Brisbane Catholic Education

Teaching • Challenging • Transforming
Business Summary
As a community of faith, Brisbane Catholic Education inspires students with a love of learning and a heart of hope, empowering them to shape and enrich our world.
About Us

Brisbane Catholic Education is a learning community of all involved in diocesan Catholic schools and the staff of the Brisbane Catholic Education Centre. With over 130 schools, Brisbane Catholic Education is founded on Christ and our schools are at the service of our students, The Church and society, and aim to provide quality teaching and learning outcomes for Prep to Year 12 students.

BCE schools are shaping lives, nurturing individuals and encouraging each student to realise their full potential. Through its partnerships with parents, governments and the community, it is providing social responsibility, self-discipline and Christian values for all its students and nurtures and supports the community in their faith journey.

The Archdiocese of Brisbane covers a geographical area that includes much of south-east Queensland spanning metropolitan Brisbane, the Gold and Sunshine coasts, west through Ipswich and the Lockyer and Brisbane valleys and through the South Burnett district and north to Childers.

Brisbane Catholic Education operates as the executive arm of the Catholic Education Council in the implementation of policies and under the authority of the Executive Director of Brisbane Catholic Education to whom the Archbishop of Brisbane delegates authority for the administration and management of Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Brisbane.

What We Do

The Religious Education Services Team provides a variety of services to support Religious Education in the Catholic and ecumenical schools of the Archdiocese of Brisbane.

Such services include:

  • Representing the Archbishop and reporting to him regarding the implementation of Archdiocesan policies for Religious Education in Catholic schools
  • Supporting and monitoring the implementation of the Religious Education Curriculum P to 12 (2013)
  • Acting as resource persons in Religious Education for the Catholic and ecumenical schools of the Archdiocese
  • Supporting school leadership in the development and nurturing of Religious Education in Catholic and ecumenical schools
  • Providing professional support to leaders of Religious Education
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FAQs
Does my child need to be Catholic to attend a Catholic school?
Enrolment applications can be made at your school of choice regardless of your child's faith background. Having said this, children who are baptised Catholic are given priority of enrolment at our Archdiocesan schools. More detailed information on enrolment can be found on the school's website, including the order of priority. A school's enrolment registrar can help you with enquiries, so please contact the school directly.
What is BCEs Enrolment policy?
Our schools' enrolment policies are based on the principles outlined in the Catholic Education Commission Student Enrolment Policy and this acts as a guide for school principals, when drafting an individual school policy. As you can appreciate, each school is unique and slight differences will occur between schools, so we encourage you to talk directly to the school for more information on their enrolment process.
Do Catholic schools have the same catchment zone restrictions as State Schools?
Unlike Education Queensland schools, Brisbane Catholic schools do not have catchment areas but they have Archdiocesan parish areas. If your parish does not have a school, you can apply for enrolment at any bordering parish that has a school. If you want to enrol your child into a particular Catholic school, you can, regardless of your location. In saying this, acceptance into that school is subject to their enrolment process.
If my child attends a Catholic primary school are they guaranteed to be accepted into a Catholic secondary school?
School children who are nearing the end of their Catholic primary education, may be given priority when enrolling into a Catholic secondary school. In saying this, acceptance is not guaranteed and is subject to each school's enrolment process. We encourage you to directly contact the college about this.
If I already have a child in a Catholic School, will it be automatic for their siblings to be accepted into the same school?
Our schools are able to give first priority to siblings in most cases. It is important that an application for enrolment is made at the school and that you contact the school directly to confirm its approach to sibling enrolment.
Can I delay the entry of my child to Prep?
You may delay your child's entry to Prep (and subsequently Year 1) if you feel your child is not ready to start school. An example is if the child is still developing their social and emotional skills.