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05 Jun 2026
From CSPD Facebook
👔 STRENGTHENING TIES! 🤝✨ Wellbeing Wednesday at Parramatta Marist High School saw Year 7 students take part in a hands-on session learning how to tie a tie 👏 Year 12 student leaders joined Year 7 Prefect Jake, visiting homerooms to demonstrate and guide students through the process. What started with a few creative knots quickly turned into success, with more than half the year group mastering the skill by the end of the session 🙌 Jake described the experience as “an engaging opportunity to connect with our buddies, fostering a strong sense of family spirit” 💙 What a wonderful initiative from these senior students, leading with care and encouragement while helping to build connection and community across year groups 🤝✨
06 Jun 2026
From CSPD Instagram
🙌 LIFTED: RISE & UNLEASHED ✨ Year 7 & 8 students took part in LIFTED Rise, while Year 9 & 10 students attended LIFTED Unleashed, facilitated by Catholic Youth Parramatta (CYP) in partnership with the CSPD Mission Team 🙏 These powerful experiences invited students to encounter Jesus through music, testimony, prayer and reflection, while exploring their personal gifts and call to mission and service 💭💙 Alongside peers from across the Diocese, students engaged in meaningful conversations, deepened their faith and reflected on how they can live out their beliefs in everyday life 🌟 A vibrant celebration of faith, connection and community across our schools ✨ 📸 Bede Polding College South Windsor, St Andrews College Marayong, Marian Catholic College Kenthurst, Catherine McAuley Westmead, Cerdon College Merrylands, CathWest Innovation College Mt Druitt, Nagle College Blacktown @catholicyouthparra @bedepoldingsouthwindsor @sacmarayong @mariancatholiccollege @catherinemcauleywestmead @cerdon.college @cathwestinnovation @nagleblacktown #cspd2026 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #lifted
04 Jun 2026
From CSPD Facebook
🔧🏗️ BUILDING FUTURES IN ACTION! 👷♂️✨ Congratulations to the Year 9 and 10 students from Gilroy Catholic College Castle Hill who took part in the Site Skills: Foundations of Construction Taster Day, hosted by The Management Edge in partnership with the NSW State Government (Regional Industry Education Partnerships) 👏 Students spent the day immersed in hands-on learning, developing practical skills across a range of construction industry areas - from safe site practices to bricklaying, steel fixing, paving, precision cutting and even operating an excavator safely 🏗️🔨 Along the way, they also explored real career pathways in the construction industry and gained valuable insight into what it takes to work on a live site environment. A special congratulations to Aaron, who was named 'Apprentice of the Day' for his outstanding attitude, effort and engagement throughout the program! 👏🌟
05 Jun 2026
From CSPD Instagram
💙 A LITTLE GRATITUDE GOES A LONG WAY 💙 What happens when you ask a school community what they're grateful for? 💭✨ Students and staff from St Pauls Catholic College Greystanes shared the people, moments and everyday blessings that bring them joy, reminding us to take a moment to appreciate the things we often take for granted. Their reflections are a simple but powerful reminder that gratitude can help us focus on what truly matters 🌟 So, what are you grateful for today? 👇💭 @stpaulscollegegreystanes #cspd2026 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #gratitude
05 Jun 2026
From CSPD Instagram
👉FREE PARENT EVENT - Join the CSPD Learning Outcomes Team to find out how our schools deliver an excellent education and leave with practical tips for things you can easily do at home to support your child's learning. Presented by the Family Partnerhip Council and hosted at Penola Catholic College Emu Plains, this is a not to be missed event! See the lnk in our bio for all event details and to register. Want more parent info and events? Make sure you follow the FPC on Insta! @cspd_fpc
04 Jun 2026
What Your Child Really Learns in the First 100 Days of School
One moment your child is holding your hand at the school gate and before you know it, they're walking in confidently, greeting friends by name, carrying their own bag, and coming home full of stories about 'assembly' and 'sport'. Here’s what to expect in their first 100 days of Kindergarten.
03 Jun 2026
From CSPD Facebook
💛🖤❤️As we close out Reconciliation Week, we reflect on CSPD's participation in last Friday's 20th anniversary of the annual Indigenous Veterans Commemoration Service. This moving experience is dedicated to remembering and honouring the service and sacrifice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans. 💛🖤❤️ CSPD schools, staff and members of the Jarara Cultural Centre were in attendance, with one of our students, Kaleb Ellison from St Andrews College, Marayong (Official) delivering a deeply personal Acknowledgement of Country. Students from six other CSPD schools joined the Jannawi Dance Clan to perform the opening dance. Student representatives from CSPD schools laid wreaths and paid their respects. 🥰We are proud to have such wonderful representation at such a significant event. To view our full photo gallery and to read our news story about the service visit our website: parra.catholic.edu.au/03-06-26-tribute-fb Catherine McAuley Westmead Xavier College Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown
04 Jun 2026
From CSPD Instagram
💛🖤❤️ As Reconciliation Week comes to a close, we reflect on the 20th anniversary of the Indigenous Veterans Commemoration Service - a powerful event honouring the service and sacrifice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans. We’re proud of the students, staff and Jarara Cultural Centre representatives who attended, including Kaleb Ellison from St Andrews Catholic College, Marayong, who delivered a heartfelt Acknowledgement of Country. Students from other CSPD schools also performed, laid wreaths and paid their respects. A meaningful day of remembrance, respect and learning. ❤️ 📸 See more photos and read the full story via the link in our bio. @catherinemcauleywestmead @xavierllandilo @patsblacktown @sacmarayong
03 Jun 2026
CSPD joins 20th anniversary tribute to Indigenous Veterans
Since its inception in 2007, the annual Indigenous Veterans Commemoration Service has united Australians to remember and honour the service and sacrifice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans. Students and staff from schools across the Parramatta Diocese along with members of the Jarara Cultural Centre joined Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales and hundreds of other students at Hyde Park for the moving ceremony on Friday 29 May.