What Makes Education Catholic
What Makes Education Catholic?
Approach
Academic study with attention to the available statistics from the NCEA and other sources.
Why conduct this research?
The ongoing identity of Catholic Schools is an important topic for Catholic school leaders and Church leaders who sponsor those schools.
The research seeks ways to maintain the Catholic identity of Catholic schools, many of which are now under lay leadership.
Facts & Figures
Catholic Schools: The Largest Independent Educational System in the World
55,000
Catholic schools
200+
Countries
150
million students receiving Catholic Education
Key Findings & Insights
This is an ongoing conversation, but one major claim is that what makes education Catholic are "spiritual foundations." These need to be implemented throughout the life of the whole school and system.