News & Events

06 Jul 2025

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NAIDOC Week, 50 years strong! To honour, celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The 2025 theme, "The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy," celebrates not only the achievements of the past but the bright future ahead, empowered by the strength of our young leaders, the vision of our communities, and the legacy of our ancestors. #NAIDOC2025 #NAIDOCWeek #StrengthVisionLegacy

06 Jul 2025

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Recent portrait sketches from our Year 11 Visual Arts class. So impressive! ✏️👏 #VisualArts #Year11Art #StudentWork

04 Jul 2025

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🧱 TAFE Taster: Bricklaying & Blocklaying 👷‍♂️👷‍♀️ Our Year 12 Construction students, along with some of our Year 11s, were given a unique opportunity to develop hands-on skills in bricklaying and blocklaying through a TAFE NSW taster session. The students were 🛠️ impressed with the walls they built and the skills they achieved in such a short time! 💪👏 #TAFETaster #Bricklaying #Blocklaying #HandsOnLearning #ConstructionSkills #FutureTradies #VETinSchools #BuildingTheFuture

04 Jul 2025

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🏃 School’s out for the term! 🏃🏽‍♀️ We’re officially halfway through the school year and we're proud of all that’s been achieved so far. Looking forward to two more terms of learning, growth, and new opportunities ahead! Students resume scheduled classes for Term 3 on Tuesday 22 July.

03 Jul 2025

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🌟 Year 8 High Potential Students Attend Future of Female Leadership Forum 🌟 Our Orbispace Initiative Program Team (Year 8 High Potential Program) had the exciting opportunity to attend the Future of Female Leadership Forum, hosted by the Orbispace Initiative. This term, our students have been diving into topics such as innovation, women’s roles in STEM, branding, and ethical leadership, this event brought those concepts to life in the most inspiring way. Held at the Sydney Startup Hub, the largest innovation ecosystem in NSW, the forum brought together female students from across the state for a day of experiential learning. Rather than simply talking about the future of work for women, this event aimed to show them what’s possible. Students participated in hands-on workshops in: 🌐 Industry Software Development 💡 Mindset Coaching 🎨 Canva Design 🤖 Artificial Intelligence Tools They also attended a networking lunch with leaders in business, technology, and innovation. An invaluable opportunity to build connections, ask questions, and gain insight into future career pathways. Our students returned full of ideas, confidence, and a renewed sense of purpose. They are ready to lead with creativity, courage, and compassion. #StJohnPaulIICatholicCollege #STEMEducation #StudentVoice #YouthLeadership #InnovationInEducation #DesignThinking #AIInEducation #NetworkingOpportunities

03 Jul 2025

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📒 Year 7, 2027 enrolments open on Friday 1 August 2025. Due to upcoming updates to our enrolment process, a new Enrolment Form will be available towards the end of July. Please complete the Enrolment EOI to register your interest and a member of our Enrolments Team will contact you once the updated form is ready. https://info.parra.catholic.edu.au/expression-of-interest/stjohnpaul2

02 Jul 2025

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🐅Embrace the Wild Youth Leadership Program at Sydney Zoo 🐘 Congratulations to our students Ella, Maddison P, Madison A, Matt, Izzy, and Siobhan on being selected for the 2026 cohort of the Embrace the Wild Youth Leadership Program at Sydney Zoo! 👏 These outstanding students are part of our College Agriculture team, and we are thrilled that they have been given this remarkable opportunity to showcase their care and compassion for the natural world. Transforming learning into action through pathways of social justice and environmental change. The program, a partnership between Sydney Zoo and the Jane Goodall Institute Australia, is open to Western Sydney students passionate about wildlife conservation and environmental leadership. 🌏 Following their orientation, the group has already begun exploring topics such as shark, chimpanzee, and quoll conservation, and this week they had the unique experience of going behind the scenes to learn about tiger conservation. 🦈🐒🐯 These students are truly embodying the message of Laudato Si’, responding to the call to care for our common home and doing our school proud through their commitment and leadership. Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese Sydney Zoo Education #EmbraceTheWild #Sustainability #YouthLeadership #FutureEnvironmentalists #TheSydneyZooEducation #janegoodallinstitute

02 Jul 2025

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🎓 Reminder Year 10 StJPII Students! St John Paul II students entering Year 11 in 2026 are invited to apply for one of ten full or ten partial scholarships. 📌 For more information refer to Compass News Feed. 📅 Applications close this Friday, 4 July. #StJohnPaulIICatholicCollege #Scholarship #ScholarshipOpportunity #SeniorScholarships #ClassOf2027

01 Jul 2025

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Get ready for an unforgettable night celebrating creativity and talent! Join us at the 2025 Spectacular: The Elements - a stunning showcase of student excellence in Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual Arts. ✨ Be inspired by captivating performances, powerful storytelling, dynamic movement, and breathtaking visual displays as our students bring the stage to life in this celebration of the arts. #CAPA #StJohnPaulIICatholicCollege #2025Spectacular

30 Jun 2025

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🌟 Careers Expo 2025 – Inspiring Futures! 🌟 Last week, our senior students had the fantastic opportunity to attend the Western Sydney Careers Expo at Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush. With over 150 exhibitors from universities, TAFE NSW, private colleges, apprenticeship providers, and industry experts, our students explored a wide range of career pathways and post-school options. They also attended seminars on HSC subject choices, ATAR planning, university applications, and study strategies. It was a valuable day filled with inspiration, information, and future-focused conversations. A big thank you to the organisers for hosting such an informative and engaging event! 👏 We’re so proud of our students for making the most of the day and taking the next steps toward their goals. #StJohnPaulIICatholicCollege #Careers #Goals #Inspiration

29 Jun 2025

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27 Jun 2025

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🎶 Year 10 Elective Music students have been getting creative with their guitars! 🎸 As part of the unit, Art Music of the 20th & 21st Century, they explored the innovative world of 20th-century composer John Cage by creating ‘Prepared Instruments’, where they modified some of our acoustic guitars using everyday materials to change their sound. This hands-on activity gave them a unique insight into experimental sounds and extended instrument techniques.