1Catholic School Leadership:天主教學校的領導Supporting Religious Education支持宗教教育Sydney Catholic Schools悉尼天主教學校Dr Leonie Crotty, rsmHead of Religious EducationSydney, Australia8th June 2007, Hong Kong2Hong Kong / SydneyRECONNECTING 再度聯繫Strategic Management Planning策略性管理部署Br Kelvin Canavan3Catholic School Leadership: 天主教學校的領導Supporting Religious Education支持宗教教育Sydney Catholic Schools 悉尼天主教學校4Catholics in AUSTRALIA• 2001 Census = 26.6% Catholic– 2001 年: 26.6% 人口為天主教徒• 28 Dioceses: land mass = USA– 28 個教區,面積 = 美國• 1699 Catholic Schools – 1699 間天主教學校• 685,000 Students 55% (p) 45% (s)– 685,000 名學生 (55% 小學, 45% 中學 )• Catholic schools educate 20% of students– 天主教學校學生: 20%5History Australian Catholic schools• c.1820 first lasting school–1820 年:首間學校• up to 1870s: government support of Cath Schools–直至 1870 年代:政府支持天主教學校• 1880s - Education Act–1880 年代:教育法6History Australian Catholic Schools• 1880s – 1960s Catholic schools independent of government finance 1880 - 1960 年代:天主教學校財政獨立• largely staffed by members of Religious Orders主要教員為神職人員• 1960s onwards increasingly lay teachers & some Government financial support1960 年後:更多平信徒教師,政府部分資助7SYDNEY Catholic Schools• Systemic 112 primary + 26 sec = 148– 普通學校 (112 間小學 + 26 間中學 )• Congregational= 20–教會學校• Total Schools= 168–學校總數• Total students80,000–學生總數• 83% Catholic• 17% other than Catholic8SYDNEY Catholic Teachers 1963 1972 1982 1993 2006Religious神職人員1,75467.6%1,47033.6%74311.4%1773.7%451.0%Lay平信徒84232.4%2,90366.4%5,97188.6%4,57796.3%4,53499.0%TOTAL總數2,596 4,373 6,534 4,754 4,57983% Catholic17% other than Catholic9Changing reality < < ‘Lay’Bap...