A Catholic Education is essential. It is a duty of the parish to promote Sacred School and our Catholic Youth Formation programs. The Vatican İI document, "Gravissimum Educationis" (Declaration on Christian Education) affirmed the universal right of education. It emphasized parents' primary role in the family and defined Catholic schools' mission to form students in faith, reason, and service to the world, thus, preparing them for heaven and for building up the Kingdom of God. Some of the document's key points are listed below.

The Church recognizes its responsibility to care for the moral and religious education of all, especially those in public schools.The Church meets this obligation with the witness of those who teach, work, and attend public schools. She, the Church, also esteems civil authorities who respect religious freedom to do what is necessary to ensure Catholic education is present in the world. This is why it's so important to meet our Sunday obligation... the Mass prepares us to go out and serve according to one's abilities.

Schools are charged with developing the person intellectually, forming the conscience to judge rightly, and to foster values to prepare one for living a good life. Schools are to improve culture and community. Great care must also be given by teachers to renew and adapt as they are called to aid parents in fulfilling their duty educate their children.

Parents are to be the primary educators of their children. The family is the first place where Love and respect for God and others should be fostered. Though the family has the primary duty to ensure education, the community is expected to ensure the common good is obtained. Therefore, society must protect the duties and rights of parents and by providing schools to support education of children. The Church is also bound in a special way to ensure the education of children by announcing the good news of Christ that all grow in faith obtain a better world.

Christ as Foundation: The main function of a Catholic School is to help youth grow in their personalities according to their baptismal promises. They do this by "creating an atmosphere animated by the gospel spirit and charity". Catholic schools develop personalities and promote the common good by preparing students to do good works for others as they grow in faith.

Catholic Schools depend on teachers for their witness, therefore, teachers must be properly formed in both secular and religious knowledge. They must have a spirit of Christ so that their instruction bare witness to Jesus' teaching. Catholic teachers must be partners with parents and know the gender our God assigned to each person to help them live out their life as stewards of His creation. A teacher's apostolate is a true service to humanity.

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