Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle unveils Catholic Schools Office changes

Therese Fitzgibbon said she had concerns about the new structure, which comes into effect from January 3, 2023. Picture by Jonathan Carroll

THE CATHOLIC Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle has unveiled the new organisational structure covering its 58 schools, but concerns persist about the wellbeing support available to students under the new model.

The diocese commenced its restructure of the Catholic Schools Office (CSO) leadership and teams in late August. Its proposed model included abolishing the Director of Schools role and giving responsibility for the operational management of schools to the Chief Operating Officer.