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Students say YES to a sustainable Australia

Thousands of young Western Sydney students have declared a resounding ‘YES’ to ensuring a sustainable Australia for all after a successful three-day Youth Eco Summit at Sydney Olympic Park.

Teachers Meet to inspire STEM learning

Educators from 16 primary and secondary Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) schools gathered at CathWest Innovation College recently for a fascinating STEM Show-and-Tell featuring a special presentation from the team behind F1 in Schools.

New teachers and leaders called to serve

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.

Aspirations for Western Sydney students drive new Catholic schools leader

With more than 20 years of experience leading some of Australia’s largest not-for-profit organisations, Executive Director Jack de Groot is excited to begin a new journey with Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CPSD)

School of Now supports National Skills Week 2022

National Skills Week is dedicated to raising the profile and status of Vocational Education and Training (VET) dispelling outdated myths and showcasing the attractive career opportunities for all Australians.

Catholic education champion calls time after 48 years service

Greg Whitby AM KSG will retire as Executive Director of Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta at the end of the 2022 school year. Over more than 40 years service to education, Greg has been a champion of innovation and change in learning and teaching.

School of Now - Sights and Sounds

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Ignition for our School of Now 2022 students

On Tuesday 130 Year 11 students from a number of our CEDP secondary schools gathered at the CathWest Innovation Loyola campus to ignite their School of Now (SoN) learning journey. Read more...

HSC trial exams delayed by two weeks for more than 500 schools

Trial exams written by the CSSA - once known as the Catholic Secondary Schools Association - which are purchased and run by more than 500 Catholic, independent and public schools were due to begin on July 26 but have been delayed until August 9, system leaders were told late on Thursday. Read more...

Future engineers build real world knowledge

Twenty-one Preliminary HSC Engineering Studies students from ten CEDP secondary schools had a unique opportunity to expand their real world knowledge of their future career at a recent full day workshop at Western Sydney University. Read more...