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 Edwige Fava is married to Peter, Principal of St Bernard's College, Lower Hutt, and has a daughter, Danielle, who is currently finishing a B.A. at Canterbury University, Christchurch.
Edwige is Dean of Studies at the Wellington Catholic Education Centre and Secondary Schools Adviser for the eight Secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Wellington.
In her capacity as Dean, Edwige is in charge of the tertiary courses run by the Centre, and its quality management systems, including policies and procedures, student guidance, development, delivery and evaluation of teaching programmes and course management.
She has written the documentation required by New Zealand Qualifications Authority to register the Centre as a Private Training Establishment and the accreditation documents for Certificates and Diplomas in the field of Religious Education, Theology, Scripture, Pastoral Ministry and Human Development and Sexuality. This has enabled the Centre to be the first Catholic tertiary teaching institution in the country to achieve this status. Edwige is also the
liaison person for the Master of Educational Leadership, a degree programme aimed at current and prospective leaders in schools. The Centre will teach this degree in collaboration with Australian Catholic University.
In her capacity as Secondary Schools Adviser, Edwige offers support and professional development to teachers of Religious Education and Directors of Religious Studies, through school based visits and professional development courses, the latter ranging from curriculum based courses, to methodology and management and leadership skills. She is also involved with the Wellington College of Education, during teaching practices, observing secondary teacher trainees who choose Religious Education as one of their teaching subjects.
Edwige has recently graduated as a Master of Education (Religious Education) through the Australian Catholic University. She intends to
enrol for a doctorate after taking a 'rest' from studying this year. Her areas of interest lie in the effectiveness of Catholic school leadership and assessment and reporting, and intends to pursue one of these areas through further study. Among her other interests is the production of computer programmes for secondary school students and she is currently working on one that covers the history of the Church. She has also co-written four books, published this year, aimed at Health Education teachers in Catholic secondary schools.
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