NSW public schools offer special religious education and special education in ethics, delivered by approved providers wherever available.
During enrolment, you can choose a special religious education option for your child from the school’s available approved providers. You can withdraw your child from special religious education by selecting alternative meaningful activities, or special education in ethics if it’s available.
You can update your preference by writing to the school or through the online form available at participating schools.
Visit the department’s website for more information about religion and ethics.
At Cessnock Public School, SRE is delivered on a Thursday from 2.30pm to 3.00pm.
On enrolment parents/carers will be given the SRE and SEE Participation Letter to complete and return. After the initial enrolment, notification of changes to a child's enrolment in SRE/SEE should be made to our school, in writing.
The following is provided at Cessnock Public School:
- Combined Christian SRE
Combined Christian SRE is delivered by SRE teachers from different Christian denominations and churches. The approved providers in this combined arrangement are:
- Anglican Diocese of Newcastle
- Baptist Union of NSW
- Fellowship of Congregational Churches
- The Church of the Foursquare Gospel Australia
- The Salvation Army
- Uniting Church in Australia
- Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle