Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) is the organisation established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in Australia to own, govern, manage and conduct education ministries in the Catholic tradition and in the charism of Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice. , EREA included 55 member schools. EREA was established on 1 October 2007 when the Christian Brothers decided to amalgamate separate Christian Brothers provinces in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea to form an Oceania Province that was solely focused on the social justice mission of the Christian Brothers. The Christian Brothers' National Planning Committee for Schools Governance decided to form a separate body, Edmund Rice Education Australia, with the intention of independently implementing the educational mission of the Christian Brothers. Governance Council Comprising five people, the Council is the body ultimately responsible for the governance of EREA. In civil law, the Council constitutes the Trustees of Edmund Rice Education Australia. Board Comprising eight people, the Board is appointed by the EREA Council. Educational institutions Australia The national office for EREA is located in Richmond, Victoria. Member schools agree to the Charter for Catholic Schools in the Edmund Rice tradition which was first used in 2004 and revised in 2011 to include four primary Touchstones. , EREA included 55 schools, 4,500 staff, and over 39,000 students. In addition, in 2016 EREA established the Flexible Schools Networks, a network of 22 educational institutions across Australia that provide inclusive and non-discriminating learning opportunities. New Zealand Although not controlled by EREA, there are several partner schools united within the tradition of Edmund Rice: Kavanagh College, Dunedin Liston College, Waitakere St Kevin's College, Omaru St Peter's College, Auckland St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch Papua New Guinea Fatima College, Banz, Western Highlands Province St Francis Xavier Post Primary School, Bundralis, Manus Province See also Catholic education in Australia Edmund Ignatius Rice Edmund Rice Camps Edmund Rice Schools Trust (Ireland) List of Christian Brothers schools References Religious organisations based in Australia 2007 establishments in Australia Organisations based in Melbourne