The Gaudete Trust was established in 2023 by five Religious Orders, following a three-year collaborative venture steered by a working group of the National Association of Religious Orders in Education (ROE).

This venture was part of the latter’s mission to enable the rich heritage of Religious Orders to continue to enrich Catholic education and flowed from its desire to respond creatively to the needs of its members.

The mainspring of the Trust is the desire of Religious Orders to continue to put their charisms at the service of the Church.

By adopting a collaborative approach to trusteeship, the Gaudete Trust offers those Religious Orders who have found the responsibilities of educational trusteeship increasingly difficult to carry, an alternative way of continuing to serve Catholic education.