Wanderers captain and Socceroos goalkeeper Lawrence Thomas signing merchandise for students

Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) has announced an exciting new partnership with Western Sydney Wanderers FC, set to kick off in 2025.

This collaboration will provide students across the Diocese with unique opportunities to develop their football skills, promote sportsmanship, teamwork, and a love for the game in Western Sydney.

To mark the beginning of this partnership, 100 students from Sacred Heart Primary School Mount Druitt, Holy Family Primary School Emerton, Good Shepherd Plumpton, and St. Aidan’s Primary School Rooty Hill gathered at Wanderers Park in Blacktown for a thrilling match against Wanderers players.

Students posing for group photo

Making a special appearance was Wanderers captain and Socceroos goalkeeper Lawrence Thomas, who made his official return from injury during the event. Thomas, a former student of St Pauls Catholic College in Greystanes, joined his teammates in taking on the students.

 

 

In addition to the match, students took part in training sessions led by Wanderers coaches, providing them with a taste of the coaching they can expect as part of this partnership. The event was also supported by talented secondary students, including Thomas Cutuk from Marian Catholic College Kenthurst and Allegra Rademeyer from St John Paul II Catholic College Schofields & Nirimba, both of whom are part of the Wanderers system. Sebastian Kukucka from St Pauls, who plays for Sydney United, and Andrea Plaatjes from St Agnes CHS Rooty Hill, representing Spirit FC, also played a key role in the event.

School students practising football

In addition to school-based training sessions, there will also be opportunities for schools to engage with the Western Sydney Wanderers at school game days, gala day appearances, and through enhanced representative sport throughout 2025.

As CSPD and Western Sydney Wanderers FC embark on this new journey together, students and schools can look forward to many exciting opportunities in 2025.

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Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese

Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
www.parra.catholic.edu.au

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