Catholic education officials reported on Monday that enrolment in catholic schools in the United States rose 3.8% over the previous academic year, rebounding from a sharp drop caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The National Catholic Educational Association said nationwide enrolment increased by 62,000 to about 1.68 million students, marking the first increase in two decades Read more
Auckland Bishop Patrick Dunn has asked that Catholic secondary schools in his diocese unable to accept all preference applicants have an enrolment policy or scheme that places very high priority on such applicants having certificates for Catholic Baptism, First Eucharist and Confirmation. Bishop Dunn sent a letter dated September 20 with this request to Auckland Read more
Catholic school enrolments are projected to stagnate over the coming years, while numbers in state schools are set to rise by over 270,000. Some blame fee rises, while others say confidence in the public school system is increasing and question whether the royal commission into child sex abuse has hurt confidence in the Catholic sector. Read more