NSW public schools offer special religious education and special education in ethics, delivered by approved providers wherever 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.
At Woodport Public School, special religious education (SRE) and special education in ethics (SEE) is delivered on Thursdays from 11:25am – 1:25pm.
- For students in Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6) the session runs from 11:25am - 12:05pm;
- for Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4) times are from 12:05pm – 12:45pm;
- for Kindergarten and Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) the session runs between 12:45pm and 1:25pm.
On enrolment parents/carers will be given the SRE and SEE participation letter to complete and return. After the initial enrolment, notification of changes to a child's enrolment in SRE/SEE should be given to the classroom teacher or front office, in writing.
The following SRE classes are offered at Woodport Public School:
Combined Christian SRE - provided by EV Church Erina. For more information about Combined Christian SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the EV Church website.
Catholic SRE - provided by the Broken Bay Diocese (St Mary Star of the Sea). For more information about Catholic SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the Broken Bay Diocese website.
SEE - provided by Primary Ethics. For more information about SEE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence and lesson content, please visit the primary ethics website.
During the time that SRE/SEE classes are being held, students not attending will be located in a separate space and will participate in meaningful activities which may include reading, private study or focussed activity sheets in numeracy and literacy.