Special Religious Education

The WA School Education Act 1999 allows for Special Religious Education to be provided to students in state schools in accordance with provisions made by the regulations.

Christian Religious Education in public schools is provided by volunteer teachers, almost all representing their local Christian churches and working together through a YouthCARE District Council. The focus of this program is on education about Christian values and life skills. DOWNLOAD this brochure for more information. (CRE Brochure Schools 2010)

YouthCARE works through nearly 100 local YouthCARE committees to provide teams of trained and registered teachers who take whole class groups for CRE, using an agreed syllabus, Christian Religious Education, that is published by the ACCESS Ministries in Victoria. An overview of this syllabus is available with this DOWNLOAD. (Parent Overview CRE Syllabus)

CRE Coordinator 
A Coordinator is a person appointed by a local YouthCARE committee to liaise with the teams of CRE Teachers providing the program in all the schools of the area it serves as well as reporting to the regular meetings of the YouthCARE committee.  DOWNLOAD Process Guide 2010 here.  DOWNLOAD recruiting brochure here.  DOWNLOAD Coordinator’s Forms Pack 2010 here. DOWNLOAD composite Registration Form 2010 here.  DOWNLOAD Splash Zone Registration Form 2010 here.

CRE Convener
A Convener is a person who accepts responsibility for the CRE program in a particular school and acts as leader of the CRE team in that school, facilitating all the communications necessary with the school to enable the program to happen.  DOWNLOAD Process Guide 2010 here.  DOWNLOAD recruiting brochure here.  DOWNLOAD Convener’s Forms Pack 2010 here.  DOWNLOAD composite Registration Form 2010 here.  DOWNLOAD Splash Zone Registration Form 2010 here.

CRE Teacher
A CRE Teacher is a trained volunteer who is an active member of a Christian church that affirms the Trinitarian godhead of Father Son and Holy Spirit. They have also been endorsed by the leaders of that church as a person suitable for this kind of ministry, and they have been screened by the Department of Child Protection and have a current Working With Children card.  DOWNLOAD Prospective CRE Teacher form here.  DOWNLOAD information booklet for Prospective CRE Teachers here.