The National Catholic Education Commission works with the eight state and territory Catholic education peak bodies in Australia, as well as diocesan and RI&MPJP school authorities.

State and territory peak bodies

Catholic education state and territory peak bodies are the approved funding authorities under federal, state and territory legislation and are the approved ‘Non-Government Representative Bodies’ under the Australian Education Act.

They work in collaboration with the National Catholic Education Commission, dioceses and RI&MPJP school authorities, to play a strategic role in advocating for Catholic schools and systems.

Catholic education authorities support Catholic schools and systems on matters such as policy, compliance, governance, and quality educational provision, and to ensure that public funds are used in accordance with legislation and regulatory requirements. 

Catholic school systems 

The majority of Catholic schools across Australia are systemic schools operated by Catholic education/schools offices within each Catholic diocese. There are seven archdioceses and 21 dioceses across Australia. The day-to-day operational responsibility, including the employment of staff for systemic Catholic schools, lies with the diocesan school authority.

Religious Institutes and Ministerial PJP School Authorities

Around 17 per cent of Catholic school students are enrolled in schools that are sponsored by Religious Institutes and Ministerial Public Juridic Person School Authorities (RI&MPJP). The day-to-day operational responsibility, including the employment of staff and enrolment of students, for RI&MPJPs lies with the individual school or RI&MPJP school authority.

See the Committee of Religious Institute and Ministerial Public Juridic Person School Authorities Australia (CORMSAA) website for more information or search the directory below.

Search Directory

Search to find the Catholic education authority in your state or territory, diocese or RI & MPJP.
Click the maps below to view specific information.

Catholic Education Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn

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55 Franklin Street,
Forrest ACT 2603

Bishops Commission for Catholic Education

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Level 3, 156 Gloucester Street,
Sydney NSW 2000

National Catholic Education Commission

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Level 3, 156 Gloucester Street,
Sydney NSW 2000

Catholic Schools New South Wales

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Level 7, 123 Pitt Street,
Sydney NSW 2000

Catholic Education Northern Territory

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17 Beaton Road,
Berrimah NT 0828

Queensland Catholic Education Commission

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143 Edward Street,
Brisbane QLD 4000

Catholic Education South Australia

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116 George Street,
Thebarton SA 5031

Catholic Education Tasmania

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5 Emmett Place,
New Town TAS 7008

Victorian Catholic Education Authority

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Level 5, 2 Lonsdale St
Melbourne VIC 3000

Catholic Education Western Australia

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50 Ruislip Street,
West Leederville WA 6007

Committee of Religious Institute and Ministerial Public Juridic Person School Authorities Australia (CORMSAA)

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25 Farquhar Street,
The Junction NSW 2291

Antonine Sisters

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13 Barrow St,
Coburg VIC 3058

Carmelite Friars

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75 Wright St,
Middle Park VIC 3206

Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

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2 Kensington Rd,
Kensington NSW 2033

De La Salle Brothers

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Level 4/25 Restwell Street,
Bankstown NSW 2200

Dominican Education Australia

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PO Box 191,
Gladesville NSW 1675

Dominican Friars

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100 Mayfield Rd,
Carina QLD 4152

Edmund Rice Education Australia

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Level 10, 420 St Kilda Road,
Melbourne VIC 3004

Faithful Companions of Jesus

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44A Waltham Street,
Richmond VIC 3121

Good Samaritan Education

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2 Avenue Rd,
Glebe NSW 2037

Kildare Ministries

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54 Beaconsfield Parade,
Albert Park VIC 3206

Lebanese Maronite Order of Monks

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142 Highclere Ave,
Punchbowl NSW 2196

Loreto Ministries

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Level 4/117 Camberwell Road,
Hawthorn East VIC 3123

Marist Schools Australia

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PO Box 1247,
Mascot NSW 1460

Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family

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28 Marrickville Ave,
Marrickville NSW 2204

Mary Aikenhead Ministries

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Level 2, 55 Grafton Street,
Bondi Junction NSW 2022

Mercy Education Ltd

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PO Box 5091,
Alphington VIC 3078

Missionaries of the Sacred Heart

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1A Waltham Street,
Coogee NSW 2034

Norbertine Canons

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PO Box 354
Cannington WA 6987

Oblates of Mary Immaculate

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PO Box 384,
Camberwell VIC 3124

Order of Saint Augustine

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44 Alfred Road,
Brookvale NSW 2100

Salesians of John Bosco

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PO Box 264,
Ascot Vale VIC 3032

Servite Friars

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2 Morgans Street,
Tuart Hill 6060

Sisters of Mercy

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29 McLaren Street,
North Sydney NSW 2060

Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart

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PO Box 1508,
North Sydney NSW 2059

St Paul de Chartres Sisters

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28 Fedrick Street,
Boronia Heights QLD 4124

Sophia Education Ministries

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Suite 7.01 Aero, 247 Coward Street,
Mascot NSW 2020

Vincentian Fathers

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PO Box 3718,
Marsfield NSW 2122

Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Australia and New Zealand

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PO Box 620
Greenacre NSW 2190

Catholic Religious Australia

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PO Box 1518
North Sydney, NSW 2059

Catholic Religious Institute and Ministerial Public Juridic Person Victorian Schools Ltd

Federation of Religious Institute and Ministerial PJP Catholic School Authorities in NSW and ACT

QLD Religious Institute and Ministerial PJP Education Committee