NSW public schools offer special religious education and special education in ethics, delivered by approved providers wherever available.
At Chester Hill North Public School, Special Religious Education (SRE) is delivered on Thursday at 11.30am. Students in Stage One participate during Term One; Students in Kindergarten and Year Six participate in Term Two; Students in Stage Two participate in Term Three; and students in Year Five participate in Term Four.
On enrolment parents/carers will be given the SRE participation letter to complete and return. After the initial enrolment, notification of changes to a child's enrolment in SRE should be given to the scripture coordinator, in writing.
During the time that SRE classes are being held, students not attending will be located in a separate space and will participate in meaningful activities including consolidating literacy and numeracy skills.
The following SRE classes are offered at Chester Hill North Public School:
Islamic Scripture
Islamic SRE is provided by the Islamic Council of NSW. For more information about Islamic SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the Islamic Council of NSW website https://www.isre.org.au
Catholic Scripture
Catholic SRE teachers are authorised by the local parish and trained by the Diocese of the Catholic Church.
The Catholic SRE curriculum is approved by the Bishop of the Diocese in liaison with religious education experts. Lessons include activities that are fun and inclusive for students, whilst also providing them the opportunity to critically explore in depth their faith and to pray and reflect. For more information about the Catholic SRE curriculum go to https://www.sydneycatholic.org/
Catholic SRE teachers engage young people in hearing the Good News about Jesus Christ and learning the key elements of our Christian life and culture.
Protestant Scripture
Christian SRE is provided by SRE teachers from different Christian denominations and churches. The approved providers in this combined arrangement are YouthWorks via the Chester Hill Anglican Church. All Christian SRE teachers are authorised and trained by an approved provider.
The Christian SRE curriculum is authorised by Anglican Diocese of Sydney. The curriculum is based on Good News about Jesus Christ and learning the key elements of our Christian life and culture and can be found at https://www.youthworks.net
Christian SRE engages students in conversations as they question life, explore values and discover faith.
During enrolment, you can choose a special religious education option for your child from the school’s available approved providers. You can withdraw your child from special religious education by selecting alternative meaningful activities, or special education in ethics if it’s available.
You can update your preference by writing to the school or through the online form available at participating schools.
Visit the department’s website for more information about religion and ethics.