Religious Education

Good Shepherd Catholic Primary Schools provides the opportunity for all to view the world through a Catholic lens. Opportunities to know Jesus more deeply and to build a deeper relationship with him are central to daily school life.

Religious Education within a Catholic School is two dimensional, focusing the Religious Education Curriculum as well as on the Religious Life of the School.

In our daily Religious Education lessons, students learn about:

• prayer and how to pray (Christian Meditation is a core part of prayer)
• the life and teachings of Jesus
• Scripture
• history of the Catholic Church tradition and its place in our modern world.

Our religious education curriculum is scoped and sequenced by Catholic Education, Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese and is founded on the Brisbane Religious Education Curriculum.

Within the Religious Life of the School everyone is invited and welcomed to be part of the different religious and Liturgical experiences throughout the year including: class, grade and school prayer, Mass, Liturgy, Priest Visits, Liturgical events, and Sacraments.

Similarly, through both dimensions students learn about Catholic Social Teaching, social justice and acts of Charity through learning about, raising awareness for and supporting specific Organisations such as St Vincent de Paul, Catholic Mission, Caritas and Global Schools Partners.

Additionally, an important part of the Religious Life of the School, Good Shepherd Primary School is one of three primary schools that is connected to Holy Spirit Parish in Gungahlin. Holy Spirit Parish, together with the primary schools, run a Sacramental preparation program for the Sacraments of First Reconciliation (Year 3 in Term 1), First Eucharist (Year 4 in Term 3) and Confirmation (Year 6 in Terms 1 & 2).