NSW schools offer special religious education and special education in ethics. Approved providers deliver these, where 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 Smith’s Hill High School both SRE and SEE are available.
On enrolment parents/carers will nominate their preference in the online enrolment platform. After the initial enrolment, notification of changes to a child's enrolment in SRE/SEE should be given to the school in writing.
The following SRE classes are offered at Smith’s Hill High School:
Combined Christian SRE
Christian SRE is provided by SRE teachers from different Christian denominations and churches. The approved providers in this combined arrangement are:
ACTS Global Churches
Baptist Union of NSW
Presbyterian Church of Australia (NSW)
Uniting Church in Australia (NSW Synod)
Anglican Diocese of Sydney
Australian Christian Churches
Christian Reformed Churches of Australia
Fellowship of Congregational Churches
Churches of Christ in NSW & ACT
All Christian SRE teachers are authorised and trained by an approved provider.
The Christian SRE curriculum is authorised by the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. The curriculum is based on Good News about Jesus Christ and learning the key elements of Christian life and culture and can be found at https://whysre.com.au/sre-curriculum/cep-curriculum-overview/ Christian SRE engages students in conversations as they question life, explore values and discover faith.
For more information about the Anglican Diocese of Sydney please visit their website.
https://sydneyanglicans.net/news
SEE is provided by Primary Ethics. For more information about SEE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the Primary Ethics website.
During the time that SRE/SEE classes are being held, students not attending will be located in a separate space and will participate in alternate meaningful activities. This includes reading, private study or completing homework.