Congratulations
CCSP would like to acknowledge, thank and congratulate the school communities for their effort and commitment to building partnerships between home and school to enhance the learning outcomes of students.
Congratulations St Joseph's Primary School, Coraki, First Place in the 2022 Roger O’Sullivan Memorial Award for Family, School and Community Partnerships for Learning.
Christine Morrison, Deputy Chair, CCSP, Parent Assembly Cluster Coordinator, Diocese of Lismore and newly appointed CCSP Executive Director, Catherine Garrett-Jones, presented the award and prizemoney to the community of St Joseph’s Primary School, Coraki, in the Diocese of Lismore, on September 20.
Pictured L-R Brendan Moloney, Principal, Len Moran, Indigenous Education Worker, CCSP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Parent Sub-Committee, Cath Garrett-Jones and Christine Morrison.
Pictured L-R Brendan Moloney, Travis Schaefer, School Leader, Rachael Dawson, Teacher, Jo Kelly, Parent Assembly Cluster Coordinator, Rasharnie Smith, School Captain, Cath Garrett-Jones and Len Moran.
Ms Jenny Allen, Acting Director of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Lismore, sent a special message for the community of St Joseph’s Primary School, Coraki, which was delivered by Janita Thomson, Lead, Family Partnership, Diocese of Lismore.
"School/Family/Community partnership and engagement is a key priority for our system of schools not only because of what the research tells us about its positive impact on young people but also because of the concept of communio in our Catholic tradition."
In this video, that was part of the submission, Len Moran, member of the CCSP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Parent Sub-Committee, speaks about the project.
Award Recipients
2022 First Place
St Joseph’s Primary School, Coraki, Diocese of Lismore, for their School Improvement Plan Visual Appeal, Meeting of the Waters.
2022 Second Place
St Mary’s Grafton, Diocese of Lismore for their Family Faith and Fun Night initiative.
Highly Commended Award
St Michael’s Primary School, Dunedoo, Diocese of Bathurst for their St Michael’s parent engagement in the faith formation of the child initiative.
Finalists
Holy Family, Catholic Primary School, Lindfield, Diocese of Broken Bay for their Amazing me initiative.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mona Vale in the Diocese of Broken Bay for their Faith and Learning Walks initiative.
Loreto Kirribilli, Archdiocese of Sydney for their Mentoring and networking program.