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More time to prepare for HSC exams
HSC students will be given more time to work on their major projects and to prepare for exams to reduce the impact of the current COVID-19 lockdown. Read more...
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HSC trial exams delayed by two weeks for more than 500 schools
Trial exams written by the CSSA - once known as the Catholic Secondary Schools Association - which are purchased and run by more than 500 Catholic, independent and public schools were due to begin on July 26 but have been delayed until August 9, system leaders were told late on Thursday. Read more...
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Early uni offers to target students disadvantaged by COVID-19
High school students most disadvantaged by the coronavirus pandemic and summer bushfires will be among those offered an early place at university even if they don't get enough marks. Annalise McKewen, a year 12 student at Gilroy College in Baulkham Hills, is hoping to get a place at Western Sydney University through the program to study communications and public relations while pursuing a career in music. Read more...
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Western Sydney schools plug into solar power!
Nineteen Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta schools have `switched on’ to free solar power and energy efficient LED lighting, under a program tipped to reduce carbon emissions of 2,442 tonnes each year across the schools. Read more...
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Gilroy Catholic College to benefit from $19m upgrade to facilities
Students and teachers at Gilroy Catholic College in Castle Hill will benefit from a $19 million upgrade to facilities, which will see the construction of 16 new classrooms at the prestigious Catholic school.
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Kailyn places fifth in her first Commonwealth Games event
Gilroy Catholic College Year 10 student Kailyn Joseph was placed fifth overall in the Women’s T38 Long Jump final at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. Read more...
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