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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.

Inspired by a desire to make a difference in the world, students from three Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta (CEDP) schools have had their ingenious creations featured in the national STEM MAD showcase, a celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics learning. 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...

Kindergarten has had a fantastic first week of school. We have been learning so much, especially how we can make good choices in the classroom. Read more...

This week, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta schools will celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Rescheduled due to COVID-19, NAIDOC Week events include smoking ceremonies, an all-schools dance lesson streamed through Youtube and the virtual Murama Indigenous Youth Summit. Read more...

Determined to ensure its students had an engaging end to their first full term of 2020 and didn’t miss out on traditional Book Week activities, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Wentworthville recently hosted an amazing two-week long Comic-Con event. Read more...

Father’s Day means Masses, BBQs, fridge-door-worthy craft and a dad jokes free-for-all, right? Though some of the usual Father’s Day celebrations were off-limits due to COVID-19, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta schools sought new ways to make the occasion special in 2020. Read more...

On Monday the 19th of August we celebrated Book Week, and what a celebration it was! In the morning Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 5 students received a visit from the author Ursula Dubosarsky. Read more...

Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta (CEDP) teachers were given the chance to see how the Positive Behaviour Support for Learning (PBS4L) framework is making a difference at Holy Cross Primary Glenwood. The school hosted up to 120 CEDP teachers and staff along with the Executive Director Greg Whitby and Director of Learning Sue Walsh, as they shared their PBS4L journey so far. Read more...