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 Bellbird Public School, SRE and SEE is delivered on Wednesday from 12.00-12.30pm.
The providers listed below have agreed to deliver SRE by a combined group arrangement in accordance with the Department of Education’s Religious Education procedures.
- Fellowship of Congregational Churches (Cessnock Congregational Church),
- Baptist Union of NSW (Cessnock Baptist Church)
- Anglican Diocese of Maitland (St John’s Church Cessnock).
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 in writing.