ANNUAL REPORT 2019 CONTENTS Letter of Transmittal 2 Chairman’s Report 3 About CSNSW 4 2019 at a Glance 5 Bishop Members of CSNSW 7 Board of Directors 8 CSNSW Management Team 10 Non-Government Reform Support Fund 11 Strategic Priorities 11 Our Achievements in 2019 12 Appendix A: Advisory & Consultation Activity 30 Appendix B: 2019 Financial Report and Independent Auditor’s Report 41 Appendix C: Projects recommended for the CBGA funding in 2019 68 VOLUME 2 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Most Reverend Anthony Fisher OP Chairman, Bishop Members of Catholic Schools NSW Level 16, Polding Centre 133 Liverpool Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Your Grace, It is with great pleasure that I submit the 2019 Annual Report of Catholic Schools New South Wales Ltd (CSNSW) for the consideration of Bishop Members. 2019 was a year of significant consolidation and achievement for CSNSW as it sought to advance its civil and canonical mandates. This report records some of our achievements and challenges that we continue to face in working with Bishop Members, Diocesan Schools Offices, Religious Institutes and PJPs, and others within the community of Catholic schools in NSW to advance the mission of Catholic schooling in NSW. It is a privilege to be entrusted with these important responsibilities and to be involved in supporting improved effectiveness across NSW Catholic Schools. I commend the 2019 Catholic Schools NSW Annual Report to the Bishop Members of CSNSW. Yours sincerely, Stephen Sedgwick AO Chairman ANNUAL REPORT 2019 2 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 2019 was our second full year of operation. It was certainly a year of consolidation but also of growth. It was characterised by further progress to secure the improvements in governance that led Bishop Members to establish CSNSW in 2017. This is reflected, amongst other things, in: the bedding down of a revised methodology for the allocation of Commonwealth and NSW government recurrent funding to Diocesan Schools Offices (DSOs) in line with the needs-based funding principles of the relevant legislation; improvements in the procedures to assess applications for capital funding grants under the Commonwealth and NSW government Block Grants arrangements; additional professional support for DSOs in the development of applications for capital funding; and strengthened procedures to ensure that DSOs, Bishop Members and CSNSW can demonstrate compliance with government legislation and meet accountability obligations. In addition, there were significant new initiatives to build the capacity of CSNSW to add value through more informative reporting to Members, facilitation of greater collaboration across the Catholic schools sector in NSW, and more effective representation of the perspectives and needs of NSW Catholic schools, both systemic and non-systemic, to governments and the broader community. These provide a strong platform from which CSNSW can fulfil its civil and canonical mandates in coming years and support Bishop Members to advance the Mission of Catholic schools in NSW. CSNSW also successfully integrated the operations of Catholic Schools Sports Services, consistent with a decision of the Bishops of the Province, and assisted the Bishops in their examination of appropriate future governance arrangements for the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations (CCER), leading to a decision in principle to incorporate CCER as a wholly owned subsidiary of CSNSW. At the end of 2019, this remained a work in progress, with completion expected in 2020. Elements of our work remain contentious in some quarters. Change is rarely smooth or easy. At times, it can feel that we ‘take two steps forward and one step back’. Overall, however, progress is being made to strengthen the capability, procedures and systems of CSNSW, demonstrate the value that we can add and realise the ambitions that Members embedded in our civil and canonical mandates. The Board wholeheartedly acknowledges the professionalism, commitment and effectiveness of the CEO, Dallas McInerney, and management and staff of CSNSW. We sincerely thank the Members for their continuing philosophical and prayerful support. Yours sincerely, Stephen Sedgwick AO Chairman 3 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS NSW ABOUT CSNSW CSNSW is a company whose members are the 11 Bishop Ordinaries of NSW. Each Bishop has responsibility for the Catholic School Agency in his diocese. Collectively these agencies are recognised by governments as the NSW Catholic school system. CSNSW is recognised by governments as the representative body for NSW Catholic schools. It derives its authority and mandate from the Catholic Bishops of NSW. A company Constitution and Canonical Mandates from the Bishops of NSW outline the functions and authority of CSNSW. OUR MISSION To advance God’s Mission through our leadership and service to Catholic education OUR VALUES SERVICE INTEGRITY Our leadership and service role is founded in We act ethically, justly and honestly. We the Gospels. Our service to those in Catholic demonstrate that we value the dignity and worth education contributes to the achievement of of each individual by listening, speaking and excellence and equity. acting respectfully towards everyone. ACCOUNTABILITY COLLEGIALITY We demonstrate fidelity to our mission We value the principle of subsidiarity and work in through professionalism in our work, effective close collaboration with others for the common stewardship, transparency and holding ourselves good. and others accountable for outcomes. The Board of Catholic Schools NSW Ltd is 4. Encouraging and fostering greater delegated to ensure the NSW Catholic school collaboration at different levels among all system advances education and religion in Christ’s faithful who share in the apostolate of Catholic schools and ensures compliance Catholic education. requirements are met including with regard to: CSNSW is the approved authority for the 1. Acting as the recipient of Commonwealth distribution of Commonwealth and State and State Government funding for Diocesan government funding to the NSW Catholic school schools; system. 2. Compliance in relation to Commonwealth and It also distributes targeted funding to the State Government funding and associated systemic schools and to those congregational legislative requirements; schools that choose CSNSW as provider. 3. Reporting against a range of efficiency CSNSW manages the distribution of approved and effectiveness indicators relating to the capital grants. provision of Catholic education; and ANNUAL REPORT 2019 4 255K 598 STUDENTS SCHOOLS PRIMARY 129,638 PRIMARY 423 SECONDARY 125,549 SECONDARY 131 SYSTEMIC 217,162 COMBINED 31 RI/PJP 38,025 SPECIAL* 13 CATHOLIC 70% SYSTEMIC 552 OTHER CHRISTIAN 11% RI/PJP 46 NO RELIGION 8% CO-ED 539 OTHER 6% GIRLS 31 ORTHODOX 5% BOYS 28 FEMALE 127,192 BOARDING 13 MALE 127,995 * Includes Special Assistance Schools STUDENTS BY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS BY CATHOLIC SCHOOL AGENCY SCHOOL AGENCY SYDNEY 70k SYDNEY 152 PARRAMATTA 43k PARRAMATTA 82 AT A GLANCE AT MAITLAND- RI/PJP 38k NEWCASTLE 58 MAITLAND- RI/PJP NEWCASTLE 20k 46 WOLLONGONG 19k LISMORE 45 LISMORE 17k BROKEN BAY 44 BROKEN BAY 17k WOLLONGONG 38 2019 BATHURST 9k BATHURST 33 WAGGA WAGGA 8k WAGGA WAGGA 31 CANBERRA CANBERRA &GOULBURN NSW 7k &GOULBURN NSW 27 ARMIDALE 6k ARMIDALE 24 WILCANNIA- WILCANNIA- FORBES 2k FORBES 18 5 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS NSW SCHOOLS BY 30K SCHOOLS GEOGRAPHICAL SCHOOLS STAFF BY SIZE REMOTENESS TEACHING 20,656 <50 students 6% MAJOR CITIES 67% CATHOLIC 80% 50-199 24% INNER 21% REGIONAL NON-CATHOLIC 20% 200-499 50% OUTER 10% NON-TEACHING 9,103 500-999 21% REGIONAL SYSTEMIC 24,096 1,000+ 9% REMOTE 2% RI/PJP 5,663 The average size of a NSW VERY REMOTE <1% Catholic School is ~427 FEMALE 77% students (~285 in Primary MALE 23% and ~818 in Secondary). FULL-TIME 57% PART-TIME 43% 16% 4% 1% 3% 23% 41K 11K 1.9K 8K 60K ENGLISH AS FROM OVERSEAS STUDENTS ABORIGINAL & STUDENTS WITH A SECOND BOARDING TORRES STRAIT DISABILITY LANGUAGE ISLANDER REQUIRING TEACHING ADJUSTMENT $2,105M $594M IN RECURRENT GRANTS FROM THE MILLION IN RECURRENT GRANTS FROM AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTED THE NSW GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTED TO CATHOLIC SYSTEMIC SCHOOLS AND TO CATHOLIC SYSTEMIC SCHOOLS AND $300M FOR RI/PJP SCHOOLS $110M FOR RI/PJP SCHOOLS $20.7M $85.2M IN TARGETED FUNDING DISTRIBUTED FOR CAPITAL WAS ALLOCATED PROJECTS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 6 BISHOP MEMBERS OF CSNSW The Members of the Company are the Bishop Ordinaries of the 11 dioceses in NSW. The operational responsibility for Catholic schools remains the responsibility of the individual Bishop Member. The CSNSW Board reports to Bishop Members at least three times each year, drawing to their attention matters of strategic importance to NSW Catholic schools. Certain matters are reserve powers of the Bishop Members. BISHOP MEMBERS Armidale Bathurst Broken Bay Canberra & Goulburn Most Rev Michael Most Rev Michael Most Rev Anthony Most Rev Christopher Kennedy DD McKenna DD Randazzo DD Prowse DD STD Lismore Maitland-Newcastle Parramatta Sydney Most Rev Gregory Most Rev William Wright Most Rev Vincent Long Most Rev Anthony Fisher Homeming OCD DD Van Nguyen OFMConv OP DD BA LLB B. Theol DD D.Phil. Wagga Wagga Wilcannia-Forbes Wollongong Most Rev Christopher Most Rev Columba Most Rev Prowse DD STD Macbeth-Green OSPPE Brian G Mascord DD (Apostolic Administrator) DD 7 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS NSW BOARD OF DIRECTORS The 2019 Board of Catholic Schools NSW had ten Directors including the Chairman. Directors bring a wide range of skills to provide informed decision-making. To assist in the execution of its role, the Board has