At Strathfield Public School Religious Education (SRE) and Special Education in Ethics (SEE) are delivered on Wednesday mornings from 9:15am for K-2 students, from 9:45am for Years 3-4 students and from 10:20am for Years 5-6 students.
On enrolment parents/carers are given the SRE and SEE participation letter to complete and return to indicate their preference for religion or ethics class. After the initial enrolment, notification of changes to a child’s enrolment in SRE/SEE should be given to the school office in writing.
The following SRE classes are offered at Strathfield North Public School:
· Catholic SRE is provided by the Catholic Diocese of Sydney. For more information about Catholic SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the Catholic Diocese of Sydney website http://www.sydneycatholic.org/ https://ccd.sydneycatholic.org/publications/curriculum-resources/
· Protestant SRE is provided by Anglican Diocese of Sydney. For more information about Protestant SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit website https://whysre.com.au
· Greek Orthodox SRE is provided by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. For more information about Greek Orthodox SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia website: http://www.greekorthodox.org.au/
· Islamic SRE is provided by Islamic Council of NSW. For more information about Islamic SRE, including the authorised curriculum and sequence, please visit the Islamic website https://www.isre.org.au/our-program/
· Hindu SRE is provided by Chinmaya. For more information about Hindu SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit website https://www.chinmaya.com.au/our-centres/sydney/
· SEE is provided by Primary Ethics when Teachers are available. For more information about SEE, including the authorised curriculum and sequence, please visit the Primary Ethics website https://primaryethics.com.au
During the time the SRE/SEE classes are being held, students not attending will be supervised and will participate in independent, meaningful activities which include reading, private study or completing homework.