Special Religious

                  Education                                 (SRE) Update               

Term 2 Weeks 4-10, 2025

At St Johns Park Public School, Special Religious Education (SRE) is delivered on Tuesdays 9.10 - 9.40am. 

On enrolment, parents/carers are given the SRE participation letter to complete and return. After the initial enrolment, notification of changes to a child’s enrolment in SRE should be in writing.

To allow greater access to the Buddhist SRE program, beginning this week Buddhist SRE classes will be conducted with Year 1 and Year 2. Year 3 and Year 4 students who previously accessed the program will join the non SRE groups.

The following SRE classes are offered at St Johns Park Public School in Term 2 Weeks 4-10, 2025:

Islamic SRE          Kindergarten – Year 2 Class and Year 3 – Year 6 Class   

Islamic SRE is provided by the Islamic Charity Projects Association. More information about Islamic SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, is available on the Islamic Charity Projects Association website https://icpa.org.au/scripture/

Anglican SRE        Kindergarten – Year 2 Class, Year 3/4 Class and Year 5/6 Class

Anglican SRE is provided by St Johns Park Anglican Church, authorised by the Anglican Archdiocese of Sydney. More information about Anglican SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, is available on the Anglican Archdiocese of Sydney website https://whysre.com.au/sre-curriculum/cep-curriculum-overview/

Buddhist SRE       Year 1 Class and Year 2 Classes

Buddhist SRE is provided by Vien Giac Buddhist Association Inc. (Cabramatta). More information about Buddhist SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, is available on the Vien Giac Buddhist Association website http://www.chuaviengiac.org.au/

Catholic SRE        Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 Classes

Catholic SRE is provided by Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish (Mount Pritchard), authorised by the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. More information about Catholic SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, is available on the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney website 

https://ccd.sydneycatholic.org/publications/curriculum-resources/

Non SRE 

During the time that SRE classes are being held, students not attending religious instruction will be located in a separate space and will participate in meaningful activities.