Education Week will – for the most part – pass quietly at St Clare’s Catholic High School, Taree.
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Acting principal Phillip Gibney said the school would open its doors to the public, offering tours through the grounds and facilities.
However, due to a clash with Education Week and the trial HSC, no other activities have been organised so as not to disrupt the Year 12 students.
“We have an open day this Friday for people to come through the school,” Mr Gibney said. “Senior leaders and staff will show visitors around.”
St Clare’s Catholic High School has been chosen as one of the lead schools in the Maitland-Newcastle diocese to pilot the development of new programs for gifted children. “We are in the process of identifying students, providing professional development for staff and developing strategies that will assist our gifted students and develop their talents,” Mr Gibney said.
“Then we will develop pathways for all students to excel, engage and exceed expectations in their learning to drive the curriculum.
“At the moment we are in the process of testing our Year 7 and 9 students.”
St Clare’s Catholic High School is a Year 7 to 12 co-educational learning community that draws inspiration from the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
It was originally founded by the Sisters of St Joseph in 1926.
Recently the school received a grant of $3,423,587 which will be used to upgrade facilities and provide students with a range of different sized spaces adaptable to various styles of teaching and learning. The funding was provided under the Capital Grants Program for non-government schools allocated by the NSW Catholic Block Grant Authority.
