Edmund Rice Education Australia

Edmund Rice Education Australia
AbbreviationEREA
Named afterEdmund Ignatius Rice
Established1 October 2007; 17 years ago (2007-10-01)
HeadquartersRichmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OriginsCongregation of Christian Brothers
Region served
Australia
Membership (2021)
55 schools
Executive Director
Dr Craig Wattam
Parent organization
Congregation of Christian Brothers in Australia
Staff4,500 (in 2021)
Students (2021)
39,000
Websitewww.erea.edu.au

Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) is an organisation established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in Australia to own, govern, manage, and conduct education ministries in the Catholic tradition and in the charism of Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice. As of 2021, EREA included 55 member schools.[1]

EREA was established on 1 October 2007 when the Christian Brothers decided to amalgamate separate Christian Brothers provinces in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea to form an Oceania Province that was solely focused on the social justice mission of the Christian Brothers. The Christian Brothers' National Planning Committee for Schools Governance decided to form a separate body, Edmund Rice Education Australia, with the intention of independently implementing the educational mission of the Christian Brothers.

Governance

Council

Comprising five people, the Council is the body ultimately responsible for the governance of EREA. In civil law, the Council constitutes the Trustees of Edmund Rice Education Australia.

Board

Comprising eight people, the Board is appointed by the EREA Council.[2]

Educational institutions

Australia

The national office for EREA is located in Richmond, Victoria.[3] Member schools agree to the Charter for Catholic Schools in the Edmund Rice tradition[3] which was first used in 2004 and revised in 2011 to include four primary Touchstones.[4] As of 2021, EREA included 55 schools, 4,500 staff, and over 39,000 students.[1][5] In addition, in 2016 EREA established the Flexible Schools Networks, a network of 22 educational institutions across Australia that provide inclusive and non-discriminating learning opportunities.[6][7][8]

State/Territory Schools Flexible Learning Centres
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
  • Pambula Beach
  • St Laurence (Newcastle)
  • St Marys
  • Wollongong
Northern Territory
  • Oscar Romero (St Joseph's), Alice Springs
Queensland
  • Marlene Moore, Deception Bay
  • Marlene Moore, Gympie
  • Marlene Moore, Hemmant
  • Marlene Moore, Noosa
  • Wollemi, Albert Park
  • Wollemi, Mount Isa
  • Wollemi, Rockhampton
  • Wollemi, Southport
  • Xavier, Brisbane
  • Xavier, Inala (Brisbane)
  • Xavier, Ipswich
  • Xavier, Townsville, Bowen, Burdekin
South Australia
  • Oscar Romero, Adelaide
  • Oscar Romero, Elizabeth
Tasmania
  • Nano Nagle (St Francis), Hobart
Victoria
  • Nano Nagle (St Joseph's), Melbourne and Geelong
Western Australia
  • Oscar Romero (Geraldton and Carnarvon)

New Zealand

Although not controlled by EREA, there are several partner schools united within the tradition of Edmund Rice:[9]

Papua New Guinea

  • Fatima College, Banz, Western Highlands Province
  • St Francis Xavier Post Primary School, Bundralis, Manus Province

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Wattam, Craig (2021). "Executive Director's Welcome". Edmund Rice Education Australia. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Board". Who we are: Our people. Edmund Rice Education Australia. 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Edmund Rice Education Australia". St Edmunds College Canberra. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. ^ Creative, Bam. "Edmund Rice Education Australia - Trinity College, Perth". Trinity College. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Our Schools". Edmund Rice Education Australia. 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ^ "St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Newcastle". Edmund Rice Education Australia. 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  7. ^ "The Story of Youth Plus – Youth+". Edmund Rice Education Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Youth+". Edmund Rice Education Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  9. ^ "New Zealand Partner Schools". Edmund Rice Education Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2019.