ANNUAL REPORT \\ 2018–19

Catholic Network Australia

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PARTICIPANTSThe following dioceses, colleges and religious institutes are currently CNA Participants:

• ArchdioceseofAdelaide• ArchdioceseofBrisbane• ArchdioceseofHobart• ArchdioceseofMelbourne• ArchdioceseofPerth• ArchdioceseofSydney• DioceseofBallarat• DioceseofBathurst• DioceseofBrokenBay• DioceseofBroome• DioceseofBunbury

• DioceseofCairns• DioceseofGeraldton• DioceseofMaitland-Newcastle• DioceseofParramatta• DioceseofPortPirie• DioceseofRockhampton• DioceseofSale• DioceseofSandhurst• DioceseofTownsville• DioceseofWaggaWagga• DioceseofWilcannia-Forbes• StAugustine’sCollege,Sydney• AllHallowsSchool,Brisbane• MaristBrothers.

Catholic Network Australia Limited

CatholicNetworkAustraliaLimited(CNA)isasubsidiarycompanyofCatholicResourcesLtd.ItwascreatedtoprocureandmanageaprivatetelecommunicationsnetworkandassociatedtechnologyservicesfortheCatholicChurch.

660,000STUDENTS AND STAFF

1,400+EDUCATION SITES

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Key activity

Since 2009, CNA has aggregated purchasing of network services and software licences to drive down costs for the Catholic education sector. CNA continues to manage the largest national private network for Catholic schools and associated administrative offices across Australia. It has also fostered collaboration, sharing approaches to support Australian Catholic educators and their communities to enhance student learning and school administration through the use of technology.

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From the Chair

inthesouth;fromStAugustine’sParishPrimarySchool,CurrumbinWaters,intheeasttoStMaryStaroftheSeaCatholicSchool,Carnarvon,inthewest.TheestablishmentofthenetworkwaspossiblebecausevariousentitieswithintheCatholiceducationsectorcombinedtheir energy and resources to participate inaprojectthatdeliveredmutuallybeneficialoutcomes.

TheagreementwithTelstratoprovideCNAnetworkserviceswasrenewedinJanuary2015forafurtherfiveyears.

Therolloutofnewserviceswithparticipantsbeingabletoaccessauniquevirtuallocalareanetwork(VLAN)bundledconfigurationforthefirsttimewascompletedin2016.Thisconfigurationenabledthemtosignificantlyincreasedownloadcapacitybybeingabletodistinguishbetween‘primary’orpremiumsecuretrafficand‘secondary’ornon-premiumregularInternettraffic.Thiscost-effectivesolutionhasresultedinschoolsdoubling

oreventreblingthecapacityoftheirconnections.NineteenCNAparticipantsrepresentingover1,100CatholicschoolsandofficesusetheseCNAnetworkservices.

CAPITAL WORKS COSTS AT SCHOOL SITES In2017,TelstraagreedtosetupaCNAInstallationWorksandServiceFund(IWSF)tobeheldbyTelstra.Thefundisspecificallyintendedtocoverinstallationandrelocationworks,including associated professional servicescostswheretheyarise.The2016–17IWSF,availabletoCNA,was$1.284millionofwhich$884,000hadbeenusedtoprovideinstallationworksandotherassociatedservices.Afurther$440,000hadalsobeenallocatedforservicestoremoteschoolsinWesternAustralia.In2018–19afurther$673,000wasallocatedtothefund.BytheendofJune2019,$1.62millionhadbeenutilisedtoassistschoolsanddioceses.Thisincluded$1.42millionacrossthirteennewschoolsand$141,000forrelocations at fourteen schools, two

ItiswithgreatpleasurethattheCNABoardpresentsthisannualreportofCatholicNetworkAustraliaLimited.CNAprovidesservicestomorethan660,000staffandstudentsatover1,400CatholicschoolsandofficesacrossAustralia.

In2009,CNAestablishedaprivateonlinenetwork.ThisnetworkisstillAustralia’sonly truly national school education networkwithschoolsfromOurLadyoftheSacredHeart,ThursdayIsland,inthenorth,toStJoseph’sSchool,Wonthaggi,

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diocesanofficesandaQueensland datacentre.

STUDY TOUR 2018AstudytourtookplaceinSydney overtwodaysinAugust2018.Itsaimwastofostergreatercollaborationandstrategic partnerships across leaders ofCatholiceducation.

DayonewashostedbyStLuke’sCatholicCollegeinMarsdenPark,WesternSydney,demonstratinghowtheirtransformationframeworkfor21stCenturylearnershasbeenembodiedattheCollege.ThiswasfollowedbyCatholicEducationWesternAustralia’s‘LeadingLights’transformationproject.ThedayconcludedwithBrisbaneCatholicEducation’sdemonstration ofchangeintheclassroomand leadersthroughuseoftheirBusinessIntelligencetool.

DaytwowasfacilitatedbyMicrosoftandengagedparticipantsinthought-provokingsessionsaroundinsights

intoFoundationtoYear12education.ItwasstructuredaroundMicrosoft’s‘TransformingEducation’frameworkandwasresponsivetoissues,ideasandquestionsthatarosethroughouttheday.

Theattendanceofalmost50staffmembersrepresenting22diocesesoverthetwodayswaspleasing.Feedbackfromparticipantswaspositive,withmanycommentingonhowusefulthecontentandstructureofthetourhadbeen.

2018 PARTICIPANTS FORUMAsuccessfulCNAParticipantsForumtitled At the Edge, continuing the focusonScience,Engineering,TechnologyandMathematics(STEM),was held at the Catholic Leadership CentreinMelbourne.Itwasattended byCNADirectorsandseniorstaff fromaroundAustralia.

Theprogramfortheforumledwithakeynoteonnewtechnologiesandtransformingschools.Thefollow-upsessions explored partnership processes

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theadditionalaimofincreasingCNA’sunderstanding of the data carriage approachesinthemarket.

ThesuccessfulEoIvendorsprovidedamixofsolutionsutilisingtheirowninfrastructure, Telstra wholesale and NationalBroadbandNetwork(NBN)EnterpriseEthernet.TheoutcomewasthatthelistofvendorstobeinvitedfortheRequestforProposal(RFP)wasagreedbytheCNABoardasTelstra,Optus,Vocus,TPG,AARNET,Superloop,BroadbandSolutionsandComcentre.

TheRFPphaseisexpectedtobeinthemarketinlate2019.

TheboardisgratefultothemanypeoplewhohavemadeCNAthesuccessitis.

Ourthanksgotothosewhoservewithdedicationonboardsubcommittees.ThoseontheEducationStandingCommitteecontinuetoplanthe

betweenindustryandschool,design-thinking,studentwellbeinganddigitaltechnologies with Australian industry examplesoftransformativetechnology.

ThiswasfollowedbyanopensessionwherestudentsfromfourMelbourneschoolsdemonstratedtheirinnovativeSTEMprojectstotheattendees,whiletheymingledandhadtheirmorningtea.Theprogramcontinuedwithhands-onworkshopsfromtheDigitalLearningNetwork(DLN)diocesesincludingAdelaide,BrokenBay,Sydney,Melbourne,BrisbaneandToowoomba.

ThepresentationprogramfinishedwithakeynotecoveringtheAustralianEducationTechnologiesTrends(AETT)Reportfor2018.

Theforumprovideddirectorsandsenioreducationstaffwiththemostup-to-dateinformationandcontemporarypracticeonhowtechnologycanbestsupportSTEMlearninginCatholicschools.

PLANNING FOR THE FUTUREIn2017,CNAinitiatedanimportantproject designed to plan for the options availabletoCNAParticipantsatthe end of the current Telstra contract in2020.TheinitialphasesinformedCatholic education leaders of the range ofcurrentandemergingWideAreaNetworking(WAN)technologyoptionslikelytobeavailableby2020.Thesubsequentphaseledtoareporton theoptionsavailabletoCNAtobe readyforuseacrossitsnetwork.

Itwasagreedtogotomarketbyapproachingthelargervendors.However,itwasfeltthatincreasedoptionswouldbeachievedbyincludinganumberofsmallerplayers.Thisincludedaggregatorscapableofbuildingthenetworkusingtheirownorothercarriers’infrastructure.AnopenmarketExpressionofInterest(EoI)wasruninMarch.Thiswasdonetoselectasmallnumberofthesevendorswith

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enhancementofservicesdeliveredonthenetworkandcoordinatejointprocurementactivities.CNA’sNegotiationTeamhavebeenverysuccessfulinworkingwithbothTelstraandMicrosoft.

DeliveryofInformationandCommunicationTechnology(ICT)servicestoParticipantsrequiresclosecooperationwithservicepartners.ThisincludesTelstra,CatholicEducationMelbourne,BrisbaneCatholicEducation,CatholicEducationWesternAustralia andCEnet.WethankthemfortheirservicetoParticipants.

Iwouldalsoliketothankmyfellowdirectorsfortheircontributiontothisworthwhileplatform.

Peter Matthey

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TheIWSFisavailabletoassistwithTelstrachargesforinstallationworksandrelatedservicestypicallyatnewschoolsbutitisincreasinglyusedformoves,addsandchangesfornewadministrationbuildings.Thesecan include charges for project management,designandarchitecture,as well as physical trenching and fibreinstallation.ThefundcomprisescontributionsequaltoapercentageoftheamountspentbyParticipantsabovetheirannualminimumspend.The funds are pooled so that they can betransferredtootherParticipantsacrossCNA.

EDUCATION SERVICESCNA’sContemporaryLearningWorkingGroup(CLWG),togetherwithDLN,continuedtooperateover2018–19.TheyheldDLNmeetingsinBrisbaneandToowoombawith17diocesesrepresentedatthese.

Services summary

There are a range of services available for CNA sites belonging to the education sector. TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICESCNA’stelecommunicationservicesincludeInternetaccessandInternetdata,siteconnections,jurisdiction-basedvirtualprivatenetworks,networkroutermonitoringandmanagement,routerleaseandmaintenance.TheseareallsourcedviaCNA’scontractwithTelstra.

SomeoftheseservicesarediscretetoaParticipant(e.g.siteconnections).However,someservicesaresharedacrossnumerousorallParticipants.ParticipantshavesetupinfrastructureindatacentreslocatedinPerth(CEWA),Adelaide(CESA),Melbourne(CECV),Brisbane(BCE)andSydney(CEnet)tofacilitatethedeliveryofservicesto theirmembers.

ThepurposeoftheCLWGistoprovideadvicetoCNAon:

• initiativestoshareexperience, lead and support Australian Catholic educatorsandtheircommunities. Thepurposeofthisistoachievebetterstudentlearningoutcomes andvaluefortheeducationsectorwiththeuseofenterpriseIT systems,web-basedapplicationsand resources

• opportunitiestoaggregatepurchasingofICTservicesandtechnologies

• identifyingemergingtechnologiesthatsupportcontemporarylearning.

ThepurposeoftheDLNistodevelopandprovideresourceswhichsupportdigitalpedagogyinmemberdioceses.Thisisachievedby:

• networking• creationandcurationofresources

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• pricinglevelsandconcessions(e.g.Azurecommit)basedonCNAparticipantsasacollectivegroupratherthanasagroupofindividualentities.Thishasbenefitedmembersfromavolumeandpricingperspective,withhighertierpricingavailabletoallduetothecollectivebuyingpowerofmultipleCNAparticipants

• theabilitytoadjustlicensecountannually–trueup/truedownrelativetoassumedvolumes

• ‘…As a Service’options.ThisincludesSurfaceasaService,AzureasaServiceandSkillsasaServicespecifictotheCatholicsector.TheseareallinnovativeofferingsthateachCNAmembercantakeadvantageof,dependingontheirmaturityandcapacity now that the foundational agreementisinplace.

PremierServicesoptionshavealsobeenprovided.TheseareuniqueandspecifictoCNAParticipants.

• theexplorationofresearchintocurrentandemergingagendas

• establishingaCNADLNrepositoryofresourcesforDLNmemberstoaccess and use within their diocese

• supportingpedagogicalchangeandprofessional learning through the use ofdigitaltechnologies.

AGGREGATED PURCHASING – MICROSOFT LICENSING CNAcompletedtheformalprocessforthethree-yearMicrosoft(EnrolmentforEducationSolutionsAgreement)licenserenewal(settostartinApril2019)inlateMarch.Thereare24CNAParticipantsusingthisagreement.Thisisanincreaseofthreediocesesrelativetothepreviousagreement.

Thenewagreementincludes:

• theabilitytoprocureablendofdifferentlevelsoflicensesacrosssites, schools and dioceses

• theadditionofMinecraftEducationwith all standard licencing

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Financial accounts

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

Notes1. Thesummaryofthefinancial

statementsofCatholicNetworkAustraliaLimitedwasextractedfromtheaudited30June2019financialstatements.Theseareavailable uponrequestfromthecompanysecretaryorviaacompanysearch oftheAustralianCharitiesandNot-for-profitsCommission(ACNC).

2. TheStatementofComprehensiveIncomeistobereadinconjunctionwiththenotestoandformingpart ofthefinancialstatements.

Note 2019 $

2018 $

REVENUE

Revenuefromservicesprovided 2 701,232 701,667

Otherrevenues 23,676 20,712

Total Revenue 724,908 722,379

AccountingFees 45,796 43,614

GeneralExpenses 2,747 23,495

AuditFeeExpense 14,450 15,000

CEnetManagementFees 154,452 153,000

CorporateRegistrations 6,953 6,878

SeminarsandConferences 4,339 8,598

ConsultancyandMarketingExpenses 3 331,975 217,205

EducationalServicesExpenses 42,196 45,614

Subscriptions 10,836 9,849

Total Expenditure 613,744 523,253

Surplus for the year 111,164 199,126

Total Comprehensive Income for the year 111,164 199,126

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2019

Inadditiontotheoperationofthecompanyitself,theCNAtelecommunicationscontractrepresentssubstantialdirectfinancialtransactionsbetweenParticipantsandTelstra.Theaggregatespendin2018–19acrossallTelstraservicesforallParticipantswasmorethan$29million.

Note 2019 $

2018 $

ASSETSCurrent AssetsCashandcashequivalents 4 1,203,928 1,631,089TradeReceivables 5 671,958 49,315Othercurrentassets 6 9,353 5,384Prepayments 7 1,728 1,567

Total Current Assets 1,886,967 1,687,355

Total Assets 1,886,967 1,687,355

LIABILITIESCurrent LiabilitiesOthercreditors 8 549,485 461,037

Total Current Liabilities 549,485 461,037

Total Liabilities 549,485 461,037

Net Assets 1,337,482 1,226,318

EQUITYMembers' FundsRetainedearnings 1,337,482 1,226,318

Total Members' Funds 1,337,482 1,226,318

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITYFOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019

Retained Earnings

$

Total $

BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2017 1,027,192 1,027,192

NetSurplusfortheyear 199,126 199,126

Totalothercomprehensiveincomefortheyear - -

Balance at 30 June 2018 1,226,318 1,226,318

BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2018 1,226,318 1,226,318

NetSurplusfortheyear 111,164 111,164

Totalothercomprehensiveincomefortheyear - -

Balance at 30 June 2019 1,337,482 1,337,482

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Key People

CNA DIRECTORSPeterMatthey(CNABoardChairperson–appointed June 2018)PamelaBettsStephenElder(resigned 20 December 2018)FrancisMooreNeilMcGoranDebraSayce

CNA EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEEStephenElder(Chairperson–resigned 20 December 2018)GregWhitby(CEnet–ActingChairpersonfrom21December2018)WarrenArmitage(BCE)DougAshleigh(BCE)EdwardSimons(CEWA)JimMiles(CECV)SimonLindsay(CECV)BenBeaton(CEWA)PhilProctor(CESA)LeesaJeffcoat(CEnetParticipant–DioceseofRockhampton)RobynFinch(CEnet)MichaelHaigh(CompanySecretary)

CNA NEGOTIATING TEAMSimonMackey(BCE–resigned October 2018)TonyPanetta(CEWA)WarrenArmitage(BCE–fromOctober2018)GregWhitby(CEnet)MichaelHaigh(CompanySecretary)ErinBurke(CECV)PhilProctor(CESA)

OFFICE BEARERSCompanySecretaryMichaelHaigh(June 2018 – June 2019)

CEnet SERVICE DELIVERY TEAMChrisBurrowsandGarryAnderson(ServiceDeliveryTeam)IanGregory(TechnicalOfficer)

CONTACTEmail:info@cna.catholic.org.auMail:POBox3,EastMelbourneVIC8002Phone:0392670370

CATHOLIC NETWORK AUSTRALIA (CNA) LTDPO Box 3, East Melbourne VIC 8002Email: info@cna.catholic.org.au