NSW schools offer special religious education and special education in ethics. Approved providers deliver these, where available.
Write to the school if you wish to withdraw your child from special religious education, sometimes known as scripture. Special education in ethics is an option for your primary-age child if you withdraw them from special religious education. For more information, visit Religion and ethics.
At Bayanami Public School, SRE and SEE is delivered on Wednesdays from 2:00-2:30pm for K-2 students and from 2:30-3:00pm for Years 3-6 students.
On enrolment parents will be given the SRE and SEE participation letter to complete and return. After the initial enrolment, notification of changes to a child's enrolment in SRE/SEE should be given to the school, in writing.
The following SRE classes are offered at Bayanami Public School:
Hindu Dharma SRE is provided by Vishva Hindu Parishad of Australia INC. For more information about Hindu SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the Hindu Dharma Special Religious Education website. https://www.vhp.org.au/sre-hindu-dharma-scripture-classes.
Islamic SRE is provided by Islamic Council of NSW. For more information about Islamic SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the Back to Basics website https://www.isre.org.au/scope-k-6/.
Catholic SRE is provided by Catholic Diocese of Parramatta. More information about Catholic SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta website https://www.sydneycatholic.org/education/#scripture.
Anglican SRE is provided by the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. For more information about Anglican SRE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the Connect website https://whysre.com.au/sre-curriculum/cep-curriculum-overview/.
SEE is provided by Primary Ethics. For more information about SEE, including the authorised curriculum scope and sequence, please visit the Primary Ethics website https://primaryethics.com.au/
During the time that SRE/SEE classes are being held, students not attending will be located in a separate space and will participate in meaningful activities such as shared reading and social skills activities.