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CONTENTS 03 Mission Statement and Purpose of Catholic Schools

04 Bishop’s Message

06 Director’s Report

14 Student Achievement

16 Enrolments and List of Schools and Principals

20 Capital Development

22 Financial Report

MISSION STATEMENT

We the Catholic Church of Broken Bay are, through Baptism, a community of disciples of Jesus. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we are committed to work together to extend the Kingdom of God.

We Will• ProclaimtheGoodNewsofJesusinourwordsandactions• RespondpersonallytoGod’suniqueloveforeachofus• LivewitheachotherintheloveofJesus• CelebrateandshareourCatholicfaithandlifeexperience• EducateourpeopleinourCatholicstoryandbeliefsandtheirimplicationsfor

our lives• Serveeachother,thecommunityandallcreationinjusticeandlove• SeekunitywithourfellowChristiansandmeaningfuldialoguewithpeopleof

all faiths

Purpose of Catholic Schools CatholicSchoolsintheDioceseofBrokenBayexisttoeducateandformyoungpeopleinCatholicdiscipleship:offeringthemexperiencesoffollowingJesusasmembersoftheCatholiccommunity.

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MESSAGEFROM BISHOP PETER A COMENSOLI

Thisyearmarksthe30thAnniversaryofourDioceseofBrokenBay,includingacelebrationofthreedecadesofourlocalsystemofschools.Happy‘PearlAnniversary’!

Intheir2007PastoralLetter,‘CatholicSchoolsataCrossroads’,theBishopsoftheNSWandACTremarked,“TheCatholicschoolsystemisoneofthe“jewelsinthecrown”oftheCatholiccommunityinourregion.”(p.6).During2015,IenjoyedsharingourChristianfaithduringmyvisitswithourextraordinarystudentsinmanyofoursystemicandcongregationalprimaryandsecondaryCatholicschools.ThiswasapriorityinmyfirsttwelvemonthsasBishopofBrokenBay.Isawfirst-handhowmuchourschoolcommunitiesareatreasureinourmidst,a‘pearlofgreatprice’ in the evangelising mission of our Church(Matt13.46).

Incelebratingthisanniversary,weacknowledgeandrecordourdeepgratitudetothosewhohavebuiltandservedourschoolsystem–priests,religiousandlaystaff,aswellasparentsandparishcommunities.Wealsoacknowledgethesignificantcontributionofsuccessivegovernmentsandthewidercommunity.

IcommendtheCatholicSchoolsOffice(CSO)AnnualReportfor2015toyouasanaccountofnotonlythegoodstewardshipoftheOffice,butofitscommitmenttoassistingschoolleaders,teachersandparentsinproclaimingtheGoodNewsofJesusChrist.Allourachievementsarewonderful,buttheyarepreliminarytothegreatjoyandresponsibilityofsharingChrist.

InJuly2016,Ilookforwardtoleadingover200youngpeople,themajorityofwhomareseniorCatholicschoolstudents,tocelebrateWorldYouthDaywithPopeFrancisinKrakow,Poland.ThiswouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthesupportoftheCSO,schoolprincipalsandYouthMinistryCoordinators–nottomentiontheyoungpeoplesoinspiredbytheir

Itstrikesmethatthereisasenseinwhichwearealwaysata‘crossroads’becausetoproclaimtheGospelrequiresanongoingmeetingoffaithand life among each of our personal challengesandstruggles.Therearealwayschallengesandopportunities–bothfinancialandeducational–inanysystemofschools.ThepagesofthisreportassuremethatwecanlooktothenextthirtyyearswithconfidenceandtrustintheSpiritwhomakesallthingsnew.

Most Rev Peter A ComensoliBishop of Broken Bay

During 2015, I enjoyed sharing

our Christian faith during my

visits with our extraordinary

students in many of our systemic

and congregational primary and

secondary Catholic schools.

friendshipwithJesus.ThejourneytoWYD,evenforthosewhowillbeprayingforusathomeinAustralia,hasbeenasharedpilgrimageforallofustogether.Thankyou!

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Netballer Lauren Moore from St Peter’s Catholic College, Tuggerah selected for NSW Swifts Girls Relay Team St Mary’s Catholic School, Manly

The Voice Winner Ellie Drennan from St Joseph’s Catholic College, East Gosford

RSL Anzac art award winner entry Jessica Honor Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic School, Epping

Science Teachers Association NSW Young Scientist Award Karina Brown Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood

Boys Relay Team Corpus Christi Catholic School, St Ives

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Mission2015openedwithaLeadershipForumon22JanuarythatfocusedonPopeFrancis’ministryofleadershipandserviceandhisApostolicExhortation,TheJoyoftheGospel.Speakersinspired reflection and dialogue on the implicationsofanewevangelisationmarkedbyjoy,humility,dialogueandadeepconcernforthepoor.

CentralCoastschoolsenjoyedvisitsfromalifesizedstand-uprepresentationofPopeFrancis.Studentssharedtheirthoughtsonwaystheyexperiencejoyintheirlivesinverycreativeways.Thesecanbeenjoyedathttp://dbbjoytour.blogspot.com.au

TheyearendedwiththeopeningoftheJubileeYearofMercythatwillprovidea focus for staff and parent formation during2016.

TheCatholicSchoolsOffice(CSO)continued to fund school leaders and teachersofReligiousEducationstudyingScripture,Theology,ReligiousEducationandCatholicSchoolLeadership.AsofAugust2015,eighty-eightstaffmemberswerecompletingtheirMastersinTheologyandanotherforty-fivestaffmemberswerecompletingtheGraduateCertificateofReligiousEducationthroughtheBrokenBayInstitute/UniversityofNewcastle.TheJanuaryLeadershipForumandarangeofresourcesdevelopedbytheCSOMissionServicesTeam,inspiredschool-basedstaffspiritualitydaysaswellasretreats,conferencesandmeetingsforPrincipals,AssistantPrincipalsandReligious Education Coordinators (RECs)throughouttheyear.AnewMissionFormationframeworkwasdevelopedforimplementationin2016providing formation and educational opportunitiesfornewandexperiencedteachersandleadersinvariousroles.

Throughout2015,schoolsembracedopportunities to host parent reflection morningsorevenings.Over400parents

fromtwentyfiveschoolsattendedtheseformationexperiences.Toprovideongoing support in the area of faith formationafortnightlynewsletterentitledMoments for Mumswaspublishedtoprovidereflections,prayersandusefulresources.

TherevisedNSWBoardofStudiesEndorsed course programme Catholic Studies wasimplementedforstudentsinYears9and11.Teachersparticipatedin seminars each term for professional learningtoassistintheteachingofnewandrevisedtopics.

Bishop Peter A Comensoli visited these systemicschoolsduringtheyear:

MariaReginaCatholicSchool,AvalonMercyCatholicCollege,ChatswoodStJoseph’sCatholicCollege,EastGosfordStBrigid’sCatholicCollege,LakeMunmorahStPaul’sCatholicCollege,ManlySacredHeartCatholicSchool,MonaValeOurLadyoftheRosaryCatholicSchool,The EntranceStLeo’sCatholicCollege,Wahroonga

OurLadyoftheRosaryCatholicSchool,WaitaraMacKillopCatholicCollege,Warnervale

TheBishopDavidWalkerStudentReligiousVisualArtsPrizewasahighlightoftheyearforstudentsandtheirfamilies.

During2015,studentsandteacherswereinvitedtoattendWorldYouthDayinKrakow,PolandinJuly2016.TheCSOandschoolcommunitieswillbesupportingover100staffandstudentsonarangeofpilgrimageexperiencesculminatinginthecelebrationofWorldYouthDay.

InearlyDecember,over80teachersandstudents,joinedBishopPeterandyoungadultsfromBrokenBayparishestoattendtheAustralianCatholicYouthFestivalinAdelaide.TheAustralianCatholicYouthFestivalisanationalgatheringofCatholicyoungpeopleestablishedbytheAustralianCatholicBishopsConference.TheteachersandstudentswhoattendedfoundittobeagreatopportunitytomeetotherCatholicyoungpeoplefromacrossAustraliatoexperienceandengagewiththeirfaithinafreshway.

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Opening and Blessing of St Brigid’s Catholic CollegeThefirstpermanentbuildingsatournewestsecondaryCollege,StBrigid’satLakeMunmorah,wereblessedbyBishopAComensoliandopenedbySenatorArthurSinodinoson28August2015.ThenewfacilitieshavebeendesignedtocomplementcontemporaryteachingandlearninginanITrichenvironment.Thebuildingsincludeopenlearningareas,aswellasanadministrationareaandstafffacilities.Thereisalsoajuniorhospitalitylearningareaandstateoftheartmetalworkandwoodworkequipmentsupportedbyadesignstudio.

CSO reviewAreviewoftheCSOtookplaceduringtheyear.Individualserviceteamself-reviewreportswerepeerreviewedbyprincipalsandseniorCSOstaff.Thereportsandthepeerreviewswerethensenttoexternalvalidatorswhointurnproducedashortreport.Atthesametimeastheseserviceareareportswere

beingpreparedtherewasacrossthemereviewofthreedimensionsoftheCSOthatpermeateallaspectsofitswork:MissionandVision;SchoolImprovement;InnovationandCulture.Allthesereportswerethenprovidedtothemasterpanel

consistingofPhilomenaBillington,AnneBenjaminandBeverleyJohnson.The master panel reported to Bishop PeterAComensoliinTerm4.

Focus of school visits by Director in 2015EachyeartheDirectorofSchoolshas a programme of school visits withacommontheme.In2015thethemewastolearnabouteachschool’s particular learning support arrangementsforstudentswithspeciallearningneeds.

Governance Increasingly,regulatorychangesareaddingtothecomplianceburdenplacedonschoolsandtheCSO.MostrecentlyregulationsadministeredbytheNSWBoardofStudiesTeachingandEducationalStandards(BOSTES)havefocussed on the governance of school systemsanddetailedrequirementsaboutthe“responsiblepersons”whorunaschoolsystem.Anewresponsible

Central Coast Cluster Mass

Blessing and Opening St Brigid’s Catholic College, Lake Munmorah

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person’sdeclarationforallresponsiblepersons across the Diocesan Schools System(DSS)wasintroducedandwillbesignedannuallytogetherwithadeclarationaboutanyconflictsofinterest.

TheDiocesanSchoolsBoardwasdissolvedpendingareviewofitsmembershipandfunctions.

Thefollowingschoolsunderwentself-reviewandvalidationbyanexternalpanel:

StCecilia’sCatholicSchool,BalgowlahOurLadyHelpofChristiansCatholicSchool,EppingStJohn’sCatholicSchool,NarraweenaSacredHeartCatholicSchool,PymbleOurLadyStaroftheSeaCatholicSchool,TerrigalOurLadyoftheRosaryCatholicSchool,WyomingStLeo’sCatholicCollege,Wahroonga

Diocesan Parent Council (DPC)Throughout2015theDPCcontinuedinitsfocusonsupportingfamiliestobuildtheir

knowledgeandcapacitytobepartnersandco-educatorsintheirchild’slearningandwellbeing.AkeystrategyinengagingfamilieswastosupportP&F teams in developing activities and events that provided opportunities for parentstobebothinvolvedintheirschoolcommunityandalsoengagedineducationalactivitiesthatbuildlearningpartnerships.

DPCSeminarsin2015providedfamilieswithinformationandresourcestosupportfamilywellbeing.Growinguponline lookedathowtokeepchildrensafeinthedigitalspace.Whatyourchildneedsfromyou focussed on creatingaconnectedfamily. The powerofsocialandemotionallearningprovidedparentswithideastodevelopstrongemotionalskillsinchildren.TheDPCwebsiteprovidessummariesandlinksforallseminarsthattheDPChosts,enablingparentswhocannotattendtheopportunitytogoonlineandengagewithinformationfromtheseminars.

Code of ConductAnewCodeofConductwasissuedtoallDSSstaffinJuly.TheCodeaimstogiveguidancetoallstaffwithrespecttodeveloping and maintaining positive and productiverelationshipsintheworkplace,assistingwithdecisionmakingindifficultareas,providingguidanceinrelationtoconflictsofinterestwhichstaffmayface,andmanagingscarceresources.ThenewCodenowinoperation:

• clarifiesthatourCatholicmission,valuesandprinciples,arelinkedtostandardsofprofessionalconductandexistingpolicies;

• providesaclearstatementaboutourexpectationsofourworkers;

• providesguidanceabouthowtodealwithethicaldilemmasandgreyareas;

• supportsday-to-daydecisionmaking;• assistsusincreatingapositivepublic

identityforourselvesleadingtoanincreasedlevelofpublicconfidence;and

• complementscurrentpoliciesandrules,ratherthanbeingasubstituteforthem.

Night Patrol Vinnies van with students from St Leo’s Catholic College, Wahroonga

House of Welcome Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood

Winter sleep out St Peter’s Catholic College, Tuggerah

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School improvementLeading LearningcontinuedtobetheoverarchingframeworkforschoolimprovementinBrokenBay.In2015teacherswereinvitedtocontributetheirthinkingaboutthekindoflearningrelevanttostudentsinthe21stCentury.AnumberofDreamMeetswereheldacrosstheDioceseleadingtoaco-constructedset of Learning Principlesthatwillguideteaching and learning into the future in BrokenBay.Oneofthestrongthemesarising out of the Learning Principleswastheimportanceofcultureswithinourschoolsthatcultivateandstretchthinking,andthatlearningisaproductofthinking.

BrokenBayparticipatedinandcontributedtothebi-annualSchoolImprovementColloquiumheldinMelbourne.Inthekeynoteaddress,internationalimprovementdatawastabledinsupportofinquiry-basedapproachestoschoolimprovement,notablytheSpiralsofInquiry model appliedwithsuccessinBritishColumbia.Thispresentationaffirmedtheinquiry-basedapproachunderpinning Leading LearninginBrokenBay.

In 2015 teachers were invited to contribute their

thinking about the kind of learning relevant to

students in the 21st Century.

Maria Regina Catholic School, Avalon eco movie

Harmony Day at St Agatha’s Catholic School, Pennant Hills

Sea Eagles players at Maria Regina Catholic School, Avalon

Breakfast Radio Broadcast SEAFM St Brigid’s Catholic College, Lake Munmorah

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Art of Teaching, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic School, West Pymble

Design and Construction Industry Careers Day at St Brigid’s Catholic College, Lake Munmorah

Principals Australia Institute award for Kids Matter St Brendan’s Catholic School, Lake MunmorahPraying in Auslan St Joseph’s Catholic School, Narrabeen

Battle of the Chefs group contestants Upper North Shore and Central Coast

Council Warringah Debate St Kevin’s Catholic School, Dee Why

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ofthreedioceses(BrokenBay,Sydney,WaggaWagga).Streamliningofservicestoschoolsinpayroll,workforceadministration and recruitment continued in2015.

ICLTICLTServicescontinuedtoworkwithschoolstoextendtheironetooneandmobiledevicerollouts.Buildingonthelessonslearnedfromthepreviousyearstheincreasedscaleoftheserolloutswashandledwithoutcommensurateincreaseinresources.Considerableeffortwasdevotedtoensuringthatbothstaffandstudents had a supported and smooth introductiontoonetoonedevices.Inadditiondirectsupportformobiledevicesinschoolswasimprovedwithdedicatedsupportineachcluster.Thissupportwillfocusonimprovingthefunctional

Education initiativesA Creative Arts forum held at the Light ofChristCentreon20Marchattractedalmost80artsteachers.ThekeynotespeakerwasRichardGill,aformermusicteacher,whoisadistinguishedAustralianconductor.TheforumwasorganisedbytheCreativeArtsAdvisoryGroup,andincludedfourpracticalworkshopsinmusic,visualarts,danceanddrama.

InMayagroupof20schoolandsystemleaders from the Lismore Diocese spent twodaysinBrokenBayvisitingschoolsandmeetingwithCSOleaderstostudythePositiveBehaviourforLearning(PBL)approach,withaviewtoimplementingitintheirschoolsystem.

AreviewoftheFamilyLiaisonOfficer(FLO)rolewasconductedbyanexternalacademic during the second half of theyear.Thereviewwasverypositiveinitsfindings,andofferedsomehelpful recommendations for future development.Asaresultofthereview,theroleoftheFLOwasconsolidatedandtheprogramextendedtosomeotherprimaryschoolsservinglowersocio-economiccommunities.

StrategicinitiativesinLiteracyandNumeracyaimedatsupportingandconsolidating continued improvement includedall37primaryschoolsfocusedonExtendingMathematicalUnderstandingforstudents,supportedbyatargetedstaffingallocationthatenabledallstudentstobeassessedusingtheMathematicsAssessmentInterview(MAI).Vulnerablestudentsweresupportedthrough an intervention program and teachersengagedinprofessionallearning.Staffingallocationswereprovidedto11schoolstobuildteachercapacitytomeetthe needs of students from language backgroundsotherthanEnglish.LiteracyCoacheswereappointedinfoursecondaryschoolsand16primaryschools.ProfessionalLearningstrategicallytargetedareasofidentifiedneed(forexample,Writing,Spelling,MeasurementandGeometry).

Human Resource ServicesIn2015,theChildProtectionTeamsuccessfullyrolledoutanewprofessionaldevelopmentstrategyacrosstheDSS,whichinvolveddeliveryof22facetoface sessions of training to school staff includingnewup-skillingsessions.Inaddition32schoolsparticipatedinnewonlinecompliancetraining.

Theimportanceofstaffwellbeingwasagainhighlightedin2015.ExistingstaffwellbeingstrategieswerefurtherenhancedbyincreaseduptakeoftheCSOon-linewellbeingportalHealtheMatters.In addition the CSO participated in Mental HealthMonth,anationalmentalhealthpromotionactivity.

TheTeachersEnterpriseAgreementwasimplementedin2015andPHRISupdatedinresponsetothenewagreement.InrelationtoPHRIS,planningcommencedforthetransitionfromNECtoaninternalPHRISteamsupportingafederation

The redeveloped Aboriginal

Education Statement was

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of the launch was the opening

liturgy, which included digeridoo

playing by students from Our

Lady of the Rosary, The Entrance.

Aboriginal Education Statement Launch

TheredevelopedAboriginalEducationStatementwaslaunchedon17MayatOurLadyoftheRosaryCatholicSchool,TheEntrance.ThenewstatementreflectsrecentlearninginBrokenBayaboutAboriginalEducationtogetherwithchangedCommonwealthrequirements.InadditiontostafffromBrokenBay,thelaunchwasattendedbyrepresentativesoftheNSWAboriginalEducationConsultativeGroup(AECG)andtheNSWDepartmentofEducation.Ahighlightofthelaunchwastheopeningliturgy,whichincludeddigeridooplayingbystudentsfromOurLadyoftheRosary.

TheEarlyYearsAdvisoryGroupwasreformedandthemembershipincludesprincipals,teachersandeducationofficerswithexpertiseinearlyyearseducation.AfocusoftheGroup’sworkthisyearwasdevelopingastatementaboutearlylearninginBrokenBay.Asimilarexpertgroupwasformedtoofferadviceinscienceeducation,tocomplementtheexistingworkoftheNumeracyAdvisoryGroup.

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useofthesedevicesaswellastheirmanagementandsupport.

Othersignificantworkcompletedwasthe development of improved disaster recoveryandbusinesscontinuitymeasures.ThiswasachievedbythemigrationoftheprimarydatacentretoacommercialcentreusedbyCEnetandotherNSWDioceses.Thisshouldovercome some of the challenges that havebeenexperiencedwithhavingthe Data Centre located at the Caroline ChisholmCentre.

StaffNew principalsFourfirsttimeprincipalstookupleadershipinourschools:YvetteOwensatStCecilia’sCatholicSchool,Wyong;FranTayloratStCecilia’sCatholicSchool,

Balgowlah;CraigMcNeeatHolyCrossCatholicSchool,Kincumber;andDebraFergussonatMacKillopCatholicCollege,Warnervale.

Staff departuresAnumberofCSOstaff,whomadeasubstantialcontributiontoCatholicEducationovermanyyearsleftduringtheyear.

DrHelenCannonresignedfromtheroleofHeadofHumanResourceServicesattheendofTerm2.DuringhertimeintheroleHelenmadeawonderfulcontributionbyleadingtheprofessionalisationofallaspectsofHumanResourcesacrosstheschoolsystem.Notableamongsthermanyachievementswasastrongfocusonthe strengthening of leadership roles in schools.

TheCSO’sHeadofFinancialServices,MichaelLucasretiredattheendofJuly.MichaelcommencedworkingfortheCSOinAugust1993andwasthelongestservingstaffmemberwithintheCSO.Michaelwasanimmenselyloyalstaffmemberwithextraordinaryfinancialskillsandknowledge.HesteeredtheCSOthroughsomefinancialchallengingperiodstoamoresecurefinancialposition.

JohnresignedfromhisroleasAssistantDirectorMissiontotakeupanewopportunitywithNCEC.Johnwasadriving force of the Mission direction of our schoolsduringhistimeintheCSO.HenotonlysupportedandmanagedReligiousEducationacrosstheDiocesebutfocusedstronglyupontheformationofstaffintheareaofMissionandReligiousEducation.

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STUDENTACHIEVEMENT

NAPLANTheNAPLANtestsassessReading,Writing,LanguageConventions(SpellingandGrammar&Punctuation)andNumeracy.Resultsfrom2015NAPLANshowthatforBrokenBay:

• InYears3,5,7andYear9,theDSSmeanforwritingwassignificantlyaboveboththestateandnationalfigures.

• InYears3and5thepercentageofstudentsinthetop2bandswasabovebothstateandnationalfiguresinallcomponentsoftheNAPLAN.

• InYear3Reading,67%ofsystemicschoolstudentsachievedinthetoptwobands,comparedto50%ofstudentsfromNSWand48%fromAustraliaasawhole.

• InYear5Writing,95%ofoursystemicschoolsachievedmeanscoresthatwerehigherthannationalandstatemeans.

• InYears3and5,99%ofsystemicschoolstudentswereatorabovetheNationalMinimumStandardforWriting.

• TheDSSmeanwashigherthanbothstate and national averages in all componentsoftheNAPLAN,withtheexceptionofYear9Numeracy.

• InYears3,5,7and9thepercentageofstudentsinthebottom2bandswaslessthanboththestateandnationalfiguresinallcomponentsoftheNAPLANtests.

ThefollowingtableshowsthepercentageofstudentsfromBrokenBaysystemicschoolswithresultsatorabovetheNationalMinimumStandard.

Higher School CertificateThe All-roundAchieversList contains the names of students placed on the DistinguishedAchieversList(meaningtheyachievedeitherBand6orBandE4)forcoursestotalling10ormoreunits.TwostudentsfromMercyCatholicCollege,ChatswoodandonestudentfromStJoseph’sCatholicCollege,EastGosfordwerenamedasAllRoundersin2015.Congratulationstoeachofthesestudents.

The Top Achievers in Course List showsstudentsinthetopplacesineachcourse,providedtheyhavealsoachievedBand6orBandE4.OnestudentfromMaterMariaCatholicCollege,Warriewoodwasplaced5thinIndustrialTechnology.TwostudentsfromMercyCatholicCollege,Chatswoodwereplaced8thand9threspectivelyinDesignandTechnologyandoneMercystudentwasplaced14thinAncientHistory.StPaul’sCatholicCollege,Manlyhadonestudentplaced6thinthestateinIndustrialTechnology,andatStPeter’sCatholicCollege,Tuggerah,twostudentswereplaced2ndand10thinBusinessServices.

Intotal,studentsfromoursevensecondarysystemicschoolsachieved285awardsatthehigheststatebenchmark(Band6in2-unitcoursesorBandE4inExtensioncourses),BrokenBay’sbestresultsince2011.

DOMAIN Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Year 9

READING 98% 98% 99% 98%

WRITING 99% 99% 96% 89%

SPELLING 98% 99% 96% 95%

GRAMMAR & PUNCTUATION 99% 98% 98% 94%

NUMERACY 98% 99% 99% 99%

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ENROLMENTS ANDLIST OF SCHOOLS AND PRINCIPALSSchool Suburb

School Name

Enrolment Figures Based On August 2015 Census

Principal

Primary

Asquith StPatrick’sCatholicSchool 343 Bernard Cumming

Avalon Maria Regina Catholic School 130 KathyGee

Balgowlah St Cecilia’s Catholic School 206 FranTaylor

Berowra St Bernard’s Catholic School 236 CherylWalsh

Carlingford StGerard’sCatholicSchool 329 Ann Milling

Chatswood OurLadyofDoloursCatholicSchool 296 HelenChambersJennyShirvington(Actingfrom25/11/15)

Collaroy St Rose Catholic School 229 JosephineVescio

Davidson St Martin’s Catholic School 176 HelenLeigh

DeeWhy St Kevin’s Catholic School 158 LorraineVincentGillAustin(Acting22/6/15–22/7/15)

EastGosford StPatrick’sCatholicSchool 379 PaulToomeyuntil4/8/15.MichellePerry(Actingfrom5/8/15)

Epping OurLadyHelpofChristiansCatholicSchool 145 MaryHor

Forestville OurLadyofGoodCounselCatholicSchool 433 MeredithTomkins

Freshwater StJohntheBaptistCatholicSchool 259 JudySlattery

Kincumber HolyCrossCatholicSchool 354 GerardMcGilvrayuntil26/7/15MaryanneDiorio(Acting27/7/15-5/10/15)CraigMcNeefrom6/10/2015

LakeMunmorah St Brendan’s Catholic School 459 Luanna Fletcher

Lindfield HolyFamilyCatholicSchool 288 Lou Dogao

Manly StMary’sCatholicSchool 302 PaulMcGuireAliciaVanDerMerwe(Acting25/6/15-24/7/15)

ManlyVale St Kieran’s Catholic School 355 Terri Paterson

MonaVale SacredHeartCatholicSchool 402 SuellenGarey

Narrabeen StJoseph’sCatholicSchool 171 MichaelGallagher

Narraweena StJohn’sCatholicSchool 391 MarkBateman

Northbridge StPhilipNeriCatholicSchool 209 Suzanne Bevan

PennantHills St Agatha’s Catholic School 444 Kevin Bauer

Pymble SacredHeartCatholicSchool 278 CarmelHealey

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Enrolment Figures Based On August 2015 Census

Principal

St Ives Corpus Christi Catholic School 218 BarbaraYee

Terrigal OurLadyStaroftheSeaCatholicSchool 549 RobertPeers

The Entrance OurLadyoftheRosaryCatholicSchool 444 KateClancy(Actinguntil26/7/15)GerardMcGilvrayfrom27/7/15

Toukley StMary’sCatholicSchool 499 KevinWilliams

TumbiUmbi StJohnFisherCatholicSchool 370 BarryShanley

Wahroonga Prouille Catholic School 317 JulieCaldwell

Waitara OurLadyoftheRosaryCatholicSchool 348 JacintaCrowe

WestPymble OurLadyofPerpetualSuccourCatholicSchool 155 SueHost

Willoughby St Thomas’ Catholic School 347 JennyMcKeown

WoyWoy StJohntheBaptistCatholicSchool 466 NicoleCumming

Wyoming OurLadyoftheRosaryCatholicSchool 311 FrankCohen

Wyong St Cecilia’s Catholic School 330 YvetteOwens

Secondary

Chatswood MercyCatholicCollege 550 Suzanne KavanaghElizabethKayrooz(Acting26/3/15–26/4/15)

EastGosford StJoseph’sCatholicCollege 869 TonyMcCudden

LakeMunmorah St Brigid’s Catholic College 128 JulieTerry

Manly St Paul’s Catholic College 696 MarkBaker

TuggerahLakes St Peter’s Catholic College 1031 Michelle Peters

Wahroonga St Leo’s Catholic College 870 TonyGleeson

Warriewood Mater Maria Catholic College 964 Marc Reicher

K-12

Warnervale MacKillop Catholic College

Secondary 989

SteveTodd(CollegePrincipal)

DebraFergusonfrom13/07/15

Primary 555 Sue Dietrich

ENROLMENTS ANDLIST OF SCHOOLS AND PRINCIPALS

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St Brigid’s Catholic College, Lake Munmorah• Constructionofadministration,stafffacilities,specialist

rooms,generalclassrooms

• Infrastructure(roads,parking,etc)

Total: $7,178,767

St Paul’s Catholic College, Manly • Hall,commercialkitchen,specialistrooms,general

classrooms

Total: $5,393,342

St John the Baptist Catholic School, Woy Woy• Constructionofsixgeneralclassrooms

Total: $1,980,516

St Leo’s Catholic College, Wahroonga• Refurbishmentofsciencebuilding

• Refurbishmentofgeneralclassrooms,stafffacilities

• Conversionoflibrarytoadministrationandassociatedsite

works

• Refurbishmentoflowergroundlibrary

Total: $3,614,938

St John the Baptist Catholic School,

Freshwater • Construction of general classrooms

Total: $282,536

St Bernard’s Catholic School, Berowra• Refurbishmentandconstructionofgeneral

classrooms

Total: $1,466,650

Total Capital Works: $19,916,749

St Brigid’s Catholic College

St Bernard’s Catholic School

St Paul’s Catholic College

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FINANCIALREPORT

OTHER INCOME 1.5 %

INCOME FROM PARENTS 12.9 %

STATE PER CAPITA 19.7 %

COMMONWEALTH RECURRENT & CAPITAL GRANTS 64.3 %

INCOMESPECIAL PURPOSE GRANT 0.4 %

19.7 %

1.5 %

1.3 %

0.4 %

INTEREST INCOME 1.3 % 64.3 %

12.9 %

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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS SYSTEM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

INCOME

CommonwealthRecurrent&CapitalGrants 135,594,101

State per Capita 42,506,883

SpecialPurposeGrant 768,982

Income from Parents 36,104,485

Interest Income 2,894,215

Other Income 3,794,825

TOTAL INCOME 221,663,491

EXPENDITURE

School Staff & Resource Allocation

SalaryCosts 141,269,883

NonSalaryCosts(Note3) 28,967,796

Total School Resource Allocation 170,237,679

CSO Costs

Salaries & Admin Costs 18,346,680

Total CSO Costs 18,346,680

Programs

GovernmentFundedPrograms 4,647,016

SystemFundedPrograms 10,301,974

Total Programs 14,948,990

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 203,533,349

Notes:

1.ThesefiguresdonotincludelocalincomeraisedbyP&FandSchoolBasedchargesandcorrespondingexpenditure

2.ThisStatementofIncomeandExpenditureisacorrectsummarybasedontheStatementofIncomeandExpenditureoftheDioceseofBrokenBayCatholicSystemicSchoolsfortheyearended31December15towhichanunqualifiedauditor’sreportwasissued.

3.Includedinthisamountarethefollowingpayments

OperatingAllowancepaidtoSchools 7,704,115

Insurance(ExWorkersCompensation) 2,133,712

Interest on Loans 7,954,665

Depreciation 6,996,225

Maintenance 1,967,031

Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Broken Bay

Caroline Chisholm CentreBuilding 2, 423 Pennant Hills RoadPennant Hills NSW 2120 Australia

t: (02) 9847 0000 e: cso@dbb.catholic.edu.au

www.csodbb.catholic.edu.au

Wethankthefollowingschoolsfeatured in this Annual Report

PrimaryStJohntheBaptistCatholicSchool

WoyWoy

OurLadyoftheRosaryCatholicSchoolWyoming

SecondaryStJoseph’sCatholicCollege

EastGosford

St Peter’s Catholic CollegeTuggerah