New Catholic school in Moama announced

Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green announced the new school, saying: "Blessed Carlo Catholic College will be a school centred on the teachings and example of Jesus.

“Our students will be offered outstanding teaching and learning by staff who take the best of the contemporary learning combined with tried and tested teaching methods.”

Bishop Columba also said the college was the first face-to-face school to be named after Blessed Carlo Acutis, an Italian boy who died at the age of 15 and who was beatified by Pope Francis in October 2020.

“It is an honour to name our school after such an inspiring young person who showed that children and teenagers can live lives devoted to God and to caring for those around them." Bishop Columba said.

“With our young people so connected to technology, [Blessed Carlo Acutis] showed us how media can be used for the good of society.”

Director of Catholic Education for the Wilcannia-Forbes Diocese Anthony Gordon said the new school would open with state-of-the-art learning facilities that accommodated a variety of learning experiences, which also embraced the tradition of the Catholic Church.

“When you walk into Blessed Carlo you will know that you are in a school that strives for the best in culture and learning, but you will also sense the comfort of a tradition firmly based on faith, love, hope, respect and service,” he said.

Parish Priest of Moama Father Richard Green said the school was exciting not only for the parish of St Aloysius’, but also for the whole Moama community.

“A Catholic school in Moama is great news for our parish but also shows the flourishing of this fast growing region,” he said.

“We are very respectful of all the schools in the Moama region and look forward to working with colleagues from other schools."

He said Blessed Carlo College would give families the choice of a new and vibrant Catholic school.

“We have a beautiful 10-acre block of land in a central part of Moama on the corner of Lignum Rd and Kiely Rd,” Father Green said.

“We are also grateful to Murray River Council for their strong support of our planned school.

“We are intentionally building this school to serve the whole community.”