The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy

NAIDOC Week: 6 -13 JULY 2025

As we enter 2025, NAIDOC Week marks a powerful milestone: 50 years of honoring and elevating Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience. The 2025 theme, "The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy," celebrates not only the achievements of the past but the bright future ahead, empowered by the strength of our young leaders, the vision of our communities, and the legacy of our ancestors. 

The NAIDOC journey began as a movement for recognition and rights, sparked by Indigenous communities who saw a future built on justice and equality. Over the decades, it has grown into a powerful national celebration, a testament to the enduring strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. As we commemorate this 50-year legacy, we also look forward, honouring the next generation who will carry the torch, shaping the future with courage, insight, and deep respect for our roots. Guided by the wisdom of our Elders and the groundwork laid by our forebears, each NAIDOC Week reinforces our vision for an Australia where Indigenous voices are not only heard but lead the way. 

This year, the National NAIDOC Committee takes an important step toward independence, embracing self-determination as a model for the next generation. With every story shared, every act of resilience remembered, and every cultural practice celebrated, we honour a legacy that reaches far into the past and extends into the future. As we celebrate this milestone, we look toward the next 50 years with excitement and confidence, while everyday ensuring that NAIDOC remains a movement grounded in community-led vision and integrity.

From this solid foundation, the next generation will rise—grounded in the strength of our Elders, history, inspired by a shared vision, and committed to building a legacy of unity, respect, and self-determination for all. This NAIDOC Week, we celebrate not just a milestone but a movement that endures, grows, and evolves—driven by the unwavering strength of our communities, the shared vision of our people, and the enduring legacy we pass on to those who will shape our future. Together, we walk forward, honoring where we've come from and looking boldly to the next generation who will carry NAIDOC and their communities into the future.

Catholic Education Week will be celebrated across South Australia from May 12-18, 2025 (Week 3, Term 2).
This week is a time to celebrate the outstanding teaching and learning that takes place in Catholic schools every day.

It provides an opportunity to:

• Celebrate the excellence of Catholic education in South Australia.
• Reflect on the unique characteristics of our Catholic schools and what makes them so special.
• Raise awareness of the Mid-Year Reception Intake.
• Honour the recipients of the Catholic Education Awards.

A Special Year of Celebration

In 2025, Catholic Education South Australia (CESA) celebrates 180 years of Catholic education in South Australia, coinciding with the Jubilee Year.

Our theme for this momentous year is: Pilgrims of Hope.

Pope Francis reminds us:
“We must fan the flame of hope that has been given to us and help everyone
to gain new strength and certainty by looking to the future with an open spirit, a
trusting heart, and far-sighted vision.”

Inspired by these words and guided by CESA’s mission to nurture thriving people
and capable learners in the world God desires, we have chosen a unifying theme for
Catholic Education Week 2025.