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13 Oct 2026
From CSPD Facebook
🎓 HSC EXAMS ARE UNDERWAY! The HSC exams have officially kicked off, marking a big milestone for Year 12 students across our high schools! ✨ At St John XXIII Catholic College Stanhope Gardens, a special bell-ringing tradition marks the journey, with students ringing the College bell at the start of their exams and once more after completing their final paper. 🔔 💪 Best of luck to the Class of 2026 and all accelerated students! Your hard work and dedication have brought you to this moment, and we’re cheering you on every step of the way. You’ve got this! 🙌 📸 St Agnes CHS Rooty Hill, St John XXIII Catholic College
12 Oct 2026
From CSPD Facebook
📚 HELLO, TERM 4! And just like that, we’re into the final term of the school year! 🫢✨ Our teachers kicked off the term with a day of learning and professional development, with many getting hands-on with the new Science and Technology Syllabus for 2027. 🔬💡 Here’s to another great term filled with new discoveries, exciting opportunities and plenty of learning across our school communities! 💙 📸 St Michael's Blacktown South, St Thomas Aquinas Primary School Springwood
09 Oct 2026
From CSPD Facebook
📝 HSC EXAMS ARE ALMOST HERE! The final countdown is on! ⏰ To our Year 12s, take a deep breath, trust the work you’ve put in and remember to look after yourself along the way. Swipe through for a few tips to help you feel exam ready. 👉✨ Good luck, Year 12! You’ve got this, and we’re cheering you on! 🙌
10 Oct 2026
From CSPD Instagram
✅ Kickstart your teaching career ✅ Gain valuable experience in CSPD schools ✅ Receive support and guidance as you study Through the 2027 CSPD Teacher Scholarship Program, you could access all this and more! 🎓✨ If you’re a Year 12 graduate passionate about becoming a teacher and making a difference in the lives of future students, this scholarship could be the perfect next step in your journey. 30 scholarships will be awarded, with preference given to students pursuing: 📚 Technological and Applied Studies (TAS) ✝️ Religious Education (RE) 🔢 Mathematics 🔬 Science 🏫 Primary Education with plans to obtain RE Accreditation Scholarship recipients will receive support while studying and opportunities to build their career with CSPD. ⏰ Applications close 8 November – don’t miss out! 🔗 Click the link in our bio to learn more and apply! #cspd2026 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #teacherscholarship
08 Oct 2026
From CSPD Instagram
📝 The countdown is officially on! To all our recent grads, you’ve put in the work, now it’s about staying organised, looking after yourself and taking it one exam at a time. Swipe through for a few tips to help you feel prepared for your upcoming exams. 👉 Good luck, Year 12! We’re cheering you on! ✨ #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #cspd2026 #parracatholic #westernsydney #hsc
07 Oct 2026
From CSPD Facebook
🏆 RECOGNISED AMONG THE WORLD’S BEST DESIGNERS ✏️ St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood alumna Olivia King (Class of 2009) is celebrating an incredible milestone after receiving a prestigious D&AD Yellow Pencil for her work on Penguin Inclusive Sans, the new global brand typeface for Penguin Books! 📚 The award recognises creative excellence, craftsmanship and innovation, with Olivia’s work highlighting the power of accessible typography to create more inclusive experiences for diverse audiences. A fantastic achievement and a wonderful example of the impact our alumni can make in their chosen fields. 👏✨ Congratulations, Olivia! 🎉
06 Oct 2026
From CSPD Instagram
ON AIR WITH ABC RADIO! 🎙️ Nagle College Blacktown Year 8 student Prashaniki joined ABC Radio’s Mornings to talk about her experience taking part in the Orbispace Pitch for the Planet! 💡 As part of the challenge, Prashaniki and her team developed Thermospire, a solution designed to capture water vapour from data centre cooling systems and reuse it, helping address the significant water consumption of data centres. 💧 On air, she shared what she learnt about innovation, sustainability and the importance of considering environmental impact when designing new technologies. 🌱 @nagleblacktown #cspd2026 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #stem
03 Oct 2026
From CSPD Instagram
🚀 STUDENTS PITCH THEIR WAY TO SUCCESS! 💭 A huge congratulations to the talented Year 8 students from Cerdon College Merrylands and St John Paul II Catholic College Schofield, who have achieved outstanding results in this year’s Pitch for the Planet competition! 🌏💡 As part of The Orbispace Initiative, students spent months researching sustainability challenges linked to data centres, developing innovative solutions, building prototypes and pitching their ideas to industry leaders and investors. This year, 400 Year 8 girls from more than 40 schools across NSW took part in the four-day experience 🔬 ⭐ St John Paul II’s Team Nyctoloop investigated global warming and data centre cooling, winning their heat before taking out Runner Up in the State Grand Final! 🏆 Cerdon College entered two teams, Ganergy and Solaris, with both delivering outstanding presentations and progressing to the State Grand Final. Solaris was selected as the winning pitch for their innovative solution to cleaning, protecting and improving the efficiency of solar panels used in data centres. Pitch for the Planet is also helping open the door to STEM for more young women, giving students the opportunity to see the impact they can make through science, technology, engineering and mathematics. 🔬✨ Congratulations to our winning teams from Cerdon College Merrylands and St John Paul II Catholic College Schofields, as well as all of our high school students who took part from Emmaus Catholic College Kemps Creek, St Clare’s Catholic High Hassall Grove and Nagle College Blacktown. And a huge thank you to the teachers and mentors who supported and guided them along the way! 👏 @cerdon.college @stjohnpaul2cc @emmauscspd @stclareshassallgrove @nagleblacktown #cspd2026 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #stem
01 Oct 2026
From CSPD Facebook
Check out the times for HSC Masses and join your local parish community for a special blessing and prayers before exams begin. 💛📝✨