Term dates can vary according to each school’s requirements.
Below is an indicative time frame outlined by Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta.
School term dates and holidays are generally the same as government schools but please contact your school for specific term dates.

Term Dates
2022 | 2023 | ||
Term 1 |
Friday, 28 January to Friday, 08 April |
Term 1 |
Friday, 27 January to Thursday, 06 April |
Term 2 |
Tuesday, 26 April to Friday, 01 July |
Term 2 |
Monday, 24 April to Friday, 30 June |
Term 3 | Monday, 18 July to Friday, 23 September |
Term 3 |
Monday, 17 July to Friday, 22 September |
Term 4 | Monday, 10 October to Tuesday, 20 December |
Term 4 |
Monday, 09 October to Tuesday, 19th December |
*School development days occur at the beginning of Terms 1, 2 and 3 and the last two days of the school year. Please check with the school, as Staff Development days may vary from some of these dates.
NSW Public Holidays
2022 | 2023 | |
New Year’s Day | Saturday, 01 January | Sunday, 01 January |
Additional public holiday for New Year's Day | Monday, 03 January | Monday, 02 January |
Australia Day | Wednesday, 26 January | Thursday, 26 January |
Good Friday | Friday, 15 April | Friday, 07 April |
Easter Saturday | Saturday, 16 April | Saturday, 08 April |
Easter Sunday | Sunday, 17 April | Sunday, 09 April |
Easter Monday | Monday, 18 April | Monday, 10 April |
Anzac Day | Monday, 25 April | Tuesday, 25 April |
Queen's Birthday | Monday, 13 June | Monday, 12 June |
Labour Day | Monday, 03 October | Monday, 2 October |
Christmas Day | Sunday, 25 December | Monday, 25 December |
Boxing Day | Monday, 26 December | Tuesday, 26 December |
Upcoming Events
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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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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.22 Feb 2022
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