Updates
Due Today: Expressions of Interest, Soul of Ireland and Italy Jubilee Year Pilgrimage
26 September - 19 October 2025
Attention: All CEDoW staff. Please note Expressions of Interest close today.
In the 2025 Jubilee Year, the Church celebrates the theme Pilgrims of Hope, encouraging us all to live with hope in God and to share that hope with others.
To celebrate and mark this significant event for our international Catholic community, CEDoW invites staff to participate in a special Jubilee Year Pilgrimage to Ireland and Italy, led by Bishop Brian Mascord.
For more information regarding the pilgrimage, including how to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI), please refer to the link here.
EOIs close today Thursday 13 March 2025.
Questions? Please contact Claire Cooney at cooneyc02@dow.catholic.edu.au.
The 2025 Lenten Program: Metanoia
The 2025 Diocesan Lenten Program, Metanoia, is now available in SORA here.
The Metanoia booklet comes with a 76-page (full-colour) booklet. It contains short daily reflections (from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday), perfect for individual devotional reading, in addition to longer-form Sunday Scripture readings, reflections, prayers, questions and visio divina (divine seeing) which is traditionally part of Lenten group gatherings.
Please contact Anne Russell, CEDoW Resource Centre Manager at russella01@dow.catholic.edu.au for further information.
Primary Student WEN Day 2025
Final reminder
For: WEN Contacts
Due: Today, Thursday 13 March 2025
Contact: Beth Riolo (riolob01@dow.catholic.edu.au)
Four Stage 3 students, accompanied by the WEN Teacher Contact from each primary school, are invited to attend a day of eco formation, inspiration and action, Caring for Our Common Home - A Call to Action! Primary Student WEN Day.
Thursday 20 March 2025 at St Brigid’s Catholic Primary School, Gwynneville
Please click on the link below for further information and to register for the Primary Student WEN Day 2025.
2025 Overdue NESA Fee
CEDoW has been contacted by NESA regarding the non-payment of the annual fee by a number of teachers in our system of schools.
All teachers who have not yet paid the annual fee, which was due 5 February 2025, have been sent a reminder from NESA.
For more information on how to pay your fees please click here.
CEDoW Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead
Is your CEDoW Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead up to date?
Accreditation to WTL Level/s and any additional requirements are outlined on your contract.
If you still require more information or have any questions, please email: wtlaccreditation@dow.catholic.edu.au.
For general information on CEDoW Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead please visit the following website: https://www.dow.catholic.edu.au/employment/accreditation-cedow/.
CEDoW Scholarship Support
For some areas of Accreditation to Work Teach and Lead, CEDoW offers Scholarship Support.
Please visit the following website for more information and to apply: https://www.dow.catholic.edu.au/employment/cedow-scholarships/.
NCCD Update: Revised Date for Adjustments to Be in Place
Please note that there has been an amendment in the CEDoW 2025 Timeline for Personalised Planning and the NCCD. The date by which adjustments need to be in place to ensure that students receive 10 weeks of adjustments in order to be included in the 2025 NCCD is Friday 9 May 2025.
This amendment should be communicated with all teachers engaged in Personalised Planning.
Attendance Updates
Compulsory Schooling Conferences: The fortnightly spreadsheet may automatically populate the words 'conference required' in the column, however, you need to have implemented attendance improvement planning processes at a school level prior to progressing to this step.
This is supported by section 5.16 of the new Attendance Procedure which states that system referrals should be made when a student’s attendance falls below 70%. However, this section shouldn’t be read in isolation—the steps for targeted intervention 5.8 to 5.14 need to be completed by the school first.
Principal Consideration – Application for Exemption from Attendance: A reminder not to press the green approve button for the leave when first saving the template, only press save. All supporting documents should be uploaded to this section as a PDF and schools need to ensure that families have completed the documents correctly.
CatholicCare School, Student and Family Program – School Counselling
The video below highlights the work of CatholicCare Wollongong's school counsellors in partnership with Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong.
Find out more about the program here.
You may wish to share this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?
CatholicCare – Growing Into Me
Growing Into Me is a program that supports schools in providing an opportunity for parents and children to understand and explore the physical and emotional changes experienced through the puberty journey.
Download the flyer here.
For more information or to register interest complete the online form here.
Closure of the ACE Online Website
NESA is retiring the ACE Online website on 19 March 2025 and redirecting users to the clarified ACE Rules Read for further information.
NESA’s clarified ACE Rules were published on 14 October 2024. With the publication of these clarified rules, NESA will now be retiring the previous ACE Online website containing the old (superseded) rules.
From 19 March 2025 users will no longer be able to access the content on the ACE online website, and will be automatically redirected to the clarified ACE Rules.
ACEN eBook of the Week
This week’s theme is Graphic Novels.
See the link here to explore the eBook titles for primary, secondary, and staff through the Australian Catholic Education Network (ACEN). Click on each image or use the QR code to access further information. To sign in to Sora, select "ACEN" as your school.
If you have any questions, please contact Jim Gallagher (gallagherj01@dow.catholic.edu.au).
Reminder: Catholic Business Connections – March Luncheon
We're excited to remind you about the upcoming Catholic Business Connections luncheon. Please see information here.
Date: Wednesday 26 March 2025
Please feel free to share this in your school newsletters and communications, inviting parents and carers to consider joining the Catholic Business Connections.
Catholic Business Connections offers an opportunity for professional and business women and men in our diocese (both active and retired) who share common values, to network and engage with each other and leaders representing the diocese.
Catholic Business Connections gathers three times a year for lunch and to listen to guest speakers chosen to inspire with their unique stories and share how they relate their work and spiritual life experience to the context of living in a modern world.
