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Situated on the land of the Burramatta people and founded by the Sisters of Mercy Parramatta, Catherine McAuley Westmead is a 7-12 Catholic girls’ school with a strong Mercy charism.

Our school is a welcoming, safe and innovative learning community for local students and their families. Enrolling at Catherine McAuley is a chance for your family to be part of our story too! Learn more....

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As the principal of Catherine McAuley, I am excited and honoured to be part of such a dynamic community here at Westmead. I look forward to meeting our students’ families and working alongside them to provide the best educational opportunities for their daughters. Read more....

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We warmly welcome new families to join our school community. While enrolments are taken at any time during the year, please note that applications for Year 7 must be received by the school during March of the year prior to commencement.

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04 Jul 2025

From Facebook

END OF TERM 2 😀 Best wishes for an enjoyable break. The school office will be closed from 3pm today and will re-open at 9am on Monday 14th July for phone enquiries only. The school office will be completely open on Monday 21st July. School resumes for students on Wednesday, 23rd July.
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03 Jul 2025

From Facebook

The Catherine McAuley Weekly Review for Thursday, 3rd July 2025 is now available:

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03 Jul 2025

From Facebook

PARRAMATTA WOMEN’S SHELTER 💜 Thank you to all members of the Catherine McAuley school community who have donated items to The Big Give for donation to the Parramatta Women’s Shelter. The photo doesn’t truly capture the large amount of items which have been received but there are approximately $2000 worth of groceries!!
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03 Jul 2025

From Facebook

Highlights from the other performances at yesterday's Lip Sync Final!
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03 Jul 2025

From Facebook

Thank you to the guest judges for yesterday’s Lip Sync Final 🎤 Julia Fleming and Dannielle Miller from the Parramatta Women’s Shelter and the Walk the Talk Program. As a school, we have contributed a donation to Parramatta Women’s Shelter of $7000, an additional $3300 in vouchers, approximately $2000 of groceries and a number of crochet blankets prepared by the Charity Crochet Group.!! 🙌 🙌 Thank you to all students, families and staff for helping the school support this worthy cause! 😍😍 @parrawomensshelter @womenscommunitysheltersau
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03 Jul 2025

From Facebook

Congratulations to the Year 12 winning performance ('The Ed Heads') at the Lip Sync Final yesterday. Highlight clip!
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03 Jul 2025

From Facebook

LIP SYNC FINALS 🤩 Yesterday the Lip Sync Finals was held, the school’s last fundraising event this term for the Parramatta Women’s Shelter. Well done to all the student acts who were selected to perform and to the teachers who performed a final surprise act! 1st Place - Year 12 ‘The Ed Heads’ Runners Up - Year 11 ‘16 Teen Doing 16’ Additional acts were from Year 7, Year 9 and Year 12.
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03 Jul 2025

From Facebook

YEAR 10 CAREER DEVELOPMENT DAY 👩‍💼👩‍🔬👩‍⚕️ Year 10 students recently participated in a valuable Career Development Day, designed to support them as they begin to consider their subjects for Years 11 and 12. The day began with an informative session from Ms McGlenchy, VET Leader, who explained how VET and EVET courses differ from traditional HSC subjects. She also introduced students to School of Now and Cluster classes as additional learning options for courses not offered through the school. Student Ambassadors from the University of Sydney spoke about course applications and a consultant from Turning Point Consulting helped students explore their strengths and personal characteristics, and how these can guide subject choices in line with individual goals and interests. To conclude the day, former students Lucienne, Halie and Andrea shared their experiences with subject selection, study strategies and senior school life, answering questions and offering encouragement from a peer perspective. Student feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with many walking away with a clearer understanding of their options and a sense of relief that there is no single path to success. Key takeaways included: “Choose the subjects you enjoy and are good at, not just what others suggest.” “The HSC isn't the end of the world, there are many pathways to university and careers.” “Be open-minded. It’s okay not to know your exact career yet.” “Subject selection is about what suits you, not what scales better.” “Your ATAR doesn’t define your future, passion and persistence matters.”
The Year 10 Global Connections class at Werri Beach, Gerringong.

03 Jul 2025

Year 10 Geography Students Explore The South Coast On Overnight Field Trip

Geography students recently attended an overnight field trip to the South Coast.
Music students performing at the mid-year creative and performing arts showcase

03 Jul 2025

Creative and Performing Arts Celebrated At The Mid Year Showcase

The school celebrated the talents of students across both the creative and performing arts facilities at the annual mid-year showcase.
Students and staff, along with the artists, who contributed to the design and creation of the new stained glass windows in the Mercy Chapel.

03 Jul 2025

School Gathers For The Blessing Of Statue and New Stained Glass Windows In The Mercy Chapel

A service for the blessing of the statue of Our Lady of Mercy and the new Mercy Chapel windows was held at the school.
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02 Jul 2025

From Facebook

SPECIAL CELEBRATION! 🤩 The Catherine McAuley school community gathered together this morning for the blessing of the statue of Our Lady of Mercy and the new Mercy Chapel windows. Students and teachers watched a livestream of the service from their Homerooms whilst Sisters of Mercy Sr Margaret, Sr Barbara, Sr Margaret and Sr Patricia; stained glass window artists Gillian Brown and Karen Elengikal, from Stained Glass Overlay Penrith; students and teachers who were involved in the creation of the stained glass windows; and staff and student leaders, gathered in the Mercy Chapel. Father Walter Fogarty, Coordinating Pastor, Westmead Catholic Community, celebrated the service and gave the blessing. School Principal Mary Refalo thanked all those who contributed to the creation of both of the new beautiful works of art to be contained in the chapel. “I invite everyone in our school to take ownership of them and to look at them as evidence of our Mercy charism and a way of life that expresses mercy, hospitality, justice, courage, integrity and excellence,” Ms Refalo said. Stained Glass Overlay Penrith
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02 Jul 2025

From Facebook

Year 10 Global Connections students have recently returned from an overnight field trip where they explored the physical and human geography of the south coast. 🌊 The students visited Minnamurra Rainforest, where they collected data to test the conditions of the air, soil, wind and water quality and Werri Beach in Gerringong, where they saw the impact to the coastline left by the recent wind storm. On Day 2 the students visited both of the Kiama blowholes, and conducted more hands-on fieldwork at Windang Foreshore, where Lake Illawarra meets the Pacific Ocean. Along the way, students were able to see the human connections to these places, and the geographical processes that transform the environment.
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02 Jul 2025

From Facebook

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS ➡ Year 8 PDHPE classes participated this week in an information session with a facilitator from Kids Helpline. The students said they enjoyed learning about what services this 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, phone counselling service offers. Some quotes from the students are below: “This session was a great way to understand what people our age can be going through and how talking to someone can make a big difference in somebody's life.” “Grace, the Kids Helpline Facilitator, was really helpful because she told us that if we have an issue, either in school or outside of school, she can talk to us at any time, whether it’s morning or afternoon. She told us most calls are in the afternoon after kids come back from school.” Kids Helpline Official “I really enjoyed the interactive call with the Kids Helpline Facilitator and found everything we were told about the calls interesting. For example, we were advised what we would be told when we call them, how long calls can go for, how they help people who have aged out of the service (they help people who are 5 - 25 years old so if anyone turns 26 then Kids Helpline will help them find another service) and more. After the call, if I wanted to call the Kids Helpline I would feel very comfortable to do so.”
Two of the blankets made by the Charity Crochet Group for donation to the Parramatta Women's Shelter.

02 Jul 2025

Charity Crochet Group – Warming Hearts This Winter

Students have been meeting every Wednesday at lunchtime to crochet for charity.

Upcoming Events

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07 Jul

Nexgen Women's Trade Day Program @ CathWest Loyola Campus

07 Jul 2025 08:30 AM - 08 Jul 2025 02:00 PM

Nexgen Women's Trade Day Program @ CathWest Loyola Campus

Ready to explore a future in trades? We’re offering two hands-on training days designed especially for women and you can choose to attend one day or both!

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07 Jul

Upskill Workshops @ CathWest Loyola Campus

07 Jul 2025 09:00 AM - 08 Jul 2025 02:00 PM

Upskill Workshops @ CathWest Loyola Campus

Use the Term 2 School Holidays 7 - 8 July for an opportunity to upskill for employment outcomes and develop skills in your passion area. Limited spaces are available!

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08 Jul

Nexgen Women's Trade Day Program @ CathWest Loyola Campus

07 Jul 2025 08:30 AM - 08 Jul 2025 02:00 PM

Nexgen Women's Trade Day Program @ CathWest Loyola Campus

Ready to explore a future in trades? We’re offering two hands-on training days designed especially for women and you can choose to attend one day or both!

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08 Jul

Upskill Workshops @ CathWest Loyola Campus

07 Jul 2025 09:00 AM - 08 Jul 2025 02:00 PM

Upskill Workshops @ CathWest Loyola Campus

Use the Term 2 School Holidays 7 - 8 July for an opportunity to upskill for employment outcomes and develop skills in your passion area. Limited spaces are available!

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21 Jul

Pupil Free Day

All Day Event

Pupil Free Day

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21 Jul

Staff Professional Learning Day

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Staff Professional Learning Day

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21 Jul

Term 3 Commences

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Term 3 Commences

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Catherine McAuley Catholic College Westmead students using BYOD Learning Devices
Student Learning Devices

McAuley has a Macbook Program for Year 7-12 students. Find all the information you need to ensure devicec meets the minimum requirements.

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Catherine McAuley Catholic College Westmead students using BYOD Learning Device
Assessment Guidelines

The Year 7 to 12 assessment handbooks provide important information on how assessments work as well as ongoing assessment dates.

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Catherine McAuley Catholic College Westmead Foodtech students with Foodtech teacher
Career Learning

Access our online careers resources to stay up to date with careers events, open days, scholarship opportunities and more. Why not chat with our Careers Advisor?

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Catherine McAuley Catholic College Westmead students using school canteen
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