NSW schools offer special religious education. Approved providers deliver this, where available.
Write to the school if you wish to withdraw your child from special religious education, sometimes known as scripture. For more information, visit Religion and ethics.
On enrolment parents/carers will be given the SRE participation letter (PDF 257 KB) to complete and return. After the initial enrolment, notification of changes to a child's enrolment in SRE should be given to the office in writing.
The groups that we have represented at WPS are:
- Catholic
- Combined Christian: Anglican, Uniting, Presbyterian, Baptist, Pentecostal
- Hindu
- Muslim
- Sikh
July 2021 Update
As per the COVID-19 advice for school-based staff, Special Religious Education (SRE)/Special Education in Ethics (SEE) is not permitted in Greater Sydney, including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour while schools are operating at level 4 or level 3.
Approved providers will deliver their authorised curriculum with modifications to enable students to learn from home.
There are 2 portal entry points to lesson content:
- Approved providers for All Faiths SRE (Islamic, Jewish, Buddhist, Bahai, Hindu)
- Approved providers for Christian based faith SRE