DEA Ministries celebrated the beginning of 2025 school year celebrating opening Mass and events.  Heare we feature how our Ministries celebrated.  

DEA Trustees would like to congratulate Kathleen (Kitty) Guerin who was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for Service to Catholic Secondary Education. Throughout her career, Kitty has worked across the state including as Chair, Santa Sabina College (2023-current and director 1996-2004), St Lucy’s School, Wahroonga (Chair 2014-2022), […]

DEA Trustees – Sr Julianna Drobik OP and Mr Paul Reid joined St Lucy’s Board Chair, Mrs Mary L’Estrange and Principal, Mr David Raphael at the St Lucy’s Gala Night, a major fundraising evening on Saturday 16 November. The evening aimed to raise $100,000 to support technology, programs and resources that empower students to build […]

“Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” (Proverbs 16:3) Faithful and loving God, we pray for all Year 12 students across our DEA schools. Give them the grace of recollection, resilience, and gifted hands and thoughts as they sit exams in the coming weeks. Holy Spirit, guide, protect and reward […]

Australia will celebrate the teaching profession on World Teachers’ Day on Friday 25 October 2024.   World Teachers’ Day honours the dedication, hard work and passion of teachers who play a crucial role in shaping the hearts, minds and futures of our young people. We celebrate and give thanks for teachers in our Dominican Education […]

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. Susan Pascoe AM delivered the […]

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. Eileen Young, Chair of DEA, welcomed participants to the gathering. Stephen Reid from the […]

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. The day provided a valuable opportunity for Trustees and new Directors to meet one another and to gain a greater insight into the DEA Network. The program provided participants with […]

Dominican Sister Helen Merrin OP 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 […]

The National Reconciliation Week theme for 2024, Now More Than Ever, is a reminder to all of us that no matter what, the fight for justice and the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will —and must —continue. There have been many moments in Australia’s reconciliation journey that make us want to turn […]