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Inspiring Bede Polding student awarded Young Citizen of the Year

04/02/2010

Elizabeth Hitches, a Year 11 student from Bede Polding College, Windsor South has recently been awarded the 2010 Hawkesbury Citizen of the Year Award.

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New school in Rouse Hill opens its doors to 62 little angels

02/02/2010

On Monday 1 February, Our Lady of the Angels Primary, Rouse Hill opened its doors for the first time to 62 students.

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First day of school for future Mother Teresa Primary students

01/02/2010

On Friday 29 January, 55 Kindergarten students commenced school at Sacred Heart Primary Westmead including 24 students who will go on to attend Mother Teresa Primary in 2011.

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My School website distracts from the real issues

28/01/2010

Executive director of schools in the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta, Greg Whitby said the My School website, which was launched today, has polarised the community and distracted educators from the real issues.

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Parramatta diocese launches Reach: the new education framework for Catholic schools

22/01/2010

On Thursday 21 January, over 400 Catholic school leaders and education office staff gathered at Rosehill Racecourse for a leadership day and to launch the new Parramatta Catholic Education Framework – ‘Reach’.

Tags: Catholic Education Leadership Framework Helen Timperley University of Auckland Catholic Schools Office Catholic Education Office Greg Whitby Professional Development Fr Paul Slyney Educational Expert News Articles Events Updates Newsletters Announcements Media Releases

The facts about Catholic school funding

20/01/2010

Executive director of schools in the Diocese of Parramatta, Greg Whitby said recent claims made by the Australian Education Union (AEU) that non-government schools receive the majority share of federal school funding are misleading.

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Bishop Anthony Fisher op appointed third Bishop of Parramatta

13/01/2010

The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has named Most Rev Anthony Fisher op as the third Bishop of Parramatta. He succeeds Most Rev Kevin Manning who has been Bishop of Parramatta since 1997 and is retiring.

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Year 11 student from Loyola Senior High tops the state in HSC Filipino course

18/12/2009

Loyola Senior High, Mount Druitt student, Kenneth Fernandez, has received first in the state in Filipino Continuers in the 2009 Higher School Certificate.

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Parramatta diocesan Catholic schools achieve outstanding results in Higher School Certificate

17/12/2009

Higher School Certificate (HSC) examinations marks were released yesterday and students in the Parramatta diocese have achieved outstanding results.

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Identical HSC marks for twins with passion for art

16/12/2009

St Columba’s High School, Springwood students, and twins, Madeleine and Olivia King both received a mark of 98 in the Higher School Certificate (HSC) for Visual Arts and were both selected to exhibit their major works in ArtExpress.

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