Ignatius Park College

As a proud Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition, Ignatius Park College will continue our efforts to be an inclusive community that provides a holistic education which enables our students to become young men who have the skill and desire to create a better world and a reconciled Australia. The College is committed to the Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) Touchstones Philosophy of offering Liberating Education, based on a Gospel Spiritualty, within an Inclusive Community committed to Justice and Solidarity. As such, we will persist in our vision for reconciliation, as we strive for a community in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students as well as non-Indigenous students have equal and equitable opportunities to succeed, and in which the values of respect, empathy, solidarity and compassion shape our daily practices.

We continue to value and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and families within our school community, alongside their cultures, histories, connections to Country, spirituality, stories, traditions and continuing contributions. We continue providing a culturally safe environment for all community members to maintain respectful relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members as we continue learning about their perspectives and experiences..

As a college, we reflect on the histories of Australia and First Nations peoples and respectfully engage with Elders as we continue learning, unlearning and relearning. As a community, we need to ensure that we continue to develop our minds to be respectful and learn from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Our spiritual and cultural journey towards reconciliation remains the upmost of significance.