Special Religious Education

Special Religious Education in NSW high schools and primary schools

***** On 26 November 2024 the Holroyd SRE Board agreed to transition from being accountable to the former Holroyd Christian Ministers' Fellowship, to being a sub-committee under Cumberland Christian Churches and Ministries Incorporated. As a result new by-laws are currently being established for the SRE Board and will be adopted in 2025. Updated information will be available on the new CCCM SRE webpage (click here) in 2025.

Holroyd Combined Churches SRE

The NSW Education Act allows for SRE (Special Religious Education, formerly known as Scripture) to take place in government-run schools for up to one hour per week. Classes are taught by authorised teachers (mainly volunteers) using curriculum from Approved Providers of SRE.

In 1990 local Christian churches started working together to provide SRE in the Holroyd district. Local churches work together to form the Holroyd Christian Ministers’ Fellowship SRE Board. The HCMF SRE Board partners with and funds local churches to employ part-time coordinators to oversee the teaching of Christian SRE- one coordinator one day per week in each of the five local high schools and one coordinator/liaison for the 18 local primary schools.  A whole host of authorised volunteer teachers from local churches work with these coordinators to teach weekly Christian SRE classes.

If you would like to find out more about the Christian SRE program in any particular school, including which curriculum is being used, please contact the school or our office on hmf@hnlc.org.au

Curriculums used in our local schools (click on the relevant curriculum to link to more information about it):

Further to this, some high schools have a Christian lunchtime group, run under the supervision of the school Principal and with written permission from the students’ parents/guardians. Some schools have also involved our coordinators and/or volunteers in additional pastoral care of students, something we take as evidence of the positive light the ministry is viewed with regarding school morale and personal development of students.

What can you do to help?

Pray regularly.  Subscribe to our monthly prayer email : www.subscribepage.com/hccsre  

Give.  All gifts are tax deductible. Tax receipts are available by emailing our office with your payment details. Donations can be made via:

  • Cheque donations to "HMF SRE Board" can be posted to HCMF SRE, 106a Jersey Rd, Greystanes.

  • Direct deposit donations can be made to the Commonwealth Bank BSB 062202 account 10291242.

  • Credit card or PayPal donations can be made by clicking on the "Donate" button on the right"

Become a volunteer.  If you are not yet authorised by an Approved Provider of SRE we may be able to help you become authorised. To find out more contact our office (hmf@hnlc.org.au).

Meet our part-time SRE Coordinators: