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- 200 Years of Catholic Education Celebrations
- 2025 Spirit of Catholic Education Awards
- 30 Year Awards – 2020
- A message from the Bishop and Executive Director
- A Message from the Executive Director of Catholic Education
- About DOBCEL
- Accreditation
- Actioning Education for All
- Board Director Profiles
- Canvas Online Professional Learning Platform Launched
- Careers
- Carmel Hanley – nominated by Belinda Chisholm
- Catholic Education Ballarat Locations and Contacts
- Catholic Education Director to Move On – Ballarat Courier
- Catholic Education Week 2025
- Celebrating 30 Years of Service to Catholic Education 2021
- Child Safe
- Chris Young – nominated by People and Development Team
- Classroom Teachers – Primary and Secondary Schools
- Collaborative Innovation Research Prototype (CIRP)
- Commending the Staff of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Ballarat
- Committees
- Country Dioceses Leadership Program (CDLP)
- Damascus College and St Francis Xavier Primary School to transfer Canonical governance to DOBCEL
- Damascus College Ballarat student awarded the Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize
- Damascus College Ballarat student Ben progresses to final and gets signed by the Wolves
- Damascus College Ballarat student Sophie’s social impact
- Damascus College Ballarat students to compete in a 12 hour virtual race
- Damascus College celebrates strong representation at local production
- Damascus College student Charlotte’s photos recognised
- Damascus College student Imogen selected to perform ballet interstate
- Damascus College Student Lillee to Represent Victoria at National Cricket Competition
- Damascus College, Mount Clear student, Maya, is recognised as a future leader
- Damascus re-enacts the Easter story with ‘The Final Hours’
- Damascus Student Tully Dreams of Becoming a Hollywood Film Star
- Developmental Language Disorder – DLD Awareness Day
- Diocesan Leadership Award Winners
- Diocesan Leadership Awards 2021
- Diocesan Leadership Framework
- Director of Catholic Education Vacancy
- Disability Funding
- DOBCEL Board Membership Announcement
- DOBCEL Governance Model
- DOBCEL Strategy 2035
- Emmaus Catholic Primary School transfer agreement signing
- Enrolments
- Feedback Form
- Foundation (Prep) Enrolment for Schools in Regional Areas within the Ballarat Diocese
- Foundation (Prep) Enrolment for Schools in Surrounding Ballarat Areas
- Garden Left in Tip-Top Shape – St Alipius Parish School – Ballarat Courier
- Gifted Education
- Graduate/Early Career Opportunities
- Grow & Let Go
- Health Conditions
- Home
- I used to think… now I think
- International Employment
- Jacinta Skilbeck, Natasha Cummings, Natalie Elliott-Jackson – nominated by Peter Morgan
- Leadership Development
- Local 200 Year Celebrations Gallery
- Message from the Bishop
- National Religious Education resources available for Catholic educators
- NCEC Conference date announced
- Ned Baldwin – nominated by Emily Clarke
- New Languages Strategy Launched
- News and Media
- News from Around the Diocese – Term 1, 2020
- News from Around the Diocese – Term 2, 2020
- News from Around the Diocese – Term 4, 2019
- News from Around the Diocese – Term 4, 2021
- News from Around the Diocese – Term 1, 2021
- News from Around the Diocese – Term 2, 2021
- News from Around the Diocese – Term 3, 2020
- News from Around the Diocese – Term 3, 2021
- News from Around the Diocese – Term 4, 2020
- Office Services and Staff
- Online Learning Resources
- Our Lady Help of Christians students enjoy their new award-winning learning space
- Our Schools
- Outstanding contributors to Catholic education recognised
- Paul Jans – new Assistant Director: Business Services, Catholic Education Ballarat
- PL Program and Calendar
- Policies and Procedures
- Principal of Damascus College Ballarat receives Catherine King Community Shield Award
- Principal Vacancies
- Principals Partner to Deliver a Special Message to Families
- Privacy
- Professional Learning
- Referral Services
- Religious Education
- Research
- Role of parents and families highlighted during the bicentenary of Catholic education in Australia
- School List
- School Map
- School Vacancies
- Schools’ New Online World – Ballarat Courier
- Search
- Services to Schools
- Sitemap
- Social media tests
- Speech Pathology Week: ‘Communication is everyone’s right’
- Speech Screening
- Sponsorship
- St Francis Xavier Primary School, Ballarat East Receives Capital Fund Grant
- St Patrick’s Primary School Koroit receives Capital Fund Grant
- Statement re Final Report of Royal Commission
- Strategy Portal
- Support for Families Affected by Drought
- Term Dates
- The Board
- The NDIS and Catholic schools in the Diocese of Ballarat
- Victorian Cricket Team to wear Damascus College student Josh’s helmet design
- Video Reflections
- Wellbeing/Diverse Learning
- World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
News Items
- Our Lady Help of Christians School, Murtoa – Community Gathering
- The 2025 Australian Teacher Workforce Survey is now open across Victoria!
- A Smooth Transition to SIMON and Business Central
- Early Career Incentives
- DOBCEL supports new offer delivering stronger wages and better conditions for Catholic school staff
- DOBCEL Joins CEnet
- St James Primary School Celebrates Collaborative Research on Digital Play
- Celebrating the 2025 Spirit of Catholic Education Award Winners
- Celebrating Outstanding Leadership: Cathy Duynhoven Receives 2025 Dunlop Sisters Award
- Support for Schools in SSP (Systematic Synthetic Phonics) Selection
- Empowering School Leaders to Champion Respectful Relationships
- Milestone Moments: Network Collaboration Days Inspire Staff Across Central and Southern Zones
- Three DOBCEL Schools Named Finalists in 2025 ResourceSmart Schools Awards
- Remembering Pope Francis
- DOBCEL Board Meeting and Regional School Visits
- Pedagogical Coaching Program Update
- A $2.1M Upgrade for St Patrick’s Primary School Ballarat
- AllReady Project Update
- Who We Are and How We Are session for First-Year Early Career Teachers (ECTs)
- New Research Highlights Lifelong Benefits of Catholic Schooling
- International Women’s Day: Suggested Resources
- New Principals Commissioned
- Unleashing Greatness: A Strategy for School Improvement with Professor David Hopkins
- FLARE Professional Learning – improving literacy outcomes
- CEB Initiative: Universal Speech Screening for Foundation Students – Term 1, 2025
- Roll-out of new Finance, Payroll and HR Systems continues apace!
- DOBCEL Catholic school leaders work with Andy Hargreaves
- Exciting year ahead as 18,600 students return to 63 Catholic schools across the Diocese of Ballarat
- Welcoming our group of new Principals to the DOBCEL office
- Mitchell Anderson from St Mary MacKillop College, Swan Hill has been awarded the Fr James Wall Bursary for the Diocese of Ballarat
- The true meaning of Christmas
- St James, Sebastopol win Victorian Schools Garden Award
- DOBCEL at VIT ‘Welcome to the Profession’ Conference in Melbourne
- The Energy Breakthrough – Diocesan school participation
- Our Diocesan Community for November
- Ongoing child safety training is vital
- DOBCEL works to improve secondary student outcomes in English
- Farewell and thank you
- Catholic Education Ballarat welcomes Bertalli Family Foundation support for literacy in remote schools
- Today is World Teachers’ Day!
- WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY – This Friday 25 October 🍎
- Catholic education leader recognised in commemorative publication launched at Westminster Abbey today
- DOBCEL leaders learn with Canadian colleagues
- DOBCEL Principals and leaders on Irish Pilgrimage
- Parents encouraged to participate in student wellbeing and learning survey.
- Every Conversation Matters – National Child Protection Week 2024
- Collaborative School Camp at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat
- Our Lady Help of Christians School Soup Bus food drive
- Communication Your Way – Speech Pathology Awareness Week
- Early Career Teachers Retreat
- Marian College, Ararat recognised in The Age’s 2024 Schools that Excel
- Catholic schools are leaders in student wellbeing, according to new research
- Refurbished learning spaces for St Columba’s
- Catholic Education Ballarat leader recognised in Commonwealth commemorative publication
- Regional Dioceses Work to Grow School Leaders
- Catholic Education Ballarat welcomes Victorian Government support for new and upgraded facilities
- ‘Our Diocesan Community’- July edition now available
- New learning facilities coming for St Mary’s, Ararat
- Schools benefit from IT infrastructure
- St Patrick’s Cathedral, Ballarat $1000 Choral Scholarships – 2026 Applications Now Open!
- Diocese of Ballarat Catholic schools well-advanced on structured approach to teaching literacy
- Improving literacy in the secondary years (ILSY) an ongoing focus for Diocese of Ballarat Catholic schools
- St Patrick’s, Port Fairy named Sustainability Victoria’s Community Leadership School of the Year
- Grandparents share stories of life and learning at St Patrick’s Primary School, Ballarat
- St Columba’s leads the way with STEM resourcing initiative
- Reconciliation an ongoing commitment for Catholic education
- Embedding Child Safe Standards Workshops
- Maths teachers upskill with Michael Ymer
- State Budget: Catholic school families miss out on blatantly unfair support package
- Message Sticks begin their journeys
- Outstanding contributors to Catholic education recognised
- St Alipius students and teachers benefit from new learning spaces and facilities
- Catholic schools prepare to celebrate
- New facilities blessed and opened at St Mary’s, Robinvale
- DOBCEL launches advertising campaign
- Teaching excellence runs in the Dwyer family
- Our Lady Help of Christians (OLHC), Wendouree teacher and author launches creative writing guide for children
- Catholic school teachers gather for conference as Auslan grows in prominence
- Calling all student teachers
- DOBCEL achieves ST4S security and privacy certification for school data system
- More families choosing a Catholic education in the Diocese of Ballarat
- Early Career Teacher Induction
- 2024 Spirit of Catholic Education Award Nominees Announced
- DOBCEL schools committed to supporting students with diverse learning requirements
- NAPLAN – GUIDE FOR PARENTS
- Teacher and author brings love of writing to students every day
- Spirit of Catholic Education Awards
- Catholic education confirms purchase of land in Mildura
- Globally recognised education innovators guide plan for Ballarat Diocese Catholic schools
- Ballarat Diocese Catholic schools proactively supporting students and families with new wellbeing initiative
- Exciting year ahead as 18,000 students and 2,200 staff return to Ballarat Diocese Catholic schools
- Catholic School Fee Relief Available as Cost of Living Pressures Rise
