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 Middle Harbour Public School, Special Religious Education (SRE) and Special Ethics Education (SEE) is delivered weekly.
On enrolment parents/carers are given the SRE/SEE participation letter to complete and return or they complete as part of the online enrolment process. After the initial enrolment, all changes must be in writing. Notification of changes to a child's enrolment in SRE/SEE should be emailed to the School Office at middleharb-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
The following SRE & SEE classes are offered at Middle Harbour Public School:
- Anglican/Combined Christian SRE is provided by the Anglican diocese of Sydney. For further information about Anglican SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the website: https://whysre.com.au/what-is-the-sre/what-is-sre/
-Catholic SRE is provided by Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. For further information about Catholic SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the website: https://ccd.sydneycatholic.org/publications/curriculum-resources/ or contact The Catholic Parishes of Sydney Harbour North https://www.shnparish.org.au/
-Jewish SRE is provided by NSW Board of Jewish Education. For further information about Jewish SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the website: https://bje.org.au/primary-school/learning-journey/sre/
-Baha’i SRE is provided by North Sydney Bahai Community. For more information about Baha’i SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the website: https://bahai.org.au/index.php/what-bahais-do/building-vibrant-communities/spiritual-education-children/bahai-classes-in-state-schools/
-Primary Ethics SEE is provided by Primary Ethics. For more information about SEE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the Primary Ethics website http://www.primaryethics.com.au. Middle Harbour's ethics teachers currently include school parents and local community members. If you're interested, now or possibly later on, please get in touch with our MHPS Ethics Coordinator, Diana Coffey dpizzari@hotmail.com
If you do not wish your child to attend either SRE or SEE, your child will be placed in a NON-SCRIPTURE group and supervised in a classroom by one of our teachers during the allocated SRE/SEE time.