Special Religious Education
NSW schools offer special religious education and special education in ethics. Approved providers deliver these, where available.
At Cabramatta High School, SRE is delivered by the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney and Combined Christian SRE (Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Baptist Union of NSW and Smithfield Baptist Church) through seminars delivered each term.
On enrolment parents/carers will be given the SRE participation letter (PDF 77.3KB) to complete and return. After the initial enrolment, notification of changes to a child’s enrolment in SRE should be given to the school office, in writing.
SRE classes at Cabramatta High School are provided by the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney and Combined Christian SRE (Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Baptist Union of NSW and Smithfield Baptist Church).
More information can be found on the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney SRE website and Combined Christian (including 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 including reading, private study and completing homework. For more information, visit Religion and ethics.
Translated SRE participation letters:
Parents/carers can update their child's SRE details via the following webpage:
https://ehub.enrol.education.nsw.gov.au/update-student-details
Voluntary Student Activities
Voluntary Student Activities (VSA) of a religious nature in schools.
At Cabramatta High School, Voluntary Student Activities (VSA) is offered at Wednesday lunchtime by the Combined Christian group (Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Baptist Union of NSW and Smithfield Baptist Church).
If parents/carers would like their child to participate then the VSA Participation Letter (PDF 163.8KB) is to be completed and returned to the Block 8 office.
Translated VSA participation letters:
During Ramadan, the Voluntary Student Activity (VSA) of Friday Islamic prayers is offered.
If parents / carers would like their child to participate, then the VSA Participation Letter – Ramadan (English / Arabic) is to be completed and returned to the Block 8 office.