Two sources with knowledge of the process, who did not want to be named, said staff had been told of their outcomes from the voluntary redundancy expression-of-interest process this week.
Both sources confirmed the same account independently.
All staff in Catholic schools were offered voluntary redundancy in August, as schools prepare for the upcoming teacher wage increases, with submissions having been due by September 16.
Staff were not informed how many positions would be cut or which roles would be affected.
One source said some teachers who applied for redundancies were also looking for work elsewhere, and that others had been told their application had not been successful.
One teacher who was not offered redundancy told school leadership they had sought employment elsewhere and were leaving regardless, handing in their resignation, the source said.
The News understands that the school has since approached some staff and asked them to reconsider leaving but one source said the process had already shown teachers how they were valued.
“If they had people on a list they considered too valuable to lose, those people should have been told directly,” the source said.
“Instead, the message went out to everyone, and teachers have drawn their own conclusions about how much they’re valued.”
The source described morale at the school as “extremely low”.
The News also understands that a number of non-teaching staff at Notre Dame College have been offered voluntary redundancies.
A Catholic Education Sandhurst spokesperson said it was continuing to work through the process with the schools and people involved directly.
“The process will continue to be managed carefully and respectfully, with those involved kept informed throughout,” a CES spokesperson said.
CES has said planning and budgeting for 2027 was continuing as schools prepared for a 28.3 per cent teacher wage increase over four years.
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