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25 Nov 2025
From CSPD Facebook
🔥 ON FIRE AT THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS! 🔥 Cadet and Caroline Chisholm College student Isabelle recently represented the Orchard Hills NSW Rural Fire Service at the National Australian Fire Cadet Championships, showing just what dedication and teamwork can achieve! 💪 Competing alongside 21 teams from across Australia and one from New Zealand, Isabelle and her team demonstrated outstanding firefighting, teamwork and leadership skills over three action-packed days. After training twice a week in the lead up, all that hard work paid off - the Orchard Hills team brought home medals in seven of the eight events, including four firsts, one second and two thirds, earning them the title of Overall National Champions! 🏆 Congratulations, Isabelle! What an incredible achievement and shining example of commitment and teamwork! 👏
26 Nov 2025
From CSPD Instagram
🌟 From HSC to the WORLD STAGE! 🌍 Huge congratulations to 2025 St Columba’s Catholic College Springwood graduate, Lani, who has achieved an incredible 11th place at the FIG World Age Group Competition in Spain! 🎉 Fresh off finishing her HSC exams, Lani represented Australia in tumbling in the 17–21 age group - and her performance was absolutely brilliant! 👏💫 @columbasdoves #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney
24 Nov 2025
From CSPD Facebook
🌟 HSC CALLBACK NOMINEES 2025! 👏 We’re celebrating the incredible talent of HSC Dance students from St John Paul II Catholic College, Schofields & Nirimba and St Patrick's Marist College! 💃 These talented students have been nominated for their exceptional major works and, if chosen, will perform at the CALLBACK showcase at the Seymour Centre in February 2026! 💫 Massive congratulations to these nominees! 🤩
25 Nov 2025
From CSPD Instagram
🌏✨ FAITH IN EVERY LANGUAGE! Students at St Margaret Mary’s Primary Merrylands have shared a truly beautiful and unique rendition of their school prayer! Each student took a turn reciting a line in a different language - from Tagalog, Arabic and Italian to Hindi and more! 💖 This heartwarming version celebrates the rich diversity and multicultural spirit of our school communities across the Diocese. While the words may sound different, the faith we share unites us all. 🙏 @stmargaretmarys #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney
23 Nov 2025
From CSPD Facebook
110,000 MEALS. ONE MORNING. INCREDIBLE EFFORT!💥 👏 Fifteen incredible students stepped up to help provide more than 110,000 meals for young people in the Philippines - all in a single morning! Year 10 students from St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood and Caroline Chisholm College Glenmore Park teamed up for the Zambrero Plate 4 Plate Meal Packing Day at Carriageworks. ✨This powerful initiative, held in partnership with Rise Against Hunger, formed part of a nationwide push to pack over 1 million meals across five states, contributing to the global effort to end hunger. We’re so proud to see our students working side-by-side, showing outstanding teamwork, enthusiasm and a deep sense of community. Amazing effort, everyone! 🙌
24 Nov 2025
From CSPD Instagram
🏴☠️ WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PIRATES MEET STEM?🔬 Clue-cracking, teamwork and a whole lot of fun! Year 5 students from St Patrick's Primary School Blacktown and St Michael's Blacktown South spent a thrilling day at Nagle College Blacktown, taking on hands-on STEM challenges, pirate style! 🤩 With the support of Nagle’s enthusiastic Year 10 student leaders, the groups explored interactive science and maths tasks, solved clues and worked as teams to complete a lively STEM scavenger hunt. 🧪 It was a fantastic glimpse into the creativity and problem-solving that shape high school learning. As these students begin to imagine what their future schooling might look like, Nagle continues to provide an environment where curiosity and confidence can flourish. 💡 The College is also introducing the Christine Howe STEM Academic Scholarship for students entering Year 7 in 2026 - an exciting opportunity for motivated learners to extend their strengths and embrace new challenges. 🌟 🕓 Expressions of interest are now open, with applications closing soon. Head to the link in our bio to discover more. @nagleblacktown @stmichaelsblacktown @stpatsblacktown #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #stem
23 Nov 2025
From CSPD Instagram
💃 HSC CALLBACK NOMINEES!👏 We’re thrilled to celebrate the incredible talent of the HSC CALLBACK 2025 nominees from St John Paul II Catholic College Schofields and St Patrick’s Marist College Dundas! These outstanding students have been nominated for their exceptional major works in HSC Dance. 🌟 If selected, they’ll showcase their work at the CALLBACK showcase at the Seymour Centre in February 2026! 💫 A huge congratulations to all the nominees! 🤩 Swipe to see some of their incredible performances! @stjohnpaul2cc @stpatsdundas #CSPD2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #HSCCallback #HSC #HSCdance
21 Nov 2025
From CSPD Facebook
MATHEMATICS TEACHER OF THE YEAR! 👏🌟 A huge congratulations to Fiona Lambert, who has been recognised as the Matific Australian World Teacher’s Day Mathematics Teacher of the Year! 🎉✨ Fiona is St Paul the Apostle Primary Winston Hills’ Mathematics Instructional Coach, EMU specialist and one of the Mathematics Lead Teachers who help drive and inspire professional learning across the school. 🙌 She was nominated for the incredible energy she brings to mathematics - supporting both students and teachers by working side-by-side in classrooms, strengthening teacher capacity, sparking a genuine love of maths and collaborating on planning and programming to deepen pedagogy. Fiona received her award in a surprise school assembly, presented by the Matific State Manager, with her two daughters proudly by her side. 💛 Congratulations Fiona! Your passion and dedication make a remarkable impact on your school community! 📚✨
22 Nov 2025
From CSPD Instagram
Guess What Just Opened… A Mini Woolies! 🛒✨ St Luke’s Arrunga Marsden Park officially launched their very own Mini Woolies - and it’s a game changer! 🤯 This incredible program, created in partnership with Woolworths, gives students a fun, hands-on retail experience right inside their school! In the Mini Woolies, students get to build real-world skills like money handling, customer service, teamwork and responsibility… all in a purpose-built mini supermarket. How awesome is that? 🙌 We’re so proud of this opportunity for our learners and we can’t wait to see them thrive! ⭐️🍏 @stlukesmp @blacktowncitycouncil @woolworths_au #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #miniwoolies #miniwooliesprogram #miniwooliesstore