Edmund Rice Education Australia

Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) is an organisation established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in Australia to own, govern, manage, and conduct education ministries in the Catholic tradition and in the charism of Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice. As of 2021, EREA included 55 member schools.

Edmund Rice Education Australia
AbbreviationEREA
Named afterEdmund Ignatius Rice
Established1 October 2007 (2007-10-01)
HeadquartersRichmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OriginsCongregation of Christian Brothers
Region served
Australia
Membership (2021)
55 schools
Executive Director
Dr Craig Wattam
Parent organization
Congregation of Christian Brothers in Australia
Staff (2021)
4,500
Students (2021)
39,000
Websitewww.erea.edu.au

EREA was established on 1 October 2007 when the Christian Brothers decided to amalgamate separate Christian Brothers provinces in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea to form an Oceania Province that was solely focused on the social justice mission of the Christian Brothers. The Christian Brothers' National Planning Committee for Schools Governance decided to form a separate body, Edmund Rice Education Australia, with the intention of independently implementing the educational mission of the Christian Brothers.

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