Hi Tanya,

I'm the product of a Catholic education (albeit a long time ago). I'm Catholic but lots of non-Catholics went to my primary and high schools and were treated no differently from the rest of us. However I know for certain that Catholic schools espouse Catholic beliefs and values etc. At least it did in my day and I doubt things have changed, although "tolerance levels" have probably improved.

Catholic schools do teach kids about other religions - it's part of being accepting of other people/religions etc. However, if you as a parent were to tackle the school's christian/catholic teachings (particularly about how God created the world) and ethos head on, I don't think you'd get on too famously with the principal. I'd imagine that most catholic schools would be of the understanding that if you enrol your child in the school, you accept that your child will be taught in the catholic/christian way - or at least, you'll go along with it and not buck the system, iykwim. Could be a bit confusing for your DD too, I wonder?

Anyway, good luck with it all. I agree - there should be more non-denominational primary schools as there's obviously a need for it.

Cheers, Andie