Edmund Rice
Education Australia

Students of St Patricks Kimberley watching an tablet.

Since 1872, Catholic Schools in the Edmund Rice Tradition have been educating young Australians in every state and territory. Through a liberating education, based on a Gospel spirituality, within an inclusive community, committed to justice and solidarity, we co-create a better world for all.

WHO WE ARE

Edmund Rice Education Australia 

In 2007, Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) was formed, continuing the ministry of the Christian Brothers in education. This network of schools strives to respond to the diverse needs of learners, from early childhood to early adulthood, across all regions of Australia. Today 59 EREA schools and 44 Associate schools are part of a global movement of 281 schools across 22 countries known as Edmund Rice Education Beyond Borders.

Our Charter

News from across EREA 

Governing Bodies

Our Structure

Edmund Rice Education Australia

Edmund Rice Education Australia comprises the Council (incorporating the Trustees of EREA - TEREA), five Governing Boards and 59 schools, flexible learning schools and early learning centres in 16 dioceses across each state and territory of Australia.

EREA Colleges Ltd

EREA Colleges Ltd is the governing body for 18 schools and 2 Early Learning Centres in Queensland, ACT, Tasmania, Western Australia and South Australia.

EREA Flexible Schools Ltd

EREA Flexible Schools Ltd is the Governing Body for 24 schools in Queensland, Northern Territory, NSW, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.

EREA NSW Colleges Ltd

EREA NSW Colleges Ltd is the Governing Body for 7 schools in NSW.

EREA Victorian Schools Ltd

EREA Victorian Schools Ltd is the Governing Body for 6 schools in Victoria.

St Kevin’s College Ltd

St Kevin's College Ltd is the Governing Body for St Kevin's College in Melbourne, Victoria.

We acknowledge the Aboriginal Peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Mainland Australia, Tasmania, and surrounding inner islands. We respect Aboriginal people as the first teachers of the countries of which our schools are built upon today. We pay our respects to their ancestors, Elders and emerging leaders.

We acknowledge the Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of their respective Sea Countries within the Torres Strait. We pay our respects to their Ancestors, Elders and emerging leaders.

We recognize the sovereignty of all First Nations people in Australia, and respect that sovereignty was never ceded.