LATEST NEWS
Sr Helen Merrin OP awarded OAM 
The DEA Trustees would like to congratulate Dominican Sister Helen Merrin who was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to special needs education and to the Catholic Church in Australia. Sr Helen has a lifetime of teaching music, including to students at St Lucy’s School, Wahroonga where she has been chaplain since 2002. A sister with the Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia and the Solomon Islands since 1965, she is also a member of the Australian Bishops Disability Advisory Council.
Michael Vial
DEA is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Vial as a DEA Trustee, joining the DEA Board in February 2024.
Michael began his teaching career at Cabra Dominican College in 1991 as a physics and RE teacher and later served as the school’s Religious Education Coordinator for many years.
His career has included being a Catholic Studies lecturer at UniSA, and sector leadership in Catholic Education SA as Coordinator of Religious Education and Faith Formation (2009-2022).
EVENTS
AMPJP ANNUAL FORUM 2024
DEA Trustees together with the CEO participated in the Annual AMPJP Forum held in Sydney on the 25-26 August,
DEA is one of 14 Ministerial Public Juridic Persons established by religious congregations in Australia and New Zealand with responsibility for governance of Church entities across education, healthcare and community works.
2024 DEA SYMPOSIUM
DEA Sponsors, Trustees, Ministry Board Chairs, Principals, together with several Mission Leaders, DEA Finance and Risk Committee members and a newly appointed Business Manager, gathered at Mary McKillop Place in North Sydney for the biennial DEA Symposium on the 15-16 August.
DEA INDUCTION DAY FOR NEW DIRECTORS
The Trustees of Dominican Education Australia held the annual Induction Day for new Directors of DEA Ministry Boards in Melbourne on Saturday 27 July 2024.
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