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24 Mar 2025
From CSPD Facebook
What an amazing achievement🤩👏✨ for Marian Catholic College Kenthurst Year 11 student Thomas Cutuk who has been selected as part of the Australia Joeys squad for the U17 AFC Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia next month.🌏🏆 Good luck in the middle east Thomas. Your family, friends, the entire Marian community and all our school communities throughout the Parramatta Diocese are incredibly proud.😇🥳 Australia meets Vietnam, UAE and Japan in the group stages with their first game in the early hours next Saturday (Australia time). The matches will be broadcast live on 10Play.📺
24 Mar 2025
From playground to playmaker: The schools that make NRL stars
In western Sydney, two high schools have become certified champion factories for NRL clubs. Churning out players for 15 of the NRL’s 17 clubs, Patrician Brothers’ College Blacktown and Westfields Sports High School in Fairfield West educated 52 players in the current competition, and their playing fields are teeming with future stars.
23 Mar 2025
From CSPD Facebook
🚀Up, up and away!✈️ St John XXIII Catholic College Stanhope Gardens STEM students recently got to see Qantas 🛫operations up close 😲at a Future of Long Haul Flying Workshop. They collaborated on developing some innovative concepts 💭for the future of air travel 🛩️💺 and gained valuable insights into the range of aviation careers 👨✈️👩✈️and industry pathways. 🙌🤩 It's so good 🙏to see companies like BOP Industries and Qantas 🤝🛬providing these inspiring learning opportunities for our students. 👏🥰 #Qantas #STEM #FutureOfFlying #BOPIndustries #Aviation #FutureThinkers #Engineering
22 Mar 2025
From CSPD Facebook
All our school communities throughout Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains are incredibly proud of these amazing new educators👩🏫👨🏫 and leaders who were welcomed to the Diocese of Parramatta by Most Reverend Bishop Vincent Long at the 2025 Commissioning Mass🙏💙 at St Patrick's Catholic Church Blacktown.⛪️ It was a beautiful evening🌷 as we celebrated all these new teachers, Principals and leaders as they embark on their roles with faith, passion, and purpose... to inspire and nurture young minds in our school communities.🤲😇🥰 Be sure to stay tuned to our social pages as we'll be sharing a much larger gallery of photos😎📸🌟 from the ceremony in the near future.
21 Mar 2025
Commitment to Close the Gap clear for Western Sydney Catholic schools
Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) has released its first annual Closing the Gap report. This report outlines its contribution to improving socio-economic outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, particularly students and their families. CSPD Chief Executive Officer Jack de Groot said the report reflects the dedication of CSPD’s 6 500 staff in fostering reconciliation and equity through the organisation’s 80 outstanding school across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
20 Mar 2025
From CSPD Facebook
WELCOME TO FACEBOOK😁📖 St John Vianney's Primary Doonside‼👏 It's such an exciting thing for this lovely school community as they now have a great place where family, friends and students can see photos, videos and information about the wonderful things happening at the school.😇🥰😎📸🌠 Be sure to head to their page and give it a like 👍 https://www.facebook.com/stjohnvianneys
19 Mar 2025
From CSPD Facebook
These are so cool! 🤩🌟 Year 5 and 6 students at St Bernadette's Primary Dundas Valley have been mastering 🙌💥the art of Forced Perspective photography 📷where you create an optical illusion that makes objects appear larger, smaller, closer or further away than they really are. 😲 The great pics show the results of their teamwork 🤝 experimenting with different props and poses. 👏🥰
18 Mar 2025
From CSPD Facebook
Thousands of students from throughout the Diocese of Parramatta enjoyed a moving 🙏🏽🙏🏽Encounter🙏🏽🙏🏽 session at St John XXIII Catholic College Stanhope Gardens this week. Led by Catholic animator and musician @Gen Bryant,✨🎶 the fun-filled day saw students deepen their faith through music, discussion and prayer. They had a fantastic time meeting students from other CSPD schools and reflecting on their shared interests and what faith means to them. To learn more about Religious Education in our schools visit our website: ==> http://parra.catholic.edu.au/.../spec.../religious-education #ENCOUNTER2025 #FaithInEducation #CatholicSchoolsParramatta #CSPD #Growinginfaith #CatholicEducation Cyp Parramatta Holy Cross Primary Glenwood St Margaret Mary's Primary School Mother Teresa Primary St John's Primary, Riverstone
17 Mar 2025
From CSPD Facebook
🍀SHAMROCKS, SMILES AND SCHOOL SPIRIT 💚 - St Patrick's Day is always such a fun day in our schools, honouring the 5th century missionary bishop and patron saint of Ireland who established churches, monasteries, and schools, leaving a profound and lasting legacy. 🇮🇪 From dress ups to arts and crafts and green-themed food, students and staff across the diocese really got into the spirit of the day and made some special memories. Sharing our Catholic traditions is a big part of being a Catholic school, to find out more about how we do this visit our website: ==> parra.catholic.edu.au/our-schools/sharing-our-catholic-tradition St Bernadette's Primary Dundas Valley St Paul the Apostle Primary Winston Hills St John XXIII Catholic College St Madeleine's Primary, Kenthurst Chisholm Catholic Primary
16 Mar 2025
From CSPD Facebook
✨👖 Fashion Flashback to Change Futures! 🛍 St Luke's Catholic College Year 12 students recently made the most of their last first mufti day, stepping out in iconic 2000s-themed outfits—think bandanas, basketball shirts and baggy jeans! 🏀 But this was more than just a fun throwback... The day was about giving back. 💙 Students came together to donate essential items for Jesuit Social Services, supporting their vital outreach work in the community. A perfect reminder that fashion may be cyclical, but kindness never goes out of style! 💫 Want to join this supportive school community? Visit the website to express your interest in enrolling: ==> stlukesmarsdenpark.catholic.edu.au/enrolment
15 Mar 2025
From CSPD Facebook
CONGRATULATIONS👏 🎉 to the amazing students who represented their schools with such distinction🤩✨🎖 at the Parramatta Diocese Primary Swimming Championships at Mount Druitt Pool🏊♀️🏊💦. Our school communities should be incredibly proud😇🥰 of the wonderful sportsmanship and determination shown by these students throughout the day as they cheered throughout every race and for every swimmer regardless of the results.👏🏆 The day showcased some exceptional athletes, especially the age champions and those who qualified for the next stage of school representative swimming🥇🥈🥉 - the Catholic School NSW Primary Swimming Championships to be held at Sydney Olympic Park next month. Primary Sport Parramatta Diocese Diocese of Parramatta Mary Immaculate Primary School Our Lady of Mount Carmel Wentworthville St Mary MacKillop Primary, Penrith South St Monica's North Parramatta St Paul the Apostle Primary Winston Hills
14 Mar 2025
From CSPD Facebook
It's a truly uplifting experience 🌟that motivates students to lead with purpose 🙌and create positive change 😍in their communities. 👏❤️ LIFTED Leaders 💥provides an opportunity for Year 12 school leaders from both systemic and independent schools in the Diocese of Parramatta to connect 🥰, strategise 🗣️and lead change in their communities. 🤩 Alongside Bishop Vincent, students participated in conversations about leadership within their schools🗣️, explored the theme of hope 😇and leadership, celebrated their faith 🙏and enjoyed wonderful music performances. 🎤🎶
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14 Apr 2025
Upskill at CathWest
Use the Term 1 School Holidays 14 - 15 April for an opportunity to upskill for employment outcomes and develop skills in your passion area. Limited spaces still available!![Women in Trades at Cathwest Innovation College. Young woman at Cathwest working on car.]()
14 Apr 2025
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Join our Women in Trade Program - a hands-on workshop in Automotive and Carpentry designed to empower and connect young people in the trades.![ARTiculate HSC Visual Arts Showcase Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese]()
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