Supporting a strategic and sustainable enrolment focus
Above: St Bernards Primary, Upper Mt Gravatt. Source: Brisbane Catholic Education.
The National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) held the first of two professional learning workshops on enrolment for over 100 leaders and education office staff on 18 October.
The professional learning series followed the release of the Enrolment Toolkit which was developed to support Catholic schools and systems with enrolment strategies, processes and promotion.
The first workshop was presented by Mareez Fernando (Catholic Education, Canberra & Goulburn), Uby Faddoul (Catholic Education South Australia) and NCEC staff Sally Egan, Nicola Taylor and Annette Loughlin-Smith.
The workshop explored the value of Catholic schools, developing a successful enrolment strategy, enrolment trends and forecasting and identifying opportunities and barriers to enrolment using a range of case studies and data.
NCEC's deputy director Sally Egan said the feedback from the first workshop was positive.
"The response from participants who attended the workshop has been very positive," Sally said. "By sharing what's working successfully across dioceses and schools we can provide a more strategic and sustainable focus for Catholic school enrolments in the future."
Catholic Schools Office Armidale deputy director Gary Burdett said the workshop was valuable for his diocese.
"It was very timely for us and provided much data, information and networking opportunities to support us on our journey here in Armidale," Gary said.
"I would have to say it was one of the most interesting and informative professional learning opportunities I have attended in recent times. There is nothing like receiving the right, high quality professional learning at just the right time."
The second enrolment workshop will be held on 16 November. See below for more information.