National Secular Lobby

Provider groups insist demand for religious education is high -- but make it opt-in and take it out of core curriculum hours and 'demand' magically dries up.

Special religious education has no place in our secular state schools.

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https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/religion-class-enrolments-slump-in-state-schools-in-decade-since-program-changes-20230221-p5cm6u.html

Religion class enrolments slump in state schools in decade since program changes

Fewer and fewer state school students are signing up for religious instruction classes since the government made the program voluntary and shifted it to outside class hours.

The Age
Feb 27, 2023 at 12:48amWeb