The unique benefits of a Catholic Education
Welcoming school communities
Our 80 caring schools are nurturing communities where students and their families are warmly welcomed. As children grow in faith and learning, they develop a strong sense of belonging that supports wellbeing and connection.
Skilled and caring teachers
Our teachers bring learning to life with passion and creativity. They help students thrive and grow academically and socially through fostering their curiosity and individual talents in partnership with families.
High quality affordable education
We’re committed to keeping school fees as low as possible, with options to support every family to access a Catholic education in the Diocese of Parramatta. No child will be refused enrolment due to a family's inability to pay school fees.
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Sharing faith
Catholic schools welcome students from many backgrounds and beliefs, supporting students to grow in faith and understanding through community and learning. More...
Nurturing friendship and community
Our caring approach sees students develop confidence socially as they forge lifelong friendships. We value connection, compassion and community, and students and their families develop a strong sense of belonging. More...
Meeting the individual needs of every student
We encourage our students to become confident, independent, creative thinkers who take responsibility for their learning. Building on their strengths and interests, we help them to become the best learners they can be. More...
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What we offer
Early Learning Centres
There are five Catholic Early Learning Centres in the Diocese of Parramatta at Blacktown South, Emerton, Greystanes, Marsden Park and Stanhope Gardens, providing quality early learning for children 3 to 5 years.
Primary Schools
Is your little learner ready to start school soon? With schools across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains, there’s a Catholic school in your local community ready to welcome your family.
Out of Hours Care
Many of our primary schools have vibrant, friendly and caring environments for families in need of convenient before and after school care or vacation care onsite or nearby.
Secondary Schools
We have an excellent range of co-education and single-sex secondary school options right across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains. We’d love to show you what our schools can offer your child.
Schools Done Differently
We offer unique opportunities for students pursuing a career in a vocational field or looking to undertake focused study in a specific subject area.
High Support Learning
Students with additional needs and their families are very welcome in our schools. High Support Learning settings are located at Marsden Park (K-12), Dundas (7-12) and Llandilo (7-12).
What's On Latest News
26 May 2022
Catholic education champion calls time after 48 years service
Greg Whitby AM KSG will retire as Executive Director of Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta at the end of the 2022 school year. Over more than 40 years service to education, Greg has been a champion of innovation and change in learning and teaching.
25 May 2022
From CEDP Facebook
What incredible art🎨🚁🐲 from former St Thomas Aquinas Celebrates student Sean Cordeiro to win the prestigious 2022 Sulman Prize! Sean, who went to school at St Thomas Aquinas during the '80s, and fellow Blackheath artist Claire Healy won the prize for this masterpiece - turning part of a helicopter into a kite!😳🤩👏👏 The Blue Mountain Gazette ran the following story while Principal Marina Hardy and former Principal Peter Gibson (who was at the school when Sean was a student) expressed their delight that a former student has gone onto such great success. https://www.parra.catholic.edu.au/2022-Sulman
25 May 2022
From CEDP Facebook
Year 4 at Our Lady of the Way School, Emu Plains simply LOVED their bike and road safety day at the Community and Road Education Scheme (CARES)! 🚴♂️😁🚗 Students enjoyed their day learning about road sense, helmets, bike maintenance and street safety, featuring a talk from Senior Constable Pritchard. 🚔👮♂️ Students even got to experience a simulated roadway with real traffic lights and stop signs! 🚧🚦🛑
24 May 2022
From CEDP Facebook
Seeing students and staff volunteer for Vinnies Van highlights how important supporting those in need is to our school communities.🤲😇 Despite the wet weather, students from St Andrews College, Marayong (Official) and Bede Polding College recently volunteered to support the communities of Mt Druitt & Parramatta. They provided sandwiches🥪, hot beverages☕️ and great conversation.🍎🥫😊 Marian Catholic College Kenthurst students also volunteer while Caroline Chisholm College Year 8 students supported the service recently by staying after school to make sandwiches. Well done to all these students and all our schools that support worthy causes such as Vinnies NSW.😍🥰😇
24 May 2022
From CEDP Facebook
So proud to see such fine young school leaders from St Michael's Primary Baulkham Hills represent their school at the Annual Hills Young Leaders' Afternoon Tea at the NSW Parliament House last week.😇🥰👍 Principal Mrs Danuta Maka accompanied the students as they met with various civic leaders including NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet. The students spoke about their journey into leadership and discussed what skills and qualities are important to being a good leader. The Premier shared his journey in leadership and reminded our students that they are not in their leadership roles by chance. They are there because they have leadership qualities that are recognised by their peers and teachers. He said that they have an obligation to make a difference in their school and community and, like Mary Mackillop our patron saint, their role is also one of service. He also encouraged them to show their appreciation for their parents and teachers for the many opportunities that have been provided to them. Some of the other leaders students had the opportunity to speak to were: Stacey Tannos, Marine Rescue NSW Commissioner Superintendent Darrin Batchelor, Commander of the Hills Police Area Command Carlene York, Commissioner of the NSW State Emergency Services (SES) Chief Superintendent, Michael Morris, Area Commander Fire and Rescue
24 May 2022
Sulman Prize to Blackheath pair
Former St Thomas Aquinas Primary Springwood student Sean Cordeiro and fellow Blackheath artist Claire Healy have won the prestigious Sulman Prize for 2022 with their depiction of the fight between the warrior Raiko and the demon Shuten-dji.
23 May 2022
From CEDP Facebook
What an exciting day out😄🥳 for more than 400 students from so many of our schools as they attended the awesome LIFTED Live Jr at West HQ recently.👏👍 After last year's event went online due to COVID, students were thrilled to be back together dancing💃🕺 and singing👨🎤👩🎤 as they made new friends and listened to reflections about faith and recognising the Holy Spirit in our daily lives.🙏😇 Read the full story and check great pics from this exciting event here: https://www.parra.catholic.edu.au/2022-LIFTED-Jnr
23 May 2022
From CEDP Facebook
We loved😍 seeing so many students, staff and parents enjoying walking🚶🚶♀️🚶♂️ to school for National Walk Safely to School Day last week.😊😎🥰 Students at Our Lady of the Nativity, Lawson NSW were rewarded with a healthy treat🍓🍌🍏 on their arrival at school while there were also plenty of smiles😁😇 from those walking to school at St Joseph's Primary School Kingswood and Holy Cross Primary Glenwood.👍👊 It flows on from the great turnout at Mary Immaculate Primary School and St Anthony's Primary, Girraween - check out the great photos from those schools here: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicEdParra/posts/5265299163491699
23 May 2022
Students LIFTED towards the Holy Spirit at LIFTED Jnr
Organised by Catholic Youth Parramatta (CYP) in collaboration with Catholic Education (CEDP), the annual LIFTED Live Jr event is a dynamic day bringing Years 5 and 6 students together in music and faith.
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11 Oct 2022
Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander State Education Conference
The 2022 Conference will provide a unique opportunity for people to explore effective and culturally appropriate strategies and current practices targeted towards 'Closing the Gap' in educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young peoples.![event-open-days-thumb]()
22 Feb 2022
Catholic School Open Days
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12 Dec 2021
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01 Dec 2021
ARTiculate
To showcase the artistic achievement of our 2021 HSC Visual Art students, CEDP has developed the Articulate Online Gallery as a way to celebrate and capture the works of our year 12 students from across the diocese.
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Whether your passion is to teach children and young people, to work in one of our rewarding school support roles or to join the Catholic Education Office you will be part of an enthusiastic and dedicated team at the forefront of contemporary education.
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Upcoming events View full calendar
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27
May 2022
MacKillop Football Trials - Parramatta team
All Day Event
MacKillop Football Trials - Parramatta team
at Cookbundoon Sporting Complex, 22 Racecourse Dr, Goulburn NSW 2580, Australia
27 May 2022 09:00 AM - 27 May 2022 10:00 AM
Agency Partnership
at Preferred Venue - Online
Team/Service Area: Mission Course Proposer: Tania Melki Format: Meeting Delivery mode: Online Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known: 60 Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Other Principal: NA Assistant Principal: NA REC: NA Coordinator: NA Specialist Teacher: NA Teachers: NA Support/Admin Staff: NA Directors: NA CEDP Head Office Staff: NA Target Audience Comments: Mission TEs and Agencies PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled. Staff will need to ensure they are logged into Zoom with their CEDP email as this meeting will require CEDP authentication. If not, Zoom will prompt participants to sign in via CEnet.
27 May 2022 03:30 PM - 27 May 2022 05:30 PM
Pastoral Programs with Canvas
at Preferred Venue - Blended Learning
Team/Service Area: LEX Course Proposer: David Sheil Format: Professional Learning Delivery mode: Blended Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known: 20 Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Primary&Secondary Principal: Optional All Assistant Principal: Optional All REC: Optional All Coordinator: Optional All Specialist Teacher: Optional All Teachers: Optional All Support/Admin Staff: Optional All Directors: Optional All CEDP Head Office Staff: Optional All Target Audience Comments: Canvas schools - student progres and engagement PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled.
27 May 2022 01:00 PM - 27 May 2022 04:00 PM
Cancelled 220212 Moderation Nationally Consistent Collection of Data for Students with Disability - Session 12
at Preferred Venue - Zoom
Team/Service Area: L Student Services
Course Proposer: Alma George/Lisa Finnan
Format: Professional Learning
Delivery mode: Blended
Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known:
Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Primary&Secondary
Principal: Optional All
Assistant Principal: Optional All
REC: Optional All
Coordinator: Optional All
Specialist Teacher: Optional All
Teachers: Optional All
Directors: Optional All
CEDP Head Office Staff: Optional All
Target Audience Comments: Leaders, Diversity Leaders and Teachers
PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled.
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19/5/22 - This course was cancelled28
May 2022
MacKillop Football Trials - Parramatta team
All Day Event
MacKillop Football Trials - Parramatta team
at Cookbundoon Sporting Complex, 22 Racecourse Dr, Goulburn NSW 2580, Australia
30
May 2022
Open to Learning Leading day two
30 May 2022 08:30 AM - 30 May 2022 04:00 PM
Open to Learning Leading day two
at Preferred Venue - St Joseph's Baulkham Hills
Team/Service Area: Leadership Course Proposer: Tim Hardy Format: Professional Learning Delivery mode: Face to Face Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known: 20 Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Primary & Secondary Principal: NA Assistant Principal: Optional All REC: Optional All Coordinator: Optional Selected Specialist Teacher: NA Teachers: NA Support/Admin Staff: NA Directors: NA CEDP Head Office Staff: NA Target Audience Comments: Small groups APs Recs or Coordinators BRT a prerequesite for this learning. PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled.
220181 EAL/D Identification and Assessment (repeat)
30 May 2022 08:30 AM - 30 May 2022 03:30 PM
220181 EAL/D Identification and Assessment (repeat)
at AKC - ACU Room
Team/Service Area: SL Literacy Course Proposer: Lise Sercombe Format: Professional Learning Delivery mode: Face to Face Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known: 30 Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Primary&Secondary Coordinator: Optional Selected Teachers: Optional Selected CEDP Head Office Staff: Optional Selected Target Audience Comments: Train the trainer course for school leaders, TEs supporting participating schools, nominated EAL/D DRI teachers PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled.
220087 Contemporary Learning Frameworks - Teaching for Transfer
30 May 2022 09:00 AM - 30 May 2022 03:00 PM
220087 Contemporary Learning Frameworks - Teaching for Transfer
at Online Learning, CEDP-Assistant Principal
Team/Service Area: Leadership
Course Proposer: Gavin Hays
Format: Professional Learning
Delivery mode: Online
Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known: 50
Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Primary & Secondary
Principal: Optional All
Assistant Principal: Mandatory Selected
REC: Mandatory Selected
Coordinator: Mandatory Selected
Specialist Teacher: Mandatory Selected
Teachers: Mandatory Selected
Directors: Optional Selected
CEDP Head Office Staff: Mandatory Selected
Target Audience Comments: All Stage teachers and Principals
PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled.
Staff will need to ensure they are logged into Zoom with their CEDP email as this meeting will require CEDP authentication. If not, Zoom will prompt participants to sign in via CEnet.10/3/22 - This session has changed from 30 March to 30 May. 220384 FTx Cycle 2 - Purchasing Management, Module 1: Requisitions
30 May 2022 09:00 AM - 30 May 2022 01:00 PM
220384 FTx Cycle 2 - Purchasing Management, Module 1: Requisitions
at Online learning
Team/Service Area: Capital Resourcing- Finance
Course Proposer: Elesha Bowman (for Finance Transformation)
Format: Training
Delivery mode: Face to Face
Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known: 15
Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Primary&Secondary
Support/Admin Staff: Mandatory Selected
Target Audience Comments: Finance secretaries and business managers
PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled.Register/Course Information 220382 FTx Cycle 2 - Approval Training for Schools (e-Learning)
30 May 2022 09:00 AM - 30 May 2022 10:00 AM
220382 FTx Cycle 2 - Approval Training for Schools (e-Learning)
at Online learning
Team/Service Area: Capital Resourcing- Finance
Course Proposer: Elesha Bowman (for Finance Transformation)
Format: Training
Delivery mode: Online
Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known: 60
Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Primary&Secondary
Principal: Optional Selected
Assistant Principal: Optional Selected
REC: Optional Selected
Coordinator: Optional Selected
Support/Admin Staff: Mandatory Selected
Target Audience Comments: School Approvers (Principal, AP, REC, Co-ordinator, BM) - self paced online training. e-Learning 30/5/2022 - 1/7/22
PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled.
Staff will need to ensure they are logged into Zoom with their CEDP email as this meeting will require CEDP authentication. If not, Zoom will prompt participants to sign in via CEnet.Register/Course Information 220383 FTx Cycle 2 - Request to Purchase Training for Schools (e-Learning)
30 May 2022 09:00 AM - 30 May 2022 10:00 AM
220383 FTx Cycle 2 - Request to Purchase Training for Schools (e-Learning)
at Online learning
Team/Service Area: Capital Resourcing- Finance
Course Proposer: Elesha Bowman (for Finance Transformation)
Format: Training
Delivery mode: Online
Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known: 15
Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Primary&Secondary
Assistant Principal: Optional Selected
REC: Optional Selected
Coordinator: Optional Selected
Specialist Teacher: Optional Selected
Teachers: Optional Selected
Support/Admin Staff: Optional Selected
Target Audience Comments: Self paced training (via video) for anyone who purchases goods/services. Self paced e-Learning 30/5/22 to end of 1/7/22
PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled.Register/Course Information Cancelled 220232 Introduction to EAL/D (English as an Additional Language or Dialect)
30 May 2022 09:00 AM - 30 May 2022 03:00 PM
Cancelled 220232 Introduction to EAL/D (English as an Additional Language or Dialect)
at Online learning
Team/Service Area: SL Literacy
Course Proposer: Lise Sercombe
Format: Professional Learning
Delivery mode: Online
Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known: 20
Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Primary&Secondary
Coordinator: Optional Selected
Teachers: Optional Selected
Target Audience Comments: Self-paced online course open to coordinators, teachers, support teachers, school leaders Teachers have between the following dates to complete this learning 30/05/2022 - 1/7/2022
PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled.
Staff will need to ensure they are logged into Zoom with their CEDP email as this meeting will require CEDP authentication. If not, Zoom will prompt participants to sign in via CEnet.
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23/5/22 - This course has been cancelled.220211 Moderation Nationally Consistent Collection of Data for Students with Disability - Session 11
30 May 2022 09:00 AM - 30 May 2022 12:00 PM
220211 Moderation Nationally Consistent Collection of Data for Students with Disability - Session 11
at Preferred Venue - Zoom
Team/Service Area: L Student Services
Course Proposer: Alma George/Lisa Finnan
Format: Professional Learning
Delivery mode: Blended
Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known:
Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Primary&Secondary
Principal: Optional All
Assistant Principal: Optional All
REC: Optional All
Coordinator: Optional All
Specialist Teacher: Optional All
Teachers: Optional All
Directors: Optional All
CEDP Head Office Staff: Optional All
Target Audience Comments: Leaders, Diversity Leaders and Teachers
PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled.
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26/5/22 - The session date has now changed from 27 Mayto 30 May 2022.31
May 2022
220121 Reading Recovery Teacher Training (Wednesday Group)
31 May 2022 12:30 PM - 31 May 2022 03:30 PM
220121 Reading Recovery Teacher Training (Wednesday Group)
at CathWest Innovation College
Team/Service Area: Reading Recovery Course Proposer: Rosie von Keisenberg Format: Training Delivery mode: Face to Face Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known: 14 Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Primary Teachers: Mandatory Selected Target Audience Comments: Reading Recovery Training Teachers PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled.
220117 Stage 6 English PLC: Term 2, 2022
31 May 2022 08:45 AM - 31 May 2022 03:10 PM
220117 Stage 6 English PLC: Term 2, 2022
at AKC - ACU Room
Team/Service Area: L Curriculum
Course Proposer: Emma Dettling / Sharon McManus / Natalie Russell
Format: Professional Learning
Delivery mode: Face to Face
Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known: 40
Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Secondary
Coordinator: Optional Selected
Teachers: Optional Selected
Target Audience Comments: Stage 6 English Coordinators and Stage 6 English Teachers
PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled.
Register/Course InformationCancelled 220035 2022 Priests, Principal & REC's Forum
31 May 2022 12:00 PM - 31 May 2022 03:00 PM
Cancelled 220035 2022 Priests, Principal & REC's Forum
at Rooty Hill RSL, CEDP-Religious Education Coordinator, CEDP-Principal
Team/Service Area: OED
Course Proposer: Christie Shaylor
Format: Meeting
Delivery mode: Face to Face
Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known: 250
Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Other
Principal: Mandatory All
REC: Mandatory All
Directors: Mandatory All
CEDP Head Office Staff: Mandatory Selected
Target Audience Comments: Clergy to be invited to attend
PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled.
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7/12/21 - This meeting is cancelled as the day will be incorporated into the Symposium later in the year.220074 2022 System Leaders' Meetings
31 May 2022 08:00 AM - 31 May 2022 04:00 PM
220074 2022 System Leaders' Meetings
at Rooty Hill RSL, CEDP-Principal
Team/Service Area: OED Course Proposer: Christie Shaylor Format: Meeting Delivery mode: Face to Face Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known: 130 Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Other Principals: Mandatory All Directors: Mandatory All CEDP Head Office Staff: Mandatory Selected Target Audience Comments: Heads, Chiefs, Managers, Learning Leaders PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled. 7/12/21 - This session time has changed from 8.00 am - 12 noon now 8.00 am - 4.00 pm
31 May 2022 09:00 AM - 31 May 2022 12:30 PM
20385 FTx Cycle 2 - Purchasing Management, Module 2: Purchase Orders, Invoice Approval and Staff Reimbursement
at Online Learning
Team/Service Area: Capital Resourcing- Finance
Course Proposer: Elesha Bowman (for Finance Transformation)
Format: Training
Delivery mode: Online
Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known: 15
Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Primary&Secondary
Assistant Principal: Optional Selected
REC: Optional Selected
Coordinator: Optional Selected
Specialist Teacher: Optional Selected
Teachers: Optional Selected
Support/Admin Staff: Optional Selected
Directors: NA
Target Audience Comments: Zoom training for anyone who purchases goods/services
PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled.
Staff will need to ensure they are logged into Zoom with their CEDP email as this meeting will require CEDP authentication. If not, Zoom will prompt participants to sign in via CEnet.Learn More 220400 Online ECSI Intensive Course - 2022
31 May 2022 04:00 PM - 31 May 2022 07:00 PM
220400 Online ECSI Intensive Course - 2022
at Online learning
Team/Service Area: Mission
Course Proposer: Andrew Wilson
Format: Professional Learning
Delivery mode: Online
Expected number of participants/Number of schools if known: 50
Group, eg Primary, Secondary etc: Primary&Secondary
Principal: Mandatory Selected
Assistant Principal: Mandatory Selected
REC: Mandatory Selected
Coordinator: Mandatory Selected
Directors: Mandatory Selected
CEDP Head Office Staff: Mandatory Selected
Target Audience Comments: School leadership by invitation
PL scheduled not meeting the minimum registrations may be cancelled.
Staff will need to ensure they are logged into Zoom with their CEDP email as this meeting will require CEDP authentication. If not, Zoom will prompt participants to sign in via CEnet.
29/3 moved from 25th May to 31st May - Andrew Wilson looking after this event.
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