NSW public schools offer special religious education and special education in ethics, delivered by approved providers wherever available.
During enrolment, you can choose a special religious education option for your child from the school’s available approved providers. You can withdraw your child from special religious education by selecting alternative meaningful activities, or special education in ethics if it’s available.
You can update your preference by writing to the school or through the online form available at participating schools.
Visit the department’s website for more information about religion and ethics.
At Parklea Public School, SRE is delivered on Wednesdays from 12:15-12:45 (for K-2 students) and 12:50-1:20 (for Years 3-6 students).
On enrolment, parents/carers will be given the SRE participation letter to complete and return. After the initial enrolment, notification of changes to a child's enrolment in SRE/SEE should be given to your child's classroom teacher, in writing.
The following SRE classes are offered at Parklea Public School this term:
Protestant SRE is provided by the Emmanuel Baptist Church and Stanhope Anglican Church. All Protestant SRE teachers are authorised and trained. The Protestant SRE curriculum is based on Christian Religion Education's Connect resource and learning the key elements of our Christian life and culture and can be found at cepstore.com.au/connect. Protestant SRE engages students in conversations as they question life, explore values and discover faith.
Catholic SRE teachers (also known as Catechists) are authorised by the local parish and trained by the Diocese of Parramatta. The Catholic SRE curriculum is approved by the Bishop of the Diocese in liaison with religious education experts. Lessons include activities that are fun and inclusive for students, whilst also providing them the opportunity to critically explore in depth their faith and to pray and reflect. For more information about the Catholic SRE curriculum go to ccd.sydneycatholic.org/publications/curriculum-resources/. Catholic SRE teachers engage young people in hearing the Good News about Jesus Christ and learning the key elements of our Christian life and culture.
Islamic SRE is provovided by the Islamic Council of NSW. All Islamic SRE teachers are authorised and trained. The Islamic SRE curriculum is based on Back to Basics resources and can be found at https://www.isre.org.au/scope-k-6/
Sikh SRE is provovided by the Australian Sikh Association (ASA). All Sikh SRE teachers are authorised and trained. The Sikh SRE curriculum is based on resources found at www.asaltd.org.au.
During the time that SRE/SEE classes are being held, students not attending will be located in a separate space and will participate in alternative activities with a supervising teacher.