Special Religious Education (SRE) and Special Education in Ethics (SEE)
NSW schools offer special religious education and special education in ethics. Approved providers deliver these, where available.
During enrolment, you can choose a special religious education option for your child from the school’s available approved providers. You can withdraw your child from special religious education by selecting alternative meaningful activities, or special education in ethics if it’s available.
You can update your preference by writing to the school or through the online form available at participating schools.
Visit the department’s website for more information about religion and ethics.
On enrolment, parents/carers will be given a SRE and SEE participation letter to complete and return. The note is available here - SRE and SEE.pdf
After the initial enrolment, notification of changes to a child’s SRE/SEE enrolment is to be provided to the school in writing at Gosford Public School
The following SRE/SEE classes are offered at Gosford Public School:
· Buddhist SRE
Provided by the Buddhist Council of NSW.
Visit Buddhist Council for information on the curriculum.
· Catholic SRE
Provided by the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay.
Visit Catholic for information on the curriculum.
· Combined Christian SRE
Provided by Baptist Union of NSW, Liberty Family Church, EV Church, Presbyterian Church of Australia (NSW), Australian Christian Churches and Churches of Christ in NSW.
Visit Christian Education Connect and Godspace for information on the curriculum.
· Primary Ethics SEE
Provided by Primary Ethics.
Visit Primary Ethics
At Gosford Public School, SRE and SEE is delivered weekly on Thursdays.
During the time that SRE/SEE classes are held, students who are not attending will be in a separate space and will participate in meaningful activities such as reading and completing homework.