Special Religious Education (SRE)
NSW public schools offer special religious education and special education in ethics, delivered by approved providers wherever available. Parents/caregivers in public schools have the right to have their children receive instruction in their preferred religious persuasion, where authorised teachers of that persuasion are available. For more information, visit Religion and ethics.
SRE at Riverside
A special religious education program is available at Riverside Girls High and is run by the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Fellowship of Congregational Churches. This is a combined group of churches within the local area. All of these organisations are on the Department of Education's list of approved providers and all Christian SRE teachers are authorised and trained by an approved provider.
On enrolment, parents/caregivers are given the SRE participation letter to complete and return. SRE Preferences can also be made via the Online Enrolment System or downloaded here: SRE participation letter Riverside
Students continue in the same arrangement each year, unless a parent or caregiver has requested a change in writing. At any time, parents and caregivers have the right to change their child's participation status in the SRE program. A note to the Principal will affect this change.
Students who are withdrawn from special religious education are supervised for quiet study, reading or homework completion.
SRE Curriculum
The curriculum for Years 7-10 is Think Faith, which is authorised by the SRE Providers. The scope and sequence for this curriculum is available here: Think Faith. For Year 11, the curriculum used is PeaceWise Youth which can be viewed here: PeaceWise Youth.
Special religious education at Riverside Girls High occurs during timetabled lessons each fortnight. Students/Parents can view the SRE lessons timetabled in the student/parent portal.
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