Catholic Community 

Our schools are part of the Catholic community and at the heart of what we do is a faith founded on the mission of Jesus, the vision of Blessed Edmund Rice and being part of the global Catholic community. Our story is grounded in our faith tradition, our history and our aspirations for our young people and the wider world. 

EREA as a Ministerial Public Juridic Person is part of the Catholic Church. "The identity and practice of Catholic people and communities is grounded in a personal encounter with God’s love made visible in Jesus Christ and poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit" (5th Plenary Council of Australia). The Catholic community has a history of many colours. It has been a vehicle for great creativity, discovery and wisdom. It has fostered the life of the mind and imagination, and called and challenged people to reach out beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

Formation within EREA

Formation is an essential part of nurturing our Catholic Identity. The Good Seed Will Grow – a Formation Framework for Edmund Rice Communities in Oceania provides a guide for planning, designing and reviewing the diverse range of formative experiences offered by Edmund Rice Education Australia. In the spirit of this Framework, the aim of these experiences is to provide opportunities for EREA staff in schools and offices ‘to engage with, interpret and integrate our sacred story, in order to continually bring that story to life’.  The work of formation for mission is further supported through the “With a Listening Heart: A Design for Formation within the Edmund Rice Tradition”