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Beginning teachers, new school principals and leaders gathered for a moving celebration at St Patrick’s Cathedral Parramatta as Bishop Vincent Long and Parish Priests blessed and welcomed Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese staff to their new roles.

Last term, we officially invested our 2023 Student leadership team. Congratulations to our new leaders for 2023 – we have faith and trust in your abilities and look to the year ahead as you lead our school community.

On the 16th of February, our Year 7 students arrived at school with excitement and a few nervous smiles. Carrying loads of luggage, they were eager to get going and board the bus to 3 days of fun at YMCA Camp Yarramundi! Read more...

Experts and students have dubbed this year’s HSC ancient history exam a challenge. Here were the curveballs. Read more...

A memorial Garden dedicated to the memory of the 6 millions Jews who perished in the Holocaust was recently unveiled at Marian Catholic College Kenthurst. Read more...

In coming months, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta will complete a comprehensive three-year school Energy Efficiency program that is tipped to reduce carbon emissions by 2,442 tonnes each year. Read more...

Truth-telling was the focus when Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta representatives were Welcomed to Dharug Country during Reconciliation Week. The powerful event held on the site of the Blacktown Native Institute in Oakhurst will have a lasting impact as Catholic schools in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains put Reconciliation into action in 2021. Read more...

NAPLAN returned this year following its cancellation in 2020 due to COVID-19. While the ongoing debate about the nation-wide assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 continues, schools in the Diocese of Parramatta have a positive approach to how they can use the insight gained from the tests to inform learning and teaching in the classroom. Read more...

Taking on an important role for Sunday’s ANZAC ceremony at Bella Vista, Marian College Year 11 student Ellarose Halakas is keen to highlight the role all young Australians play in commemorating and remembering the service and sacrifice of Australia’s servicemen and servicewomen. Read more...

Congratulations to Paterson House who snapped up the Swimming Championship title at our recent Swimming Carnival. With a steadfast lead of almost 100 points our Paterson House Captains Charli Orsini and Makayla Bleza were excited to have Paterson’s name on the shield once again – winners for the fourth year in a row. Learn More...