School Chaplaincy

In 2007 the Federal Government introduced a funding program whereby school scould apply for a federal grant to support the work of a chaplain in their school community.

Many many schools acros the Hunter and NSW took up this offer, resulting a huge increase in the number of school links and pastoral care opportunities in both state and private schools.

The following is an article outlining some of the issues related to school chaplaincy, and a quick test to see whether or not your school or parish should be investigating working in this area.