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Services to Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Ballarat are provided by Catholic Education Ballarat, along with the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria.

DOBCEL – Diocese of Ballarat Catholic Education Limited – is the company established by Bishop Paul Bird to become the governing body for parish schools in the Ballarat Diocese. DOBCEL is the result of a long-term project undertaken by a working party of the Ballarat Diocesan Schools Advisory Council (BDSAC).

Catholic Education Ballarat

Catholic Education Ballarat is committed to Catholic schools which are founded in the person of Jesus Christ and the Gospels and committed to the development of the whole person. Catholic Education Ballarat oversees a system of 53 primary schools and 11 secondary schools throughout the Diocese.

Director:  Tom Sexton
Email: execdirector@dobcel.catholic.edu.au
Website: DOBCEL

Catholic Schools In Ballarat Diocese

Town	School Name	Type
Alfredton	St Thomas More Primary School	Primary
Ararat	St Mary’s Primary School	Primary
Ararat	Marian College	Secondary
Ballan	St Brigid’s Primary School	Primary
Ballarat	Loreto College	Secondary
Ballarat	St Patrick’s College	Secondary
Ballarat	St Patrick’s Primary School	Primary
Ballarat East	St Alipius Parish School	Primary
Ballarat East	St Francis Xavier Primary School	Primary
Ballarat North	St Columba’s Primary School	Primary
Camperdown	Mercy Regional College	Secondary
Camperdown	St Patrick’s Primary School	Primary
Casterton	Sacred Heart Primary School	Primary
Charlton	St Joseph’s Primary School	Primary
Clarke’s Hill	St Mary’s Primary School	Primary
Colac	Sacred Heart Primary School	Primary
Colac	St Mary’s Primary School	Primary
Colac	Trinity College Colac Inc.	Secondary
Coleraine	St Joseph’s Primary School	Primary
Coragulac	St Brendan’s Primary School	Primary
Creswick	St Augustine’s Primary School	Primary
Daylesford	St Michael’s Primary School	Primary
Delacombe	Lumen Christi Primary School	Primary
Dennington	St John’s Primary School	Primary
Donald	St Mary’s Primary School	Primary
Dunnstown	St Brendan’s Primary School	Primary
Edenhope	St Malachy’s Primary School	Primary
Gordon	St Patrick’s Primary School	Primary
Hamilton	Monivae College Ltd	Secondary
Hamilton	St Mary’s Primary School	Primary
Hopetoun	St Joseph’s Primary School	Primary
Horsham	St Brigid’s College	Secondary
Horsham	Ss Michael & John’s Primary School	Primary
Koroit	St Patrick’s Primary School	Primary
Lucas	Siena Catholic Primary School	Primary
Maryborough	St Augustine’s Primary School	Primary
Merbein	Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary School	Primary
Mildura	Sacred Heart Primary School	Primary
Mildura	St Joseph’s College Mildura	Secondary
Mildura	St Paul’s Primary School	Primary
Mortlake	St Colman’s Primary School	Primary
Mt Clear	Damascus College	Secondary
Mt Clear	Emmaus Catholic Primary School	Primary
Murtoa	Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School	Primary
Nhill	St Patrick’s Primary School	Primary
Penshurst	St Joseph’s Primary School	Primary
Port Fairy	St Patrick’s Primary School	Primary
Portland	All Saints Primary School	Primary
Red Cliffs	St Joseph’s Primary School	Primary
Redan	St Aloysius Primary School	Primary
Robinvale	St Mary’s School (P – 8)	Primary
Sea Lake	St Mary’s Primary School	Primary
Sebastopol	St James’ Primary School	Primary
St Arnaud	St Patrick’s Primary School	Primary
Stawell	St Patrick’s Primary School	Primary
Swan Hill	MacKillop College	Secondary
Swan Hill	St Mary’s Primary School	Primary
Terang	St Thomas’ Primary School	Primary
Warracknabeal	St Mary’s Primary School	Primary
Warrnambool	Emmanuel College Inc.	Secondary
Warrnambool	St Joseph’s Primary School	Primary
Warrnambool East	Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School	Primary
Warrnambool West	St Pius X Primary School	Primary
Wendouree	Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School	Primary

Contact:

Catholic Education Ballarat
200 Gillies Street
Lake Wendouree   Vic  3355
Australia

Tel: (03) 4344 4350
ABN: 45 121 091 506

For more information, visit the Catholic Education Ballarat website.