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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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Upcoming Events

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12 May

WEEK 3

All Day Event

WEEK 3

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13 May

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Senior Students' Forum

All Day Event

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Senior Students' Forum

at St Columba’s Catholic College Springwood

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13 May

Parents and Carers Group Meeting

13 May 2025 06:00 PM - 13 May 2025 07:30 PM

Parents and Carers Group Meeting

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14 May

CSDA Debating Competition Round 5

14 May

NSWCCC Rugby Union Selection Trials

All Day Event

NSWCCC Rugby Union Selection Trials

at Rowland Park, Bunnerong Rd, Daceyville NSW 2032, Australia

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15 May

Lifted Rise

All Day Event

Lifted Rise

at WestHQ

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16 May

Lifted Unleashed

All Day Event

Lifted Unleashed

at West HQ

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Parent Area

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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We welcome past students to meet and share memories of past school days, as well as offering expertise in mentoring and encouraging our present students.

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Instagram | Catherine McAuley More on Instagram

  • 11 May 2025

    From Instagram
    HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY 💐💐💐 Wishing all our mothers, grandmothers and mother figures a very happy Mother's Day!

    09 May 2025

    From Instagram
    YEAR 10 STUDENTS WALK THE TALK ON RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS ▪️ Last Friday Year 10 students participated in the Walk The Talk Respectful Relationships Education Program. This workshop was delivered by Dannielle Miller OAM, Director of Education, Women’s Community Shelters and CEO of Enlighten Education. And of added interest to Catherine McAuley an ex-student from the Class of 1987! 💕 Dannielle described returning to her former school to speak to Year 10 as “one of the most special events of my career!” The school certainly loved having Dannielle return to speak. The program educates students about the elements of healthy relationships and the nature and characteristics of relationship abuse and coercive control. The program informed students how to handle disclosures of abuse and how to seek help. Following this program the students took part in a practical workshop led by Julia Fleming, Education Officer for Women’s Community Shelters. Year 10 students are exploring ways to address the needs of our local community by supporting the Parramatta Women’s Shelter in a practical way. Thank you to both Dannielle and Julia for speaking with Year 10! 😍 @parrawomensshelter @danniellemiller @enlighteneducationofficial #respectfulrelationships #alumni #walkthetalk @womenscommunitysheltersau #year10 #catherinemcauley #catherinemcauleywestmead #westmead

    09 May 2025

    From Instagram
    LEADERSHIP 🔸 Four Year 12 Catherine McAuley students have spent the last year participating in a leadership program through the University of Sydney. Each holiday period the students attended the USYD campus and completed a variety of leadership workshops aimed to develop their leadership skills. As part of the program the students were assigned to a group with students from other schools and were asked to create a presentation answering the focus question, "How will you utilise leadership for good in the next 12 months to ‘make things happen’?". The students presented to all the students in the program and finished with a graduation ceremony which took place over the most recent holidays. Well done to Emily G., Niamh M., Kaitlin C. and Ann C. on completing this program. #leadership #studentleaders #catherinemcauley #catherinemcauleywestmead @sydney_uni

    08 May 2025

    From Instagram
    Term 2 Parents and Carers Meeting 😀 All parents and carers are invited! This meeting will be a chance to hear what is happening at the school, hear directly from the School Principal, and meet other parents and carers. RSVP to jhamilton4@parra.catholic.edu.au

    08 May 2025

    From Instagram
    AROUND THE CLASSROOMS ➡ Year 12 Visual Arts students (12VA1) of Mrs Langbein-Pass spent today attending an immersion workshop to allow the students to work exclusively on their major work. The students are actively working towards their HSC Body of Work which will be due in early September. The standard of work is very high and the school looks forward to viewing the completed works later in the year. #aroundtheclassrooms #year12majorwork #immersionworkshop #catherinemcauleywestmead #catherinemcauley #westmead

    08 May 2025

    From Instagram
    BELLISSIMO!! 🇮🇹 Year 11 Italian students with Ms Tolhurst enjoyed a delicious Italian meal last week as they visited the Italian restaurant Three One Seven in Parramatta. The excursion gave the students the opportunity to experience a little slice of Italy and enjoy some Italian food including the pappardelle lamb ragu and authentic pizzas. After lunch the students visited Messina for a gelato. Year 11 student Acsah N. said that the excursion was a fun and memorable experience. “We’re grateful to the school, and especially to our Italian teacher, for organising it and we look forward to more amazing excursions like this in the future!” #year11italian #italianfood @restaurant_317 #catherinemcauley #catherinemcauleywestmead
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