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DOBCEL – Diocese of Ballarat Catholic Education Limited

Dprovides support, service and leadership to catholic primary and secondary schools in the Diocese of Ballarat.

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  • About
    • A Message from the Bishop and Executive Director
    • DOBCEL Strategy 2035
    • The Board
    • Consultative Committees
  • Schools
    • School List
    • School Map
    • Enrolments
    • Term Dates
  • Services
    • Religious Education
    • Online Learning Resources
    • Wellbeing/Diverse Learning
      • Actioning Education for All
      • Disability Funding
      • Gifted Education
      • Health Conditions
      • Referral Services
    • Office Services and Staff
  • Professional Learning
    • PL Program and Calendar
    • Accreditation
    • Diocesan Leadership Framework
    • Leadership Development
    • Sponsorship
    • Research
    • Country Dioceses Leadership Program (CDLP)
  • Child Safe
  • Policies & Procedures
  • Careers
    • Vacancies
    • Principal Vacancies
    • School Vacancies
    • Graduate/Early Career Opportunities
    • International Employment
  • Catholic Education Week
    • 2025 Spirit of Catholic Education Awards
    • Outstanding contributors to Catholic education recognised
  • News
  • Speech Pathologist
    News

    Communication Your Way – Speech Pathology Awareness Week

    23/08/2024 /

    Next week is Speech Pathology Awareness Week with the theme "Communication Your Way". At DOBCEL, we have a talented and dedicated team of speech pathologists and visiting teachers supporting and advising our students, teachers, and families about communication.

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    Catholic Education Ballarat leader recognised in Commonwealth commemorative publication

    13/08/2024

    AllReady Project Update

    24/03/2025

    St James Primary School Celebrates Collaborative Research on Digital Play

    26/06/2025
  • News

    Early Career Teachers Retreat

    21/08/2024 /

    41 teachers have gathered in Halls Gap last week for a two-day retreat.

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    Refurbished learning spaces for St Columba’s

    15/08/2024

    Collaborative School Camp at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat

    30/08/2024
    Participants engaged in learning about Respectful Relationships education.

    Empowering School Leaders to Champion Respectful Relationships

    09/05/2025
  • News

    Marian College, Ararat recognised in The Age’s 2024 Schools that Excel

    19/08/2024 /

    Marian College Ararat has been awarded The Age’s 2024 Schools that Excel winner for non-government schools in rural/regional Victoria.

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    Communication Your Way – Speech Pathology Awareness Week

    23/08/2024

    Catholic education leader recognised in commemorative publication launched at Westminster Abbey today

    10/10/2024

    DOBCEL Board Meeting and Regional School Visits

    07/04/2025
  • News

    Catholic schools are leaders in student wellbeing, according to new research

    16/08/2024 /

    Students attending Catholic secondary schools rated their emotional and mental wellbeing the highest of any Australian school sector.

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    DOBCEL leaders learn with Canadian colleagues

    30/09/2024

    Embedding Child Safe Standards Workshops

    22/05/2024

    Marian College, Ararat recognised in The Age’s 2024 Schools that Excel

    19/08/2024
  • News

    Refurbished learning spaces for St Columba’s

    15/08/2024 /

    St Columba’s, Ballarat North students and teachers have this term moved into beautifully refurbished learning spaces

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    Mitchell Anderson from St Mary MacKillop College, Swan Hill has been awarded the Fr James Wall Bursary for the Diocese of Ballarat

    17/12/2024

    AllReady Project Update

    24/03/2025
    Speech Pathologist

    Communication Your Way – Speech Pathology Awareness Week

    23/08/2024
  • News

    Catholic Education Ballarat leader recognised in Commonwealth commemorative publication

    13/08/2024 /

    Diocese of Ballarat Catholic Education Limited (DOBCEL) Executive Director Tom Sexton has been recognised as a thought-leader in education in Australia and invited to participate in the British Parliament Trust’s commemorative book marking the 75th anniversary of the formation of the Commonwealth.

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    State Budget: Catholic school families miss out on blatantly unfair support package

    07/05/2024

    Support for Schools in SSP (Systematic Synthetic Phonics) Selection

    14/05/2025

    Who We Are and How We Are session for First-Year Early Career Teachers (ECTs)

    13/03/2025
  • News

    Regional Dioceses Work to Grow School Leaders

    02/08/2024 /

    Three country dioceses - Ballarat, Sandhurst and Wagga Wagga - have collaborated to offer an intensive 7-day residential leadership program to help develop Catholic school leaders.

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    Catholic education leader recognised in commemorative publication launched at Westminster Abbey today

    10/10/2024

    Catholic school teachers gather for conference as Auslan grows in prominence

    15/04/2024

    St James, Sebastopol win Victorian Schools Garden Award

    28/11/2024
  • News

    Catholic Education Ballarat welcomes Victorian Government support for new and upgraded facilities

    29/07/2024 /

    Nine Catholic school communities across the diocese of Ballarat will benefit from funding for new and upgraded facilities announced by the Allan State Government today. Catholic Education Ballarat Executive Director Tom Sexton says the funding will assist the schools to deliver high-quality learning environments for students and teachers into the future. ‘Diocese of Ballarat Catholic schools educate more than 18,500 or 20+% of students across Western Victoria. ‘Our schools keep fees as low as possible and welcome families from all backgrounds,’ he said. ‘This state government funding is most welcome and supports parent (approximately 80%) and commonwealth government contributions to assist with capital works to ensure our schools can provide…

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    DOBCEL schools committed to supporting students with diverse learning requirements

    04/03/2024

    Diocese of Ballarat Catholic schools well-advanced on structured approach to teaching literacy

    13/06/2024

    Early Career Teachers Retreat

    21/08/2024
  • News

    ‘Our Diocesan Community’- July edition now available

    24/07/2024 /

    Read about the great work happening across our diocesan schools, parishes, and agencies. The July edition of “Our Diocesan Community” is now available for reading or downloading. Download July edition  

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    Calling for Nominations – DOBCEL Board Consultative Committees

    22/11/2024

    Early Career Teachers Retreat

    21/08/2024

    FLARE Professional Learning – improving literacy outcomes

    13/02/2025
  • News

    New learning facilities coming for St Mary’s, Ararat

    22/07/2024 /

    The St Mary’s Catholic primary school community in Ararat is to benefit from a $3,000,000 upgrade

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    Catholic schools prepare to celebrate

    26/04/2024

    Celebrating the 2025 Spirit of Catholic Education Award Winners

    03/06/2025

    Improving literacy in the secondary years (ILSY) an ongoing focus for Diocese of Ballarat Catholic schools

    06/06/2024
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