March 2023

This year’s Harmony Day (held on Tuesday, 21 March 2023) allowed our schools to showcase the different heritages, cultures and backgrounds that our families come from. The purpose of the day is to promote harmony and unity among all cultures and a sense of belonging in Australia. Students wore traditional clothes from their cultural background […]

With Southern Hills Christian College (SHCC) enrolments at an all-time high and the College eagerly awaiting the construction of six new classrooms as part of the first significant build on the Bedfordale site in nearly 20 years, new Marketing & Communications Specialist, Mrs Letitia Sawyer must be feeling good. “Actually, I arrive at the beginning

The Enterprise Agreements for both Teachers and Support Staff are reaching a climax in the coming weeks as the voting period for each proposed Agreement is now open. The two distinct Agreements (Teaching and Support staff) are negotiated by different SCEA staff from across our school communities. However, Chief Executive Officer Dr Graeme Cross, Chief

Six consecutive shows could not dampen the enthusiasm for Swan Christian College’s latest theatre production, ‘High School Musical’ – featuring performances from star SCC students under the direction of award-winning director Ms Jane Hille. Facebook feeds, and parent chats were lighting up this week, with almost all of the shows selling out immediately and ticket

With the Christian Schools Australia (CSA) office for Western Australia now based at the SCEA Head Office site in Midland, it provides a convenient space for CSA meetings that involve SCEA and similarly-aligned Christian schools to meet and discuss departmental matters across schools. On Tuesday, 28 March 2023, selected schools (including Lake Joondalup Baptist College,

Back in 2021, the Swan Christian Education Association (SCEA) Membership agreed to create a Board Recruitment Committee (BRC) that included Association Members Dr Martin Bent, Mr Neil David and Mrs Caroline Blake along with SCEA Chief Executive Officer, Dr Graeme Cross, and SCEA Principal representative, Mr Michael Bolan (Beechboro Christian School). Since that time, the

The 2024 SCEA Calendar is now available to assist with planning. Of particular note is that the mid-year three-week break starts in the last week of June rather than the usual first week of July. https://www.scea.wa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2024-SCEA-Calendar.pdf

With rehearsals now in full swing, Swan Christian College (SCC) has decided to gift complimentary tickets for their matinee shows of ‘High School Musical’ to all other SCEA schools! This may see SCEA Principals and school leaders picking up the phone to sort logistical arrangements for their students for the Term 1, Week 9 performances.

This month, we welcome Mr Long Nguyen to the SCEA Head Office team – and no one is more relieved than SCEA’s Head of ICT, Mr Wayne Fewster!After more than a year of having to juggle roles and shuffle job lists to multiple employees, Mr Fewster has found the Purchasing Officer he was looking for:

You may remember the 2021 SCEA News article, which mentioned the outstanding contribution that Mr Phil Croot is making to the basketball program at Mundaring Christian College (MCC) and his All-Star students who are receiving rave reviews across the metropolitan area in local competitions. Two years on, his proteges are growing and playing at elite