funds be based on the amount that exceeds the minimum level of accumulated funds (retained earnings) being 0.1 percent (%) of its total income. The variation to this policy for 2013 was due to the receipt of reward payments from the Australian and State governments which had been largely committed to the Integrated Online Catholic Network (ICON) as set out in Note 5 to the accounts. The ICON reserve is $26.4M as at 31 December 2017. The reserve has been created as a transfer from accumulated funds (between equity accounts as these reward funds received have already been recognised as income through the statement of comprehensive income). This is as per CECV Board Approval to ensure that these funds are clearly identified and committed for this purpose.

For the year ended 31 December 2017 $300,000 (2016: $1,500,000) was distributed to diocesan Catholic education offices under this policy from current year receipts.

n)NetcurrentassetdeficiencyThe Company had a deficiency in net current assets of $7,476,341 (2016: Deficit of $5,165,374). The Company continues to undertake the ICON project which is funded by the levies charged to the schools. The deficiency will be addressed through the retention of funds from future ICON levies. The directors are satisfied that the CECV is able to meet its working capital liabilities through the normal cyclical nature of receipts and payments and its short term reliance of cash flows for the periods late December to mid-January each year from Catholic Education Melbourne.

3. INCOME

Year ended 31 December 2017

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$

Grant income – Australian Government Recurrent 1,835,651,649 1,735,964,184 Grant income – Australian Government Targeted 7,509,339 7,498,820

1,843,160,988 1,743,463,004

Grant income – State Government Recurrent 461,398,064 455,363,751 Grant income – State Government Targeted 12,346,743 12,125,770

473,744,807 467,489,521

Total Government Grant Income 2,316,905,795 2,210,952,525

School levies 108,535,468 99,183,686 Interest income from bank deposits 3,530,089 4,445,688 Other income and cost recoveries 3,886,865 4,423,190

2,432,858,217 2,319,005,089




4. EXPENSES

(a) Expenses by nature


$


$

Distribution to schools: Catholic Education Melbourne 1,622,020,072 1,545,111,186 Catholic Education Office Ballarat 225,867,525 218,849,886 Catholic Education Office Sandhurst 226,675,093 215,819,301 Catholic Education Office Sale 218,391,150 206,392,858

2,292,953,840 2,186,173,231

Distribution to diocesan education offices:Catholic Education Melbourne 32,287,624 30,453,582 Catholic Education Office Ballarat 7,431,817 7,259,329 Catholic Education Office Sandhurst 7,600,142 7,105,141 Catholic Education Office Sale 9,134,875 8,732,641

56,454,458 53,550,693

Auditors’ remuneration* 117,920 75,966 Amounts charged by CEM under the SLA 17,688,153 14,622,990 Computer costs 22,077,170 22,129,458 Copyright expenses 5,184,791 5,123,638 Amortisation (ICON) 2,069,945 19,551 Distribution to non-school organisations 2,084,532 1,391,890 Long service leave contribution to Catholic Education 19,505,326 18,200,306 Consultancy fees 11,540,769 11,217,315 Write-off of intangible asset 725,830 - Other 4,276,830 5,744,670

85,271,266 78,525,784

Total expenses 2,434,679,564 2,318,249,708

* the Auditor of CECV is Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu

Direct distributions to schools from Grant Income in 2017 was $2,292,953,840 (2016: $2,186,173,231) which equates to 99.0% of Governement Grant Income being distributed (2016: 98.9%). Furthermore, direct services and contributions that are expended by CECV on behalf of schools in 2017 totaled $14,909,248 (2016: $14,072,091) or an additional 0.6% of Government Grant Income (2016: 0.6%). Overall in 2017, 99.6% (2016: 99.5%) of Government Grant Income was directly distributed to schools, or expended on their behalf by the CECV.

(b) Distributions to schools disclosed by government grant sources


$


$

Australian Government 1,869,302,531 1,769,663,526 State Government 423,651,309 416,509,705

2,292,953,840 2,186,173,231

Recurrent grants 2,283,222,438 2,175,064,916 Targeted programs 9,731,402 11,108,315

2,292,953,840 2,186,173,231

(c) Distributions to diocesan education offices by source


$


$

Australian Government 50,519,568 46,252,869 State Government 5,634,890 5,797,824 Other [refer to Note 2(l)] 300,000 1,500,000

56,454,458 53,550,693

Recurrent grants 50,519,568 46,252,869 Targeted programs 5,634,890 5,797,824 Other [refer to Note 2(l)] 300,000 1,500,000

56,454,458 53,550,693




5. ICON RESERVESThe purpose of the Integrated Catholic Online Network (ICON) is set out in the executive mandate of the project which is a commitment of $150M over eight years from various funding sources. The ICON initiative is a collaborative program of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd (CECV) involving Victorian Catholic schools and the four Victorian Catholic education offices in the Archdiocese of Melbourne and the Dioceses of Ballarat, Sale and Sandhurst. ICON aims to support systemic improvement of all Victorian Catholic schools.

ICON will provide enterprise technologies, processes and services for all schools’ learning, collaboration, administration, planning and reporting, and portal services that will evolve and grow over time. ICON will be a single, flexible, centrally-managed platform, provided as a service to all schools and Catholic education offices, to simplify and raise the bar with significant improvement of technology and related services.

It will support collaboration and the connectedness of all Catholic education staff, parents and students, and provide a common platform on which best practice can be shared. ICON will be built as a consistent collection of evolving products to meet the current and emerging software needs of schools, using best-of-breed providers.

ICON will also be built as a platform on which additional systems can be connected. Driven by school practitioners and experts, ICON will be extended to provide further learning opportunities using emerging technologies and more sophisticated school administration tools.

ICON is at its core, a transformation enabling program. ICON will support school leaders, teachers and staff to transform business processes and implement new operating paradigms to enhance student learning and make school administrative processes more efficient.

ICON will provide an integrated platform comprising five functional areas; Portals, ePlan, eLearn, eAdmin and Technology: Integration and Identity. Effective systems (incorporating new processes) and training (supporting new skills) will be used for each functional area ensuring Victorian Catholic schools can provide more comprehensive and sophisticated services to support teaching and learning and to make school administration more streamlined.

The ICON reserve is $26.4M as at 31 December 2017. The reserve has been created as a transfer from accumulated funds (between equity accounts as these reward funds received have already been recognised as income through the statement of comprehensive income). This is as per CECV Board Approval to ensure that these funds are clearly identified and committed for this purpose.

6. NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT

a)ReconciliationofcashandcashequivalentsFor the purposes of the cash flow statement, cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand and in banks and investments in money market instruments. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year ended 31 December 2017 as shown in the cash flow statement is reconciled to the related items in the balance sheet as follows:


$


$

Cash and cash equivalents 910,108 904,152




b)Reconciliationofthesurplusfortheyeartonetcashflowsfromoperatingactivities


$


$

(Deficit)/surplus for the year (1,821,344) 755,382 Amortisation 2,069,945 19,551

Write-off of intangible asset 725,830

Changes in assets and liabilities(Increase)/Decrease in receivables and other assets 693,772 (1,024,947)(Increase) in prepayments (114,326) (507,254)(Decrease)/increase in creditors and accrued expenses 1,737,474 1,641,713

Net cash from operations 3,291,341 884,445

c)Non-cashinvestingandfinancingactivitiesCECV Ltd has not organised for any financing facilities to be available to the Company.

7.RECEIVABLES AND OTHER ASSETS

(a) Receivables


$


$

Receivables 137,395 64,744

GST receivable 403,379 1,169,802

540,774 1,234,546

Receivables are normally settled on 30-day terms.

(b)Prepayments


$


$

Prepayments 621,580 507,254

8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Software and Intangible AssetsThe CECV Board approved and adopted a Software and Intangibles Accounting Policy which applies from 1 September 2012 to software held by the Catholic Education Commission Victoria Limited (CECV). When accounting for software the CECV is required to follow the relevant Australian Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (A-IFRS). Consequently, the Policy is to be read in conjunction with the following:

● AASB 138 Intangible Assets● AASB 136 Impairment of Assets.

The Accounting Policies are to be read in conjunction with the applicable A-IFRS. The policies provide additional specific accounting principles and guidance over and above those contained in the A-IFRS, both of which are to be applied by the CECV who prepares general purpose financial reports.

AASB 138 paragraph 8 defines an intangible asset as ‘an identifiable non-monetary asset without physical substance’. An intangible asset for the CECV will mainly comprise of computer software. The software may be developed in-house by the CECV or purchased ‘off-the-shelf’.

Most of the CECV’s proposed software development is large application software, which should be classified as an intangible asset rather than property, plant and equipment as application software is generally not integral to the operation of a computer.




The following useful lives are used in the calculation of amortisation:

ICON system:10 years

Cost

WIP SORMS

$

WIP eAdmin, eFIN and eHR

$

WIP eAdmin, Esis

$

WIP IDAM & SI

$

WIP eLearn

$

WIP ePlan

$

WIP Portals

$

WIP GAFE

$

WIP API

$

ICON System

$

Total

$

Balance as at 1 January 2016 – 8,895,657 5,313,541 8,142,323 21,750 729,501 661,831 724,101 300,612 58,655 24,847,971

Additions – 1,272,261 1,680,097 7,742,358 61,222 831,579 63,998 35 53,351 – 11,704,901

Transfers – – – – – – – – – – –

Amortisation – – – – – – – – – (19,551) (19,551)

Disposal/write-off – – – – – – – – – – –

Balance as at 31 December 2016 – 10,167,918 6,993,638 15,884,681 82,972 1,561,080 725,829 724,136 353,963 39,104 36,533,321

Balance as at 1 January 2017 – 10,167,918 6,993,638 15,884,681 82,972 1,561,080 725,829 724,136 353,963 39,104 36,533,321

Additions 29,470 387,067 233,368 451,330 – 355,053 898,616 – 89,035 841,456 3,285,395

Transfers – (10,554,985) (7,227,006) (16,336,011) – – – (724,136) – 34,842,138 –

Amortisation – – – – – – – – – (2,069,945) (2,069,945)

Disposal/write-off – – – – – – (725,830) – – – (725,830)

Balance as at 31 December 2017 29,470 – – – 82,972 1,916,133 898,615 – 442,998 33,652,753 37,022,941

8.1SignificantintangibleassetsThe company holds capital expenditure in relation to the Integrated Catholic Online Network (ICON) project. Amortisation of intangible assets commence when the assets have been fully commissioned for use.




9. CREDITORS AND ACCRUED EXPENSES


$


$

Trade creditors 1,477,569 - Amounts owed to other related parties:

Catholic Education Melbourne 4,599,949 2,068,357 Accrued expenses 3,471,285 5,742,969

9,548,803 7,811,326

Amounts are payable to various trade creditors of the company. All transactions with these suppliers have been conducted at arm’s length and are subject to the usual credit and repayment terms. Trade creditors are normally settled on 30-day terms.

Accrued expenses and other non-trade payables are subject to the usual credit and repayment terms. All transactions were conducted at arm’s length and have usual terms of 30 days.

For terms and conditions relating to amounts owed to other related parties, refer to Note 13.

10. DISTRIBUTIONS PAYABLEThere were no undistributed grant funds at reporting date (2016: Nil).

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIESThere were no lease commitments or other known legal claims or guarantees in place at the reporting date.

In 2017, there were four contracted commitments in relation to the ICON project:

• TechOne contract was entered into on 30 September 2013• Synergetic contract was entered into on 23 September 2013• Infosys contract was entered into 28 April 2014• Context Sensitive Help (Epsilon) were contracted in 2015.

Expense Commitments

TechOne Contract

$

Synergetic Contract

$

Infosys Contract

$

Context Sensitive

Help [Epsilon] $

Total $

Less than 12 months 1,495,236 4,639,250 5,363,838 59,911 11,558,235Between 1–5 years 1,734,978 7,853,875 4,650,838 - 14,239,691More than 5 years - - - - -

3,230,214 12,493,125 10,014,676 59,911 25,797,926

12. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

a)Capitalandfinancialriskmanagementobjectives,processesandpoliciesAs a company limited by guarantee, CECV Ltd does not have any true ‘capital’ to manage. The company does not have any borrowings. Its principal activity is the receipt of grant monies which are allocated and distributed to schools and the diocesan education offices. Capital growth is not an objective of the company as it is a not-for-profit entity and grant monies do not remain in the control of the company for any extended period of time. Security of the funds received is important to CECV Ltd, as these monies have to be paid out. Accordingly, grant monies are generally held by CECV Ltd in the form of cash and cash equivalents with the company’s banker. Grant monies received by CECV Ltd are disclosed separately in the income statement.

As the majority of its financial instruments are in the form of cash and cash equivalents, the company is exposed mainly to interest rate risk as monies are held in a bank account returning a variable rate of interest. Other than its cash and cash equivalents, no financial assets or financial liabilities are interest-bearing. During the current reporting period, the weighted average interest rate earned on cash and cash equivalents was 2.15% per annum (2016: 2.37%). Because monies are not held for any significant period of time, and as CECV Ltd does not have as one of its objectives capital growth, the company does not actively manage its interest rate risk exposure and accordingly, funds are subject to fluctuations in the variable interest rate. A substantial part of grant monies is received in three tranches during the calendar year and accordingly the balance in the bank account will fluctuate as grants are received and distributed. Further details about the company’s sensitivity to interest rates are described below.




CECV Ltd does not have a significant credit risk exposure. The Company deals only with creditworthy entities and its receivables at reporting date are with related entities. Receivables are due to the Company from parties related to CECV Ltd by virtue of their relationship with the Catholic Church.

CECV Ltd does not have any significant exposure to liquidity risk as its principal activity is the receipt and re-distribution of grant monies. It is not committed to distribute funds that it has not received. The Company is entitled to utilise a percentage of recurrent grant monies received for its operating expenses.

There has been no change to the Company’s exposure to market risks and other risks or the manner in which it manages and measures the risk.

b)SignificantaccountingpoliciesandcategoriesoffinancialinstrumentsDetails of the significant accounting policies and methods adopted, including the criteria for recognition, the basis of measurement and the basis on which income and expenses are recognised in respect of each class of financial asset and financial liability are disclosed in Note 2 to the financial statements.

CECV Ltd classifies its financial assets and financial liabilities (other than provisions) into two categories: loans and receivables at amortised cost and financial liabilities at amortised cost. The totals of these categories are disclosed below:


$


$

Loans and receivables at amortised cost 540,774 1,234,546

Financial liabilities at amortised cost 9,548,803 7,811,325

c)FairvaluesoffinancialassetsandfinancialliabilitiesOther than cash and cash equivalents, CECV Ltd’s financial assets and financial liabilities consist of receivables, creditors and accrued expenses. The directors consider that the carrying amounts of these financial assets and financial liabilities, which are recorded at amortised cost in the financial statements, approximates their fair values.

d) Interest rate sensitivityThe directors do not believe that any sensitivity analysis is representative of the interest rate risk inherent in the cash and cash equivalents balance, as the company’s cash balances can fluctuate significantly during the year. In addition, interest income 2017 – $3,530,089 (2016 – $4,445,688) is earned during the reporting period, as monies received are not retained by the company for any significant period of time.

13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

a)KeymanagementpersonnelThere is currently no key management personnel remunerated directly by the CECV, as the Company has a service level agreement with Catholic Education Melbourne to provide administration and back office services.

b) Other related party transactions are disclosed below:Transactions and balances with key management personnel CECV LtdA number of the directors hold positions in a diocese and schools that result in them having control and significant influence over the financial and operating policies of these entities. These schools receive allocations of grant monies from CECV Ltd that are no more favourable than those received by other systemic Victorian Catholic schools.

Transactions with (apart from the amounts disclosed under note 13(a)), and amounts receivable from or payable to key management personnel (including their related parties) are on terms and conditions no more favourable than those it is reasonable to expect the company would have accepted if dealing at arm’s length with an unrelated person.




Transactions and balances with Catholic Education MelbourneCatholic Education Melbourne charges CECV Ltd one annual management fee through a service level agreement, to be paid in two instalments each year, for all services performed on its behalf.

The annual fee will be negotiated each year and approved as part of the CECV Ltd and Catholic Education Melbourne budget processes. The Service Level Agreement (SLA) is reviewed annually by a Board appointed non-Catholic Education Melbourne Director and then reported to the Board under CECV operating expenses and $89,035 (2016: $2,019,386) was capitalised under Intangible Assets.

The total amount of monies paid to Catholic Education Melbourne during the current year was $18,695,559 (2016: $14,950,528). Included in this amount is $17,688,153 for amounts charged by CEM under the SLA, $918,371 relating to hardware rental charges and the $89,035 capitalised under Intangible Assets as noted above. Related party transactions also include levies collected and expenses paid on behalf of CECV Ltd by Catholic Education Melbourne.

The amount owed by CECV Ltd to Catholic Education Melbourne as at reporting date is $4,599,949 (2016: Payable $2,068,357).

Grant distributions made to Catholic Education Melbourne in 2017 and disclosed in Note 4 of the financial report total $32,287,624 (2016: $30,453,582).

Transactions and balances with other related partiesCECV Ltd contributes monies to the Catholic Education Long Service Leave Scheme on behalf of participating employers. During the financial year, the company contributed a total of $19,505,326 (2016: $18,200,306) into the Scheme on behalf of primary schools.

The amount owed to the Scheme as at reporting date is Nil (2016: $Nil).

Grant distributions made to Ballarat, Sandhurst and Sale Catholic education offices are disclosed in Note 4 of the financial report.

14. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Financial year ended 31 December 2017The Company also has the following related parties transactions as payments:

Name of related party Outstanding amount $

Transactions $

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC)1 – 777,172

Catholic Church Insurance2 – 627,880

Fraynework Multimedia3 – 30,030

National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC)4 – 35,496

Roman Catholic Trusts’ Corporation (RCTC)5 – 33,450

1 The transactions relate to the levy collected by the CECV that is passed through the ACBC to the NCEC. 2 The transactions relate to SchoolCare ($580,869), Directors and Officers Liability ($9,234), Professional Indemnity

($3,400), Public Liability ($1,640), Statutory Liability ($2,811), Fidelity Guarantee ($3,927) and OHS reviews ($26,000).3 The transactions relate to costs incurred for Video Animation productions.4 The majority of these transactions with NCEC relate to legal fees.5 The majority of these transactions with RCTC (Archdiocese of Melbourne) relate to the School Portion National

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) Levy.

Transactions with and amounts receivable from or payable to related parties listed above (including their related parties) are within a normal employee, customer or supplier relationship on terms and conditions no more favourable than those it is reasonable to expect the Company would have accepted if dealing at arm’s length with an unrelated person.




15. ECONOMIC DEPENDENCYThe Company depends on Australian and State government funding in the form of recurrent grants for its continuing operation. Grants are only committed to schools when the funding has been approved by the Australian and Victorian State governments.

16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTSThere has not been any matter or circumstance occurring subsequent to the end of the financial year that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect, the operations of the company, the results of those operations or the state of affairs of the Company in future financial years.

The Company expects to maintain the present status and level of operations.

Financialyearended31December2016The Company also has the following related parties transactions as payments:

Name of related party Outstanding amount $

Transactions $

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC)1 – 742,440

Catholic Church Insurance2 – 606,786

Fraynework Multimedia3 – 19,160

National Catholic Education Commission NCEC)4 – 15,601

Roman Catholic Trusts’ Corporation (RCTC)5 – 16,550

1 The predominant transaction, $730,168 is the levy collected by the CECV that is passed through the ACBC to the NCEC. The balance, $12,272 is for pastoral research projects.

2 The transactions relate to SchoolCare ($584,564), Directors and Officers Liability ($9,687), Professional Indemnity ($3,399), Public Liability ($1,640), Statutory Liability ($2,810), Fidelity Guarantee ($3,927) and offsite storage (785).

3 The transactions relate to costs incurred for OHS DVD and Social Media video production.4 The majority of these transactions with NCEC relate to legal fees.5 Transactions with RCTC (Archdiocese of Melbourne) relate to the School Portion NATSICC Levy.

Transactions with and amounts receivable from or payable to related parties listed above (including their related parties) are within a normal employee, customer or supplier relationship on terms and conditions no more favourable than those it is reasonable to expect the company would have accepted if dealing at arm’s length with an unrelated person.




INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT


APPENDIX: SCHOOL AND STUDENT STATISTICS

EnrolmentsIn 2017 there were 396 primary, 95 secondary and 6 special schools providing Catholic education to 208,348 students (headcount) across Victoria. A breakdown of the full-time equivalent enrolments is shown in Table 2. A breakdown of enrolment percentages by diocese is shown in Figure 6.

Table 2: Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments, Catholic schools, Victoria (August 2017)

Female Male Total Change from 2016

Regular schools

Primary classes 55,435.9 56,877.6 112,313.5 636.0

Secondary classes 48,386.5 46,936.0 95,322.5 87.0

Total regular 103,822.4 103,813.6 207,636.0 723.0

Special schools

Primary classes 4.0 27.5 31.5 14.7

Secondary classes 256.0 337.8 593.8 -43.4

Total special 260.0 365.3 625.3 -28.7

All schools

Primary classes 55,439.9 56,905.1 112,345.0 650.7

Secondary classes 48,642.5 47,273.8 95,916.3 43.6

Total all schools 104,082.4 104,178.9 208,261.3 694.3

Figure 6: FTE enrolment breakdown by diocese, Catholic schools, Victoria (August 2017)

A breakdown of the composition of Year 7 is shown in Figure 7. Catholic primary schools accounted for 67% of Year 7 enrolments in Catholic schools.

Figure 7: Year 7 enrolment breakdown by student sector origin (2017)


08 APPENDICES

Archdiocese of Melbourne73.47%

Diocese of Ballarat8.73%

Diocese of Sandhurst8.94%

Diocese of Sale8.86%

Non-Catholic schools33%

Catholic schools67%


08 APPENDICES


Sector share of enrolments in VictoriaAcross all sectors in Victoria, Catholic schools accounted for 21.1% of primary and 23.8% of secondary enrolments, as represented in Figures 8 and 9.

Figure 8: Sector share of FTE enrolments Victorian Primary schools (February 2017)

Figure 9: Sector share of FTE enrolments Victorian Secondary schools (February 2017)

Staff in Catholic schoolsCatholic schools in Victoria were supported by 15,252.9 FTE teachers and 5858.7 non-teaching staff as depicted in Table 3.

Table 3: FTE staff, Catholic schools, Victoria (August 2017)

Female Male Total Change from 2016

Teaching staff

Regular schools

Primary 6,014.2 1,204.4 7,218.6 103.4

Secondary 4,794.4 3,155.4 7,949.8 117.1

Total regular 10,808.6 4,359.8 15,168.4 220.5

Special schools 50.8 33.7 84.5 5.3

Total special 50.8 33.7 84.5 5.3


Non-Teaching staff

Regular schools

Primary 2,011.8 149.5 2,161.3 143.5

Secondary 2,477.5 1,150.1 3,627.6 99.9

Total regular 4,489.3 1,299.6 5,788.9 243.4

Special schools 41.0 28.8 69.8 -9.8

Total special 41.0 28.8 69.8 -9.8


Source: Department of Education and Training (DET) August Census 2017

Independent schools11%

Catholic schools21%

Government schools68%

Independent schools20%

Catholic schools24%

Government schools56%



AASB Australian Accounting Standards Board

ACARA Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority

ACBC Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

ACC Associated Catholic Colleges

ACEL Australian Council for Educational Leaders

ACNC Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission

AIFRS Australian Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards

AM Award of Member of the Order of Australia

ARC Audit and Risk Committee

ATO Australian Taxation Office

CCTY Commission for Children and Young People

CECV Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Ltd

CEO Catholic Education Office

CEM Catholic Education Melbourne

CEVN Catholic Education Victoria Network

CFO Chief Financial Officer

CPI Consumer Price Index

CRV Catholic Religious Victoria

CSWP Child Safety Working Party

DET Department of Education and Training

DLTV Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria

eAdmin Administration System incorporating HR/ Payroll (eHR), Finance (eFin) and Student Information System (SIS)

ECSI Enhancing Catholic Schools Identity

EMA Education Maintenance Allowance

EMD Victorian Department of Education and Training, Emergency Management Division

EMV Emergency Management Victoria

EMWP Emergency Management Working Party

ERC Employment Relations Committee

ESL English as a Second Language

FSA Funding and Service Agreements

FTE Full-time Equivalent

GAC(P) Grants Allocation Committee (Primary)

GAC(S) Grants Allocation Committee (Secondary)

GAC(TA) Grants Allocation Committee (Targeted Areas)

GAFE Google Apps for Education

GST Goods and Services Tax

ICON Integrated Catholic Online Network

09 ABBREVIATIONS


09 ABBREVIATIONS


IR Industrial Relations

KU Leuven Katholieke Universiteit (Catholic University) of Leuven

MoU Memorandum of Understanding

NAPLAN National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy

NATSICC National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council

NCEC National Catholic Education Commission

OAM Medal of the Order of Australia

OHS Occupational Health and Safety

PAI Principals Australia Institute

PAVCSS Principals’ Association of Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools

PESA Plain English Speaking Award

RBC Review Body Committee

RCTC Roman Catholic Trusts Corporation

RE Religious Education

SAL Student Activity Locator

SCB Salary and Conditions Board

SES Socioeconomic Status

SLA Service Level Agreement

SRS School Resourcing Standards

SSV School Sport Victoria

SWD Students with Disabilities

TAFE Technical and Further Education

VACPSP Victorian Association of Catholic Primary School Principals

VCAA Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority

VCAL Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning

VCE Victorian Certificate of Education

VCEMEA Victorian Catholic Education Multi Enterprise Agreement 2013

VET Vocational Education and Training

VRQA Victorian Registrations and Qualifications Authority

www.cecv.catholic.edu.au

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