23 May 2022 The Australian Association of Christian Schools (AACS) congratulates Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his team on forming government and being sworn in this morning. Read More
27 April 2022 Local Christian schools are calling on Macquarie MP Susan Templeman to commit to supporting religious freedoms, as the Federal Election campaign gains pace. In…Read More
This federal election AACS are asking candidates if they support the right of parents to choose an education for their child that reflects their Christian beliefs, in particular, our schools want protected their right to: Read More
17 March 2022 Back in November, the Queensland Human Rights Commission released a Discussion Paper outlining…Read More
7 March 2022 Early voting starts today for the South Australian State election, where South Australians will get a say in who governs them for the next four years. AACS is seeking to make religious freedom and authentic Christian schooling election issues.…Read More
10 February 2022 The Australian Association of Christian Schools (AACS) calls upon all Senators to reject amendments to the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 that will impact the…Read More
4 February 2022 The Australian Association of Christian Schools (AACS) welcomes the release of the two parliamentary committee reports today, which recommend the passage of the Government’s…Read More
31 January 2021 In October, the Justice and Community Safety Directorate of the ACT Government (the Government) released a Discussion…Read More
26 November 2021 The Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 introduced to Parliament yesterday by the Prime Minister will complete a nearly five-decade long process to protect the fundamental human rights in Australia. Recent private polling*…Read More
Faith leaders from Christian, Jewish and Islamic communities, including AACS have issued a statement in support of the Government's Religious Discrimination Bill: Statement from Faith Leaders 19th November 2021 We…Read More
MEDIA RELEASE In anticipation of the Federal Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill, soon to be introduced to Federal Parliament, Christian School leaders from across Tasmania met with representatives from Senator Jacquie Lambie’s office at the…Read More
In August, the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia (LRC) released a Discussion Paper which outlined options and posed questions about amendment to Western Australia’s…Read More
MEDIA RELEASE Polling Shows Victorian Government Out of Touch with Community Values The Equal Opportunity (Religious Exceptions) Amendment Bill 2021 introduced to Parliament today by the Victorian Government will make it…Read More
The proposed changes to the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 announced by the Andrews Government yesterday will have a huge impact on the staffing model of Christian schools in Victoria and…Read More
AACS have been involved in productive meetings with the Attorney General and her office about the progress of the Religious Discrimination Bill. We have advocated for a consistent law for the whole nation that makes it clear that faith-based schools are allowed to employ…Read More
AACS believes that for our schools to be able to provide an authentic Christian education they must be able to employ staff who share in the stated beliefs of the school. Read our opinion piece about the important issue of religious protection for Christian…Read More
Quality teaching is the greatest in-school influence on student outcomes. Initial teacher education (ITE) aims to ensure that graduate teachers start their teaching career with the necessary knowledge, skills and dispositions to be successful teachers in any Australian school.…Read More
AACS provided feedback to ACARA about the proposed revisions to the Australian Curriculum which you can read HERE. Christian school teachers were also encouraged by AACS to…Read More
Religious Freedom is only weakly protected in Australian law, and those protections are rapidly eroding. Join with faith groups across the nation to pray for the globally persecuted and the protection of religious freedoms in Australia in the upcoming Religious Freedom…Read More
Christian school leaders from around the country gathered in Canberra for the annual National Policy Forum. It was wonderful to hear the keynote address from the Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison MP, at the Gala Dinner at Parliament House. Read More
The Australian Senate referred the Australian Education Legislation Amendment (Prohibiting the Indoctrination…Read More
Independent Schools Australia has released its annual Snapshot 2021 which provides an overview of key statistics about the Independent schools sector. AACS was pleased to see that independent schools experienced 2.5% growth during 2020, despite the challenges of the…Read More
AACS is pleased to partner with other Christian organisations such as Alphacrucis College, Mission Australia, the Bible Society, Compassion and World Vision as part of the Community…Read More
AACS urges the Victorian Government to listen to the concerns of thousands of Christian parents and teachers about their controversial Change or Suppression (Conversion)…Read More
The Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI) is seeking public feedback on possible reforms to Tasmanian law to respond to sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) conversion practices. The TLRI today released its Issues Paper, ‘Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conversion…Read More
AACS is pleased to partner with other Christian organisations such as Alphacrucis College, Mission Australia, the Bible Society, Compassion and World Vision as part of the Community…Read More
The South Australian Government has indicated its intention to amend the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 so that…Read More
Good news! There have been some positive developments in New South Wales with the introduction of the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality)…Read More
Please join us for the launch of the Cardus Education Survey Australia Project. Join host, Mark McCrindle, Cardus Executive Vice President, Ray Pennings, and Assistant Professor, Albert Cheng, as they launch the landmark findings…Read More
The 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards) is underway by the Department of Education, Training and Employment. The Standards were developed under the Disability Discrimination…Read More
"I’m at a cross-country carnival today. Roadrunner (my daughter) is running 2km. A small number of steps for this child, but a giant amount of steps for her mother. I don’t run - unless there is a cockroach, and then I could qualify for the Olympics. Roadrunner tells me that during…Read More
A family chose to send their two high school aged children to our College without previously having contact with our community, coming from a public school. After being with us for about a year, their father was suddenly killed in a car accident. Our College supported the students…Read More
10/2/22 - AMENDMENTS BETRAY FAITH LEADERS
26/11/21 - POLLINGS SHOWS STRONG SUPPORT FOR RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS
28/10/21 - VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT OUT OF TOUCH WITH COMMUNITY VALUES
17/8/21 - VICTORIAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS UNDER THREAT
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