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Dominican Education Council

The Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia and the Solomon Islands have been engaged in the ministry of education since their arrival in Australia from Ireland in 1867. That ministry has encompassed teaching in primary and secondary schools, including schools for the hearing-impaired and vision-impaired, as well as in the tertiary sector.
                     
Since 1988 the Congregation has progressively entrusted the leadership and management of its Schools to the laity, through the establishment of Incorporated Boards and the appointment of lay Principals. The Congregation continues to exercise canonical stewardship and partnership in the governance of its Schools.

Currently the Congregation holds Canonical responsibility for:

Santa Sabina College Strathfield NSW Siena College Camberwell Vic St Lucy's School Wahroonga NSW Catherine Sullivan Centre Strathfield NSW

The Education Council of the Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia and the Solomon Islands (to be known as the Dominican Education Council) was formally constituted by resolution of the Prioress and Leadership Team in October 2001. While the Council operates in partnership with the Trustees of the Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia and the Solomon Islands, it has no legal existence in civil law separate from the Congregation.

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Dominican Education Council is to contribute to the effective continuation of the Congregations’ mission in education as a vital and integral component of the Church’s mission

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