Giles Creelman

The ‘Training Room’ at the Central Office of SCEA has been busy over the last week, with two separate groups gathering from across our schools to learn and grow in order to serve our schools and families more effectively. Day 1 – A gathering of two of our key networks across SCEA: The Learning Support […]

If you’ve been watching the current season of MasterChef Australia, you may have spotted WA contestant Hannah Johnson cooking up a storm in the kitchen.  The 2005 Head Girl of Swan Christian College is now a stay-at-home mum of four. The devoted wife of Tim Johnson (also an SCC graduate) lives a quiet life with her family in Esperance.

Updates have been made to a number of HR (Human Resources) policies and procedures, approved by the SCEA Board and Senior Leadership Team, to strengthen our identity as a CHARIS workplace marked by unity and shaped by the CHARIS Virtues. These updates bring greater clarity, consistency, and alignment across key HR areas, including recruitment, onboarding,

The CHARIS Brand for SCEA schools and the Central Office has now been previewed at all SCEA sites, with the external release of all brand-related materials due for release later this year. This week, SCEA’s school marketers came together to see the new branding for SCEA schools, including brand guides for future newsletters, templates for

On Friday, 27 March 2026, a select group of educators from SCEA schools came together for a one-day intensive professional development session facilitated by Mr Matt Dufty (Manager of Data, Strategy and Analytics – SCEA) and Dr Gregg Weaver (Chief Education Officer – SCEA). It marked a significant step forward in the authentic integration of

Following successful meetings with the SCEA Board, the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Association members, Dr Graeme Cross (Chief Executive Officer – SCEA) has visited each SCEA school and the Central Office over the past fortnight to speak with SCEA staff about the CHARIS branding update. CHARIS branding update meetings across SCEA schools (with

Our SCEA secondary schools have initiated ‘Lighthouse’ groups on each campus, where students can explore the Bible and God’s vision for life, and mix with like-minded individuals under the guidance of Christian teachers and leaders. Thanks to a collaborative initiative between SCEA chaplains and the Deans of Christian Living, Mr Zachary MacLachlan (Swan Christian College)

Last night’s Association Meeting at Swan Christian College’s Maalia Room offered Dr Graeme Cross (Chief Executive Officer – SCEA) to join with the SCEA Board to brief SCEA Association members on the work that has been undertaken on the visual expression of our CHARIS Way and Virtues, which have recently been embedded into the SCEA Constitution.

The recent agreement between SCEA schools in Perth (Western Australia) and St Philip’s Teaching School in Newcastle (New South Wales) provides aspiring teachers with the opportunity to work and teach in an independent school from the outset, offering an immersive introduction to Christian education from the first day of their training. How does this differ