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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.

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...

After almost three years of construction at the school, St Patrick’s Primary Guildford students were excited to return to a brand new playground at the beginning of the 2021 school year!

2020 has been a final year of primary school like no other for Year 6 students across the Diocese. At St Patrick’s Primary Guildford the end of term was filled with lots of fun activities, events and special recognition from the community to mark this significant milestone for students before they head off to high school. 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...

Kindergarten students from St Patrick’s Primary Guildford were overjoyed when Kindifarm visited the school as part of their learning about living things. Read more...

Last Friday the school celebrated the opening school mass, the commissioning of the 2020 school student leaders, blessing for the school year and blessing of grade prayer clothes. Our theme for the mass and this year is “Making a Difference as we inquire together”. Read more...

The Australian Youth Performing Arts Company (AYPAC) has toured 10 Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta schools with an all-singing all-dancing spectacular. Students and teachers were delighted by the show that also featured juggling and acrobatics. Read more...

On Thursday the 6th of September the students of St Patrick's primary were lucky enough to experience a live readers theatre of the storybook “Wolf” by Becky Bloom performed by their amazing teachers. Read more...