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School leaders embrace diversity and inclusion for 2019!
As students across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains continued their preparations for the beginning of the 2019 school year this week, more than 500 Principals and Leaders of Learning gathered at Rosehill Racecourse for Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta’s (CEDP) annual System Leaders’ Day. Read more...
Education Mass creates a ‘first’ for the Diocese of Parramatta
It was a first for Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta recently when the largest cross section of Western Sydney schools attended the annual Diocesan Education Mass at the Cathedral Church of St Patrick’s in Parramatta. Read more…
Positive behaviour creates great learning!
Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta (CEDP) school leaders and teachers were given a special opportunity to expand their knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support For Learning (PBS4L) when Dr Tim Lewis, Professor of Special Education at the University of Missouri, shared his research with them recently. Read more…
'Super' Fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy
At the end of Term 3, the Student Representative Council (SRC) at St Bernadette’s Primary in Castle Hill put their heads together in an effort to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy research, deciding that a dress-up day could be the answer that they were looking for. Read more...
Schools unite to support our farmers!
Catholic schools across Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains have united in their bid to raise much-needed funds for NSW’s drought-stricken farmers raising over $10,000 through various fundraising initiatives. Read more...
Captivate shines during spectacular showcase performance
Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta students had the opportunity to shine when the Captivate performing and creative arts program recently hosted its 10th Anniversary Showcase at Quaycentre, Sydney Olympic Park. Read more...
Numeracy team unravel the complexities of teaching Multiplicative Thinking
Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta’s (CEDP) Numeracy Team highlighted their ability to think outside the box when they recently presented their pilot study about incorporating an alternative way of teaching multiplicative thinking at this year’s Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia’s Conference (MERGA). Read more...
St Bernadette’s donate computers to Parramatta YCW
In March 2016 St Bernadette’s Primary, Castle Hill donated 45 IBM/Lenovo laptops and computers to the Parramatta YCW as part of a program allowing schools to donate technology that they no longer use to those in need. Read more...
12 month anniversary of Pope Francis' Papal Encyclical Laudato Si
To commemorate the 12 month anniversary of Pope Francis' Papal Encyclical Laudato Si we asked our schools what they have been doing to care for the environment. Read more...
Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta welcomes Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen
On 5 May 2016 His Holiness Pope Francis appointed the Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFMConv DD, as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Parramatta. Read more...
