St John XXIII Catholic College formal at CommBank Stadium

14 May 2025

From CSPD Instagram

🎒Getting a head start on uni!🎓 St Luke's Catholic College Marsden Park is very proud of this group of senior students who recently completed Academy U - a first year university subject on Leadership in Complexity. 🎉 🏫 The program not only gave the students a taste of what uni is like, but they’re also eligible to receive a conditional offer to study at Western Sydney University and are invited to apply for a scholarship. Even better, the subject they’ve completed can count as credit towards their future degree! 🥰 👀 To learn more about the incredible learning opportunities at St Luke's visit their website! @stlukesmp @westernsydneyu #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #marsdenpark #studentleadership #scholarshipopportunities #universitystudy

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.

13 May 2025

From CSPD Instagram

It's the special day of the year that's 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. ➡📱 #MothersDay #mothersdayspecial #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #bluemountains

12 May 2025

Photos from Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese's post

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. ➡📱

11 May 2025

From CSPD Instagram

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY❗🥳🥰 These heartfelt words😇💞 from students at St Bernadette's Primary Dundas Valley and St Mary's Primary Rydalmere reflect the boundless love and appreciation we all have for the mums, grandmothers, carers and mother figures in our lives. Thank you for all the hugs and kisses... for being so caring and funny and every little thing in between. 💖 #MothersDay #mothersdayspecial #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #stbernadettesprimarydundasvalley @stmarysrydalmere

11 May 2025

From CSPD Instagram

🎓 St JXXIII grad returns to give back — and inspire the next generation. We’re so proud of Eilish A’Court (Class of 2019), now studying medicine at the University of Notre Dame and Co-Chair of PANDA (Paediatric Association of Notre Dame Australia), who came back to her former school St John XXIII Catholic College Stanhope Gardens to lead the Teddy Bear Hospital program! 💛 👩‍⚕️🩹 With fellow med students, she taught the Kindy kids about health, nutrition, and doctor visits — all through caring for a few sick teddy bears! 🧸 A full-circle moment and an inspiring reminder of what our CSPD graduates go on to achieve. 🥰 🙏 St JohnXXIII students learn the importance of giving back to the community. Learn more about the College at their website or by following them on Instagram. @stjohnxxiiicatholiccollege @notredame #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #StJXXIIIAlumni #FutureDoctors #TeddyBearHospital #NotreDameAustralia #CatholicEducation #InspiringAlumni #GivingBack #stanhopegardens

10 May 2025

Photos from Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese's post

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. 🥰🤝

10 May 2025

From CSPD Instagram

⛪✝️ WELCOMING POPE LEO XIV - our school communities join with the wider community throughout the Diocese of Parramatta and Sydney’s west in celebration of our new Pope. 🤲 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 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 at Catholic Outlook online. Link in our bio above! ⬆️ @parracatholic #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #papalelection #conclave #popeleoxiv #bishopvincent #dioceseofparramatta

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

09 May 2025

From CSPD Instagram

Kindness: We can all use more of it in our lives. 🫂🙏😇 The students at St Michael's Primary 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. 🥰🤝 See more pics on our Facebook page ➡️ #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #bluemountain #baulkhamhills @stmichaelsprimarybaulkhamhills #doitfordolly #doitfordollyday #kindnessmatters

08 May 2025

The Big Water Walk

08 May 2025

From CSPD Instagram

Is this the most adorable😁 school road safety video ever⁉️ Pay attention👀 because the students at St Bernadette's Primary, Castle Hill have a very important message about the importance of being safe on the road around schools.🚗🚌🚧🛑 "You wouldn't do that.... would you?" #roadsafety #cspd2025 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #castlehill #hillsdistrict #adorable

07 May 2025

Photos from Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese's post

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).

07 May 2025

From CSPD Instagram

Always a huge hit with voters, the humble democracy sausage🌭✨ was the main attraction on Election Day as many of our schools became polling places. It was wonderful seeing so many parents, students and staff🥳😇 turn up to run delicious bbqs like at St Canice's Primary Katoomba. It's a great way to raise funds for the school and engage with the 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. #cspd2024 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #parracatholic #westernsydney #awards #teacherawards #katoomba @stcaniceskatoomba #bluemountains