Diocese of Ballarat Catholic Education Limited (DOBCEL) schools are located within a diverse and geographically extensive diocese extending across Western Victoria, from the Murray River to the Southern Ocean. DOBCEL governs 58 parish schools, and 6 schools and colleges are governed by Religious Institutes or Ministerial Public Juridic Persons. DOBCEL partners with all schools in the diocese to promote Catholic identity, deliver quality learning, enable effective stewardship and nurture respectful and trusting relationships with the community. DOBCEL Management Strategic Priorities 2020 – 2024: Building inclusive Catholic learning communities. Empowering all to flourish. Enhancing family engagement, governance and stewardship. Fostering inspiring leadership. Achieving best practice.
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200 Gillies Street North
Lake Wendouree, Vic 3350, AU
If you find yourself near Bridge Mall in Ballarat, take a moment to experience the inspiring "Making a Scene at Christmas" display featuring 600 Nativities. The building is conveniently located next to Capri Cafe. #FullnessOfLifeForAll #dobcel #regionalvictoria #ballarat #education #excelatdobcelaus #catholiceducation
The Catholic Education Ballarat team would like to wish everyone a safe, happy, and holy Christmas. 🎄 May the spirit of Christ's love and peace fill your hearts and homes this festive season. The CEB office will close 20 December 2024 and will reopen on 13 January 2025. We look forward to working with you all again in 2025, as together we pursue the fullness of life for all. #FullnessOfLifeForAll #dobcel #regionalvictoria #ballarat #education #excelatdobcelaus #catholiceducation
Today, CEB staff, along with DOBCEL Board members gathered with Bishop Paul Bird for the blessing of our DOBCEL Ballarat Office and Chapel. Led by Bishop Paul, the blessing included placing sacred symbols that embody our Catholic identity around the building, serving as a constant reminder of God's loving presence as we pursue our mission - the Fullness of life for all. 🌟 We are thankful to have such a beautiful space to work, gather and pray. #FullnessOfLifeForAll #dobcel #regionalvictoria #ballarat #education #excelatdobcelaus #catholiceducation
Congratulations to Mitchell Anderson from St Mary MacKillop College, Swan Hill who has been awarded the Fr James Wall Bursary in the Diocese of Ballarat by the Catholic Development Fund. The bursary recognizes Mitchell's outstanding academic achievements, his dedication to his community, and his insatiable curiosity about the world around him. For over 20 years, the Fr James Wall Bursary has empowered young leaders like Mitchell as they move from Yr 10 into senior secondary schooling, encouraging them to continue their journey of personal growth and community involvement. We thank the Catholic Development Fund (CDF) for supporting and honouring Mitchell in this way. Pictured are: Mitchell Anderson with Michelle Haeusler (Principal St Mary MacKillop College, Swan Hill), Michelle Ross-FitzGerald (CDF Partnerships and Engagement Manager), Mitchell's father Scott Anderson and Matthew Byrne (Deputy Director: Catholic Education Ballarat). #FullnessOfLifeForAll #dobcel #regionalvictoria #ballarat #education #excelatdobcelaus #catholiceducation
School community mass and liturgical celebrations like this at Mercy Regional College are an important part of the life of our Catholic schools across the Diocese, especially as we give thanks for the gifts and achievements of the year past, and prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas. #FullnessOfLifeForAll #dobcel #regionalvictoria #ballarat #education #excelatdobcelaus #catholiceducation #Advent _____________________________________________________ On Tuesday our End of Year Mass and Years 7 - 11 Awards Ceremony was a wonderful way to celebrate the many achievements and blessings within our Mercy community this year. We were also able to present the gifts donated by students and staff of each homeroom to the St Vinnies Christmas appeal. Congratulations to the award recipients who have displayed wonderful commitment and work ethic throughout the year. We thank Fr Michael O’Toole for leading our Mass, the staff who contributed and the many local businesses and families who sponsored awards. #MRCCommunity #MRCExcellence #MRCRespect #MRCInclusiveness
Congratulations to St Joseph’s, Warrnambool for embracing the true spirit of Christmas! 🌟 Yr 2’s joined Yr 4 buddies to plan and celebrate an end of year Mass at St Joseph’s, Warrnambool last Friday. The buddies travelled together on buses and prior to Mass spoke about their Religious Education topics for the term and shared some of their gifts and talents of Forgiveness, Creativity, Perseverance, Resilience, Teamwork, Positivity to collectively build a nativity scene. While at Mass students joined in with the songs, responses, prayers and offertory procession. After walking back to school, students enjoyed an icy pole before a play time together with their buddies. It was a very special way to celebrate and give thanks for a great year of learning ! #FullnessOfLifeForAll #dobcel #regionalvictoria #ballarat #education #excelatdobcelaus #catholiceducation
A huge congratulations to St Mary's Primary School, Colac who took home the top prize in a national writing competition! 👏 The students won best book at the 2024 Write a Book in a Day competition, for their book ‘The Vanishing Voice’. 🏆📘 Write a Book in a Day challenges teams across Australia to write and illustrate a novel in just 12 hours to raise vital funds for kids' cancer research. An article about their achievement was featured in the local Colac Herald over the weekend. The Kids' Cancer Project #FullnessOfLifeForAll #dobcel #regionalvictoria #ballarat #education #excelatdobcelaus #catholiceducation
Take a look at the high quality, holistic education opportunities available at St Aloysius Primary School, Redan. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gfvkkmEZ #FullnessOfLifeForAll #dobcel #regionalvictoria #ballarat #education #excelatdobcelaus #catholiceducation
A huge congratulations to the St James Parish School, Sebastopol community for winning the prestigious Kevin Heinze Perpetual Award at the 47th Victorian Schools Garden Award Presentation Ceremony. 👏 Check out the amazing award winning garden - "Our Common Home - Koling Wada Ngal (Let’s walk together)”. The new space will be formally opened and blessed on Friday 13 December. Find out more about the Victorian Schools Garden Awards here: https://lnkd.in/gv36dHy6 #FullnessOfLifeForAll #dobcel #regionalvictoria #ballarat #education #excelatdobcelaus #catholiceducation
Congratulations to the St Patrick’s Primary School, Ballarat community on a fantastic series of events over the past month - including a cocktail party, school tours, Mass and dress-up day - to mark its 100-year anniversary at its Drummond Street site. 👏🥳 #FullnessOfLifeForAll #dobcel #regionalvictoria #ballarat #education #excelatdobcelaus #catholiceducation