From left to right: St Bernadette’s Secretary Frances Murphy, YCW Rafael Tordilla, Liam Culican and YCW Fono Taefu.
In March 2016 St Bernadette’s Primary, Castle Hill donated 45 IBM/Lenovo laptops and computers, along with monitors, keyboards and mice to the Parramatta Young Christian Workers (YCW) organisation.
Catholic Education’s ICT Trainee Liam Culican said he was inspired to participate after reading an article in a previous edition of Catholic Outlook calling on parishes, schools and organisations to donate older or unwanted computers and laptops for re-use.
'After reading the article we promptly got in touch,' Liam said. 'Hopefully an article like this will encourage more schools to join in, as I know there would be many schools in our situation.'
Every Saturday, young volunteers gather at 25 Union Street, Granville, the Parramatta YCW House to refurbish refurbishing old computers.
Refurbished computers are donated to young people in the local community and to East Timor, where 60% of the population is under 25 years of age.
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12 Aug 2026
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05 Aug 2026
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Congratulations to our Year 6 Boys soccer team, a fantastic result yesterday!
05 Aug 2026
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04 Aug 2026
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What an amazing day Stage 3 had at the Soccer Gala Day! The day was filled with sunshine, fun, teamwork and friendship. Our students represented the school with pride, demonstrating outstanding sportsmanship, determination and some impressive soccer skills throughout the day. A big thank you to our wonderful parents for coming along to support and encourage the children. We are also incredibly grateful to the parents who generously volunteered their time to coach a team. Your support helped make the day such a success. Congratulations to all of our Stage 3 students on a fantastic day! We are also thrilled to celebrate these excellent results: Year 6 Boys: 🥇 1st Place (Undefeated) Year 5 Girls: 🥈 2nd Place Year 5 Boys: 6th Place Year 5/6 Girls: 7th Place Well done, Stage 3! We are so proud of your effort, teamwork and positive attitude both on and off the field today.
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Year 5 spent a lovely morning with some residents from BUPA Aged care last week. They spent time chatting and sharing stories, enjoyed a nice cup of tea and some delicious cake. They were also entertained by our school choir. The morning finished with a very exciting game of bingo, they were all winners.
31 Jul 2026
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What a fantastic day our Stage 3 students had today at the Touch Football Gala Day in St Marys! Despite a frosty morning start, the sun came out, and so did our Bernies spirit! Every single student showed incredible sportsmanship, played their hearts out, and most importantly, had a blast on the field. We are super proud of everyone’s efforts and fantastic team spirit! Here are the official results from the day: 🏆 Yr 6 Boys: 2nd Place 🥉 Yr 5 Boys: 3rd Place 👏 Mixed Yr 5/6 Boys: 5th Place 👏 Yr 5/6 Girls: 5th Place A HUGE thank you to all our wonderful parents who stepped up to coach today! Without your generous support and energy, events like this simply wouldn't be able to run so smoothly. Well done, Stage 3! You’ve made Bernies proud! 💙💛 #StBernadette’s #TouchFootball #SchoolSport #BerniesSpirit #CommunitySupport
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23 Jul 2026
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Upcoming Open Day/School Tour dates for enrolment into Kindy 2027 & 2028 and also Yrs 1 to 6 in 2027: Mon 3 August 2pm Tues 4 August 9am & 2pm Thur 6 August 9am & 3.15pm https://www.stbernadetteschill.catholic.edu.au register your interest for one of our tours. Enrolment forms are also available online. We look forward to showing you around our wonderful school. If you have an enrolment enquiry please contact Mrs Crake at the school office on 02 9407 6600
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