Dr Kevin Shore has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the NZ Catholic Education Office. (NZCEO) Shore will be Chief Executive of both NZCEO and the Association of Proprietors of Integrated Schools (APIS). APIS serves a network of 70 non-Catholic “special character”, faith-based schools – private schools that have been integrated into the state Read more
Proprietors and principals of state integrated schools met with the Minister of Education Hon Chris Hipkins and Associate Minister Hon Jenny Salesa last Thursday. Salesa started the morning’s discussion by expressing the government’s commitment to working collaboratively with state integrated schools. Hipkins then talked about the significant funding challenges faced by the education sector. He Read more
Carol Coddington has been appointed as the new Deputy CEO, of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office (NZCEO). She replaces Susan Apáthy, who will retire later in the year. Coddington was the Principal of St Dominic’s Catholic College in Auckland for 22 years and has had numerous roles in Catholic leadership and wider networks of Read more
The Catholic community celebrated Catholic Schools Day 2016 on Monday 16 May. The theme of Catholic Schools Day 2016 is “Extending Horizons of Hope, Changing Lives” Chief Executive of Catholic Schools, Paul Ferris, said, ahead of the annual celebration, that there is much to celebrate. “A network of schools across the country of 66,000 students Read more
The New Zealand Catholic Education Office (NZCEO) has announced that that Paul Ferris is its new CEO. He replaces Brother Sir Patrick Lynch who announced his retirement last year. Ferris took up his position on February 1. He has come from a strong background in school leadership in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. Ferris was Read more
The triennial NZ Catholic Education Convention, which brings together those involved in Catholic education in the broadest sense took place in Wellington this week. The New Zealand Catholic Bishops have been be in attendance throughout the convention which has been attended by teachers, principals, staff, Boards of Trustees, priests, advisors, adult educators and academics. This Read more
Chief executive of the Catholic Education Office in New Zealand, Brother Sir Patrick Lynch, said his office has opened discussions with the Government about funding to assess and remediate earthquake prone Catholic schools. The Catholic Education Office is responsible for 340 schools throughout the country. The Minister of Building and Housing Nick Smith has proposed Read more
Brother Sir Patrick Lynch, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office, will step down from his role later in the year, at a time to be determined, announced Geoffrey Ricketts, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office, last week. “Applications to replace Brother Patrick will now Read more
The man accused of assaulting Peter Ahern, the principal of St Joseph’s School in Upper Hutt, has been told not to enter school grounds. Daniel Wilson, 39, appeared in Upper Hutt District Court on Wednesday 19 December, where he was remanded on bail until January. Wilson, the uncle of a pupil at the school, is not Read more
The Catholic Education Office head Pat Lynch says some protocols will be drafted to ensure parishes inform schools if one of its volunteers or members has been convicted of paedophilia. He was responding to concern that pupils from an Upper Hutt Catholic primary school went to a prayer group that included a convicted paedophile St Read more