page_title: Catholic education in Australia
section_title: Schools
hierarchical_section_title: Catholic education in Australia / Schools
caption_attribution_description: English: Student athletes of St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, 1939.
context_page_description: Catholic education in Australia refers to the education services provided by the Roman Catholic Church in Australia within the Australian education system. From 18th century foundations, the Catholic education system has grown to be the second biggest provider of school-based education in Australia, after government schools. The Catholic Church has established primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutions in Australia. As of 2018, one in five Australian students attend Catholic schools. There are over 1,700 Catholic schools in Australia with more than 750,000 students enrolled, employing almost 60,000 teachers.
  Administrative oversight of Catholic education providers varies depending on the origins, ethos, and purpose of each education provider. Oversight of Catholic systemic schools may rest with a Catholic parish, diocese, or archdiocese; while religious institutes have oversight of Catholic independent schools; and Catholic universities are administered through an academic senate.
caption: GPS athletes from St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, pictured in 1939.
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