Palmers Island Public School

Citizenship, Scholarship and Sportsmanship

Telephone02 6646 0114

Emailpalmersisl-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Religion and ethics

NSW public schools offer special religious education and special education in ethics, delivered by approved providers wherever available.

At Palmers Island Public School, SRE for Years K-6 are delivered weekly at 2.15pm on Tuesdays. The following SRE classes are offered: Combined Christian SRE.

Combined Christian SRE is provided by SRE teachers from different Christian denominations and churches. The approved providers in this combined arrangement are listed below. All Christian SRE teachers are authorised and trained by an approved provider.

The approved providers of SRE teachers at Palmers Island Public School are listed below:

Anglican Diocese of Grafton, http://www.graftondiocese.org.au

Baptist Union of NSW, website http://nswactbaptists.org.au

Presbyterian Church of Australia in the State of NSW, http://www.pynsw.org.au

Seventh-Day Adventist Church North NSW Conference, website HTTP://nnsw.adventist.org.au/

The Church of the Foursquare Gospel, website https://www.foursquareaustralia.org/

Uniting Church in Australia (NSW Synod), website http://nswact.uca.org.au 

 

With SRE teachers from local churches, students ask questions, explore the Bible and discover the Good News of Jesus Christ and what it means to be a Christian in our world today. Lessons are age-appropriate, fun and inclusive. View the curriculum here https://godspace.org.au///wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Scope-and-Sequence

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 which may include reading, private study or completing homework.

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.