Member Bodies

Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT

Since 1995, the Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT has been the state body officially recognised by the Bishops of NSW/ACT to provide leadership, advocacy and support for parents and carers of children and young people in Catholic diocesan schools and congregational schools.

At CCSP we acknowledge parents as education partners; we value and promote the critical role that parents play in the education of their children because research has shown that students of all backgrounds achieve more if parents are involved in their child’s education. All families can support learning.

Catholic School Parents Queensland

Catholic School Parents Queensland (CSPQ) is a not-for-profit association with a secretariat office in Brisbane city.
We are the body recognised by the Bishops of Queensland and Catholic Education authorities to represent Catholic School families in Queensland. In 2021 Catholic School Parents Qld celebrated 60 years of formation. CSPQ works across 5 dioceses in Queensland: Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton, Brisbane, Toowoomba. We work with Principals and parents in 313 Catholic schools and we are the voice for the families of more than 150,000 students.

A fundamental role of CSPQ is to speak on behalf of parents by actively engaging in the wider educational environment. This means that we put into practice our vision of being the ‘Strong Voice for Families in Catholic Schools’. Our work in advocacy, in many areas such as funding, curriculum, health, child safety, road safety and parent engagement with state and federal government, is strong and ongoing.

Catholic School Parents Victoria

Catholic School Parents Victoria is a representative advocacy council of voluntary parents of children who are currently attending a Catholic school. Our focus is on the engagement of parents in curriculum, child safety, wellbeing and Catholic community.

Catholic School Parents WA

Catholic School Parents WA (CSPWA) is the peak body representing and advocating on behalf of those parents who choose a Catholic education for their children in Western Australia. Formal recognition and support of the role as a peak body from the Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia was warmly received in 2021.

CSPWA is a reputable, not-for-profit and non-party political organisation funded by parents and the State Government, with a strong track record in social and political action and whose voice is genuinely sought around issues regarding, but not limited to, school funding and other conversations that matter. CSPWA has given parents a trusted voice in education (including policy development and review), since 1954 and our advocacy ensures that parents continue to have the ability to choose the school which best meets their children’s needs. CSPWA also support and promote the good positive contribution of families while encouraging them as the base unit of our Catholic communities and advocating for their needs and aspirations regarding their children’s learning and wellbeing.

Catholic School Parents Archdiocese Canberra Goulburn

Catholic School Parents Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn (CSPACG) was formally launched on the 21 February 2014. CSPACG is the peak body representing the interests of all Catholic school parents in the Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn and is the largest non-government school parent body in the ACT. CSPACG is the body officially recognised by the Archbishop and the Catholic Education Commission to represent the interests of families of children in all Catholic schools across the Archdiocese.

CSPACG is represented on the Archdiocesan Catholic Education Commission and through it has significant access to and involvement in mainstream education issues as well as input into policy and financial decisions. The Catholic school parent voice is now being sought by government and has been invited to participate as a member of the steering committee leading a project exploring parental engagement.

Council of Catholic School Parents South Australia

Catholic School Parents of South Australia (CSPSA) is an organisation that aims to promote and support parents and families by providing a voice for education and issues which affect their children.

The objective for the newly formed CSPSA is to be an advocate for the families, parents and carers of children in Catholic schools, Catholic early learning centres and pre-schools. We believe that school and family collaboration is essential to successful spiritual, academic and developmental growth. Our objective is for all children to have the opportunity to access a quality education that allows each child to reach his or her potential. CSPSA aims to build an environment where parents can be empowered to take an active role as the primary educators of their children. The organisation will support this empowerment by providing resources, education and support to assist all families and parents in this role.

Tasmanian Catholic Schools Parents Council

The Tasmanian Catholic School Parents Council (TCSPC), which was formally established by the Archbishop of Hobart on 24th November 2012, is a collaborative and representative organisation dedicated to assisting Catholic School parents (and children), ensuring they have voice at both a local and national level. We also aim to help with Parent Engagement within Catholic Education as a whole, and to help and empower parents to take an active role in the education of their children.

Our vision is that parents of children in Catholic schools be full partners in delivering quality Catholic Education.

Catholic Education Northern Territory

Catholic Education in the Northern Territory, is a network of 18 schools built on Christian values and on the history and traditions of this land across Australia's top end. For more than one hundred years our schools have been proudly educating children and supporting families throughout the Northern Territory. Today we are contemporary learning communities with a culturally diverse student population and transformative leadership. Our schools are places of welcome and inclusion, they are places of community, and they are places of opportunity for both students and teachers. We are committed to delivering an exceptional education at every stage of the learning journey, from our Early Learning Centres and transition through to Secondary. In doing so, we focus on providing learning and development opportunities to ensure our students are equipped with the skills, the mindset and the passion to contribute positively and compassionately to our global community. Our network of 18 schools are exciting places of learning, discovery and innovation.

CSPA Councillors

Andrea Obeyesekere Independent Chair	Siobhan Allen Deputy Chair	Wayne Crase Executive Officer