Please inform us (write or email the school) should you wish to withdraw your child from special religious education (SRE), sometimes known as scripture.
Special education in ethics (SEE) is an option for your primary-age child if you withdraw them from special religious education. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Religion and Ethics webpage.
At Harcourt Public School, Special Religious Education (SRE) and Special Education in Ethics (SEE) is delivered on Friday from 9:30 - 10:00am for Years 3-6 students and from 10:05 - 10:35am for Years K-2 students.
On enrolment parents/carers will be given the SRE and SEE participation letter to complete and return. After the initial enrolment, notification of changes to a child's enrolment in SRE/SEE should be given to the school office, in writing.
The following SRE classes are offered at Harcourt Public School:
- Anglican / Uniting
- Catholic
- Greek Orthodox
- Islam
Anglican / Uniting SRE:
Our school offers Protestant special religious education with providers from St John’s Anglican Church, Campsie. The accredited teachers use the authorised curriculum of the Sydney Anglican Diocese which can be found at this website:
https://whysre.com.au/sre-curriculum/cep-curriculum-overview/
Catholic SRE:
Our school offers Catholic special religious education with providers from St. Mel’s Catholic Church, Campsie. The accredited teachers use the authorised curriculum of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney which can be found at this website:
https://ccd.sydneycatholic.org/publications/curriculum-resources/
Greek Orthodox SRE:
Our school offers Greek Orthodox special religious education with providers from All Saints Greek Orthodox Church, Belmore. The accredited teachers use the authorised curriculum of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia which can be found at this website:
Islam SRE:
Our school offers Islamic special religious education with providers from The Islamic Charity Projects Association. The accredited teachers use the authorised curriculum of the Islamic Charity Projects Association which can be found at this website:
https://www.icpa.org.au/islamic-scripture/
Special Education in Ethics (SEE)
Special Education in Ethics (SEE) is provided by Primary Ethics. This is currently offered to Stage 2 students. For more information about SEE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the Primary Ethics website:
Non Scripture
During the time that SRE/SEE classes are being held, students not attending will be located in a separate space and will participate in meaningful activities, these could include reading, private study or completing homework.