WELCOME TO CATHOLIC COLLEGE WALES
Parents seeking a school for their children at any age, should have a choice between secular teaching and faith-based teaching. There should be access for Catholic students across Wales including those where there is no Catholic provision available. This pilot and from 2023, the National Catholic College, strengthens provision for post-16 learners by offering breadth of choice.
Working in Partnership
In 2021-22 the providers of post-16 Catholic education in Wales made a commitment to work in partnership to develop an online provision for its learners.
This offer for 2022-23 will complete the final phase of a two-year pilot with the aim of establishing a National Catholic College. The National Catholic College will be entirely online working alongside school sixth forms and St David’s College and will be ready for admissions in 2023-24.
What it Offers to Learners
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A wider curriculum offer with access to subjects which may not be available in your home sixth form.
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The opportunity to work in a different way accessing online lessons in twilight sessions.
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The opportunity to study with other students in Catholic sixth forms across Wales.
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A celebration of our Catholic identity.
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A commitment to foster and develop ability in, and understanding of, the Welsh language and the culture of Wales.
Catholic Dimension
A key element of our online provision is a Spiritual Reflection course developed by St David’s Catholic Sixth Form College in Cardiff which reflects our Catholic identity. This course offers a Catholic dimension to the studies of students across Wales.
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The Catholic church provides schools, including sixth form colleges, to meet the aspirations and needs of learners and communities that we serve. Our schools and college will work together to foster character strengths through virtues education to enable them to contribute as responsible citizens for the good of Wales and the wider world.