Big Catholic education expansion set for Melbourne-CathNews NZ/Pacific

Big Catholic education expansion set for Melbourne

Friday, December 21st, 2012

In the biggest Catholic education expansion in Melbourne since the 1970s, 13 new schools are planned in the outer northern and western suburbs to cope with population growth.

According to Catholic Education’s executive director, Stephen Elder, families are choosing Catholic schools because of their own experiences in the system, because they like the faith and morals, and because of an inclusive community that embraces discipline and academic performance.

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