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14 May 2025

Photos from Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese's post

What an incredible achievement🤩🥳 for Emmaus Catholic College Year 12 student Layla Sharp - one of seven Para athletes to receive the Kurt Fearnley Scholarship, recognising her potential for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.🏃‍♀️🥇🎖 All our schools communities, especially Emmaus, are immensely proud of Layla as she pursues her Commonwealth and Olympic dreams. 😇🥰👏 Layla, a regular State and National champion, is the World Number 1-ranked female athlete in the T38 800m but has recently shifted her focus to qualifying for the 200m or 400m events at Glasgow.#️⃣1️⃣ Kurt Fearnley is one of Australia's most successful Para athletes, winning numerous medals across three Commonwealth Games and five Paralympic Games.🌏🌟✨ Layla was formally recognised at the Carbine Club of NSW Champion’s Lunch and inducted into the program at a session facilitated by Commonwealth Games Australia. Kurt Fearnley Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games #paraathletics

14 May 2025

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student School Fee Offering

As part of an ongoing commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains, CSPD is proud to offer fee-free education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families from 2026 (subject to Terms and Conditions). Learn more: https://www.parra.catholic.edu.au/School-Fee-Offering

14 May 2025

Matthew Smith Principal Announcement

Meet Matthew Smith, who will be the new Principal of Marian Catholic College Kenthurst.

13 May 2025

Photos from Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese's post

😁The smiles say it all! 🥰Year 6 students from St John Vianney's Primary Doonside brought some very welcome conversation and entertainment to a nearby aged care facility. The students well and truly bridged the generation gap and had fun doing it! 👉 St John Vianney's Primary is focused on nurturing young people to make a positive difference in the world. 💻Learn more on their website: ==> stjohnvianneysdoonside.catholic.edu.au/school-life/our-faith-journey

13 May 2025

The St Columba's Art Prize

The grounds of St Columba's Catholic College have been transformed into a fully-fledged exhibition for the first St Columba's Art Prize, The competition welcomes young and old artists alike from across the country to submit their finest works for exhibition at the Springwood school.

12 May 2025

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Mother's Day is all about showing our mums😍, grandmothers🥰, carers 🫶 and mother figures 😇 in our lives how much we love and appreciate them.❤️🌹🌺 Our schools certainly did that in the lead-up to the big day on Sunday, with Mother's Day stalls, liturgies 🙏, picnics, morning teas 🧁🍪and open classroom visits across the Diocese. 🙌🫂 Check out your school's socials for more great pics of the lovely celebrations. ➡📱

10 May 2025

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We can all use more kindness 😇in our lives. 🫂🙏 The students at St Michael's Baulkham Hills certainly agree, coming together for Do It For Dolly Day, a day to spread kindness 🤝, show compassion 😇and stand up against bullying. 🫶😍 Dressed in shades of blue 💙🩵, they took part in meaningful conversations 🗣️, wrote kind messages 🗒️and explored kindness lessons. 🌻💖 It was a reminder of how powerful a little kindness can be. 🫶😍 Be Kind, Be Brave, Do It For Dolly. 🥰🤝

09 May 2025

From CSPD Facebook

⛪✝️ WELCOMING OUR NEW POPE - our school communities join with the wider community throughout the Diocese of Parramatta and Sydney’s west in celebration of the election of Pope Leo XIV. 🤲 It was with great joy today that we received the news that Cardinal Robert Prevost OSA has been named as the 267th successor to St Peter – with the papal name Pope Leo XIV. Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, welcomed the announcement with prayerful optimism. 🥰 “Pope Leo XIV brings a missionary heart, shaped by decades serving among the poor in Peru. As an Augustinian, he will gift the Church and the world with a deeply contemplative spirit,” Bishop Vincent said. 🕊️ “I have met him on several occasions, as have many of the Augustinians in our Diocese who know him well. He is a humble, prayerful man, dedicated to Christ and steeped in the mystical charism of the Augustinian tradition and I pray that he will guide our church with renewed hope and joy during this challenging time,” he said. 👀 Read more in this Catholic Outlook story: ==>catholicoutlook.org/thrilled-and-in-awe-parramattas-augustinians-react-to-the-election-of-cardinal-prevost-osa-as-pope-leo-xiv Diocese of Parramatta

08 May 2025

The Big Water Walk

07 May 2025

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The inaugural St Columba's Art Prize🖌👩‍🎨🎨🏆 - what a wonderful celebration of art and community.🥳👏 More than 250 people, including MP Susan Templeman and CSPD Chief Executive Jack de Groot, attended Friday's awards night with St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood student Indigo Herron winning the Youth Prize🥇. James Blackwell won the Open Prize🥇 and Neil Taylor won the Local Blue Mountains Artist Prize.🥇⭐️🌟 The competition attracted more than 350 entries from around Australia with finalists included as part of a beautiful 4-day exhibition at the school.💖🤩 Special congratulations to all the young people who entered, including students from Caroline Chisholm College, Xavier College, Nagle College, Blacktown South, Parramatta Marist High School and of course St Columba's. Thanks also to the following sponsors of the main prizes - FAL Construction (Open Prize), Belle Property Blaxland (Youth Prize) and Alleanza Architecture (Local Winner).

06 May 2025

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Vote 1 Democracy Sausages#️⃣1️⃣❗️🌭✨ It was wonderful seeing so many parents, students and staff🥳😇 turn up to run delicious bbqs on election day like at St Canice's Primary Katoomba. It's a brilliant way to raise funds for the school and engage with their local community.🙌👏 Those at St Canice's loved being able to tell voters about the wonderful things happening at the school which is located in the heart of Katoomba. Find out more about St Canice's here: https://www.stcaniceskatoomba.catholic.edu.au/why-us

05 May 2025

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Inspired by the words and wisdom🤩🤩 of star Parramatta Eels Women NRLW players Rachael Pearson and Elsie Albert🏉🌟✨, Year 10 students from Nagle College, Blacktown South learnt the value of setting goals, understanding their values and building on their strengths. Setting academic, personal, or future career goals provides students with direction, purpose, and motivation at a pivotal time in their lives, especially as they begin making decisions about their HSC subject selections.👍🤛 It was an inspiring session, all thanks to a partnership between the Eels and Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese and we're excited to see more students from our schools benefit from opportunities like this in the future.🥳👏👏 Parramatta Eels NRL #womeninleague