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
Christian school teachers are encouraged to provide their feedback on proposed revisions to the Australian Curriculum through an online survey. All feedback will be reviewed and considered in finalising revisions to the Australian Curriculum,…Read More
The Australian Senate referred the Australian Education Legislation Amendment (Prohibiting the Indoctrination…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 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 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
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
The 'Conversion Therapy' legislation that has recently been passed by the Palaszczuk Government is a direct threat to our ability to continue providing a values-based education and the highest quality care and support to your children. It is also a direct threat to families across…Read More
The Christian Schools Alliance launched its campaign today to inform Canberra voters about the threat to their beliefs and values in the lead up to the ACT election in response to the poorly drafted Sexuality and Gender Identity Conversion Practices Act 2020 passed by…Read More
The deadline is fast approaching for the AACS 2020 Creative Writing Competition! We look forward to reading your entries! 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
AACS continue to advocate against the introduction of "conversion practice" bans. We recently discovered that the ACT Government has been conducting a consultation about its proposed Read More
As advised last week, schools who are also providers of Early Childhood Education may apply to the Department of Education, Skills and Employment to receive a higher rate of Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package payment in exceptional circumstances. In response…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
After a bruising legal process, Ballarat Christian College has settled its case with a former teacher who argued that the school's teachings on same-sex marriage discriminated against her. In 2017 after the same-sex marriage survey, the school updated its Statement of Faith to…Read More
In response to media reports about the Religious Freedom Bill 2019 AACS have developed some “Myth Busters” and background points for schools to refer to. We hope these will provide helpful, everyday language to use when answering questions from students, staff and parents. Unfortunately,…Read More
A Bill introducing the new capacity to contribute (CTC) score yesterday will soon replace the long-standing SES score that has determined parental capacity to pay and in turn, federal government funding. A student's schooling resource standard of funding is reduced by this measure…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
SCHOOL LEADERS URGE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT TO AMEND CONVERSION PRACTICES BILL - 2 FEB 2021
Emmaus Christian School Canberra
73 Davenport Street, Dickson, 2602 ACT
Postal Address: PO Box 770, Dickson, 2602 ACT
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