Principal's Page
Jo Flynn
Congratulations to the Catherine McAuley Staff and Students
An article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday, naming schools across the state that showed the highest achievement in Naplan. I am so pleased to announce that Catherine McAuley was named as the highest achieving school in Orange.
Channel 7 interviewed Mrs Flynn today and this should air on tonight's news bulletin.
Class Teachers 2026
| Class | Teacher(s) |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten | Natalie deGabriel |
| Leila Agresta | |
| Year 1 | Kim Pellow |
| Rebecca Follent M-T/Grace Lee W-F | |
| Deb Prestwidge | |
| Year 2 | Georgie Haydon |
| Prudence Williams | |
| Monique Dunn M-T/Lisa Griffiths W-F | |
| Year 3 | Ashleigh van Kemenade |
| Annette Short M-W/Jane Dellow Th-F | |
| Belinda Forbes | |
| Year 4 | Kate Wright M-W/Nicole Worland Th-F |
| Clare Crum M-T/Jennene Carpenter W-F | |
| Shannon Cain M-T/Helen Croke W-F | |
| Year 5 | Catherine Neal |
| Gabby Biviano M/Jacinta Belmonte | |
| Rowena Livingstone/Gabby Biviano ½ F TBC | |
| Year 6 | Sharyn Fitzgerald |
| Will Bishenden | |
| Sophia Basha |
Improvement Agenda 2026
Each year Catherine McAuley School develops an Annual Improvement Plan. Areas for improvement are identified under our three pillars, Faith, Learning and Justice, and targetted for improvement.
We have identified the area of prayer as a main focus in the faith pillar for 2026. In learning we are focusing on the writing component of the English block. In Mathematics we will be looking at pedogogical practices and what is best practice. Mathematics will be a big focus for the Diocese and each school has a mathematics coach appointed to work with staff. Our other focus is the adoption of the new Creative Arts syllabus. We will be working with a new Creative Arts teacher in 2026, Miss Gabby Biviano, as Mrs Allan is retiring and Mrs Hughes will be on parental leave. As always, we will have a focus on wellbeing and continue to develop our Wellbeing space.
In the area of Justice we will have a renewed focus the effective use of data to support system priorities and drive system and to continue our school improvement journey.
2025 ICAS Assessment Results
As a school community we would like to recognise and congratulate all students who participated in the ICAS Assessment this year. ICAS provides students with an opportunity to challenge their higher order thinking and problem solving skills.
A number of students gained exceptional results in English, Science or Mathematics as listed in the table below. All students received an ICAS certificate recognising their achievements.
English | Mathematics | Science |
25 students participated in the ICAS Assessment for English and were awarded;
3 Distinction Certificates 9 Credit Certificates 3 MeritCertificates 10 Participation Certificates | 25 students participated in the ICAS Assessment for English and were awarded;
2 Distinction Certificates 3 Credit Certificates 4 Merit Certificates 16 Participation Certificates | 16 students participated in the ICAS Assessment for English and were awarded;
9 Credit Certificates 2 Merit Certificates 5 Participation Certificates
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Distinction Florence Basha (Year 3) James Shortis (Year 3) Oliver Tedeschi (Year 3)
| Distinction Oliver Apps (Year 3) Graham Jones (Year 3) | Distinction
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Credit Edward Ronald (Year 2) Harry Watson (Year 2) William Jones (Year 2) Anna Tydd (Year 3) Graham Jones (Year 3) Amelia Abood (Year 4) Aidan O’Donnell (Year 4) Audrey Hilder (Year 4) Michael Rawsthorne (Year 6) | Credit Edward Ronald (Year 2) Harry Watson (Year 2) Oliver Tedeschi (Year 3)
| Credit Harry Watson (Year 2) Graham Jones (Year 3) James Shortis (Year 3) Oliver Apps (Year 3) Oliver Tedeschi (Year 3) Aidan O’Donnell (Year 4) Audry Hilder (Year 4) Joy Jones (Year 5) Michael Rawsthorne (Year 6) |
Merit Felix West (Year 3) Isobel Clifton (Year 3) Oliver Apps (Year 3)
| Merit Lincoln Maley (Year 3) Aidan O’Donnell (Year 4) Jax Murphy (Year 5) Michael Rawsthorne (Year 6) | Merit Edward Ronald (Year 2) Amelia Abood (Year 4) |
Have a great fortnight,
Jo Flynn