Catholic Schools Office

The Catholic Schools Office (CSO), Newcastle is responsible for the leadership, efficient operation and management of systemic schools which educate approximately 17,000 students in 56 schools in the Diocese of Maitland and Newcastle. The CSO employs over 1000 teachers and around 330 non-teaching staff.

The CSO’s main focus is providing support for schools and helping to ensure that every student receives a quality Catholic education. As a Catholic Schools Office we model ourselves on the person of

Jesus Christ as revealed in the Gospels and through the teachings of the Catholic Church.

The Catholic Schools Office provides to schools a wide range of services and resources. The objective of these services is to provide quality education for the students. Some of the services are:

• Religious Education and Spirituality
• Curriculum Information and Advice
• Counselling and Special Education
• Inistrative Advice and Information
• Employee Services
• Financial Administration
• Information Technology Services
• Building Developments
• School Evaluation and Development
• Professional Development
• Performance Review

The Catholic Schools Office (CSO) of the Archdiocese of Pretoria and the Archdiocese of Johannesburg, South Africa, serves the 53 Catholic schools in our two dioceses. These schools educate approximately 32 000 learners and employ over 1 700 teachers and around 820 non-teaching staff.

Our web site provides information on all our schools and on the services of the Catholic Schools Office to these schools. It also provides information on The Catholic Schools Councils in Pretoria and Johannesburg. Coming events are listed, there is a page of news and updates and another of Religious Education resources, and also a page of useful links to other sites.

You can read our Mission Statement and reports on our recent activities. Also available on this web site is information on the different bodies which together make up the Catholic Education network in South Africa, and the Vision and Direction Statements of the Second National Catholic Schools Congress.

Source : Catholic School Office

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