Religious Education at the College has the highest ideals to form young men of “competence, conscience and compassion.”

“Jesuit Education:”

• is world affirming;
• assists in the total formation of each individual within the human community;
• includes a religious dimension that permeates the entire education;
• is an apostolic instrument;
• “promotes dialogue between faith and culture.”
  (Characteristics of Jesuit Education)

Aligning ourselves within this framework, the formal religious education has a spiralling curriculum from years 5 - 12 aimed at developing in each student a greater awareness of their Catholic heritage and the implications this has when it occurs within an Ignatian, Jesuit philosophy.

At the College, we aim to merge true Christian values and attitudes and a loving relationship with God and others through knowledge, understanding and experience of the Catholic faith both as individuals and as members of the Church community. It is concerned with encouraging an attitude of openness to life's questions, promoting personal growth and developing an awareness of others and the world. It is a comprehensive and multi-faceted process and as such identifies the following independent elements:

• Years 5 and 6 currently follow a curriculum structure based on the program “Understanding Our Faith.”
• Years 7 - 10 follow the Sydney CEO program “Faithful To God, Faithful To People.”
• Years 11 and 12 have a choice of completing the Board Endorsed School Based Program or the external 1 or 2 unit Studies of Religion Program.

Each of these incorporates a knowledge of the history and works associated with St. Ignatius and the Jesuit order.

They are aligned with the other components of Religious formation - that is the Retreats, Ignatian Service and Liturgies in order to develop the whole person. We are committed to nurturing the knowledge, awareness and attitudes within each student so that they become informed living witnesses to the values of Jesus Christ who seek to respond to God's actions in their lives.