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Our Story

St Mary MacKillop Primary is a vibrant and contemporary primary school in Penrith, dedicated to providing quality education for students from Kindergarten to Year 6.

Our school is a welcoming, safe and innovative learning community for local students and their families. Enrolling at St Mary MacKillop is a chance for your family to be part of our story too! More...


Principal’s welcome

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to our school! At St Mary MacKillop, we encourage our students to strive for personal excellence. More...


Enrolling now

We warmly welcome new families to join our school community. Enquiries and enrolment applications for all grades are welcome any time of the year, although the main enrolment period is between March and May in the year before your child will start at our school.


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09 Aug 2026

From Facebook

Whilst St Mary MacKillop P&F, South Penrith are in well deserved recovery mode and photos are still being edited, after a sensational day of celebrations yesterday, thank you to our community who came along and became part of our history books! Thank you doesn't seem like quite enough but it's a start. ❤️ To Kathy R & Chanelle V the incredible powerhouse who organised and facilitated the whole event from start to finish ❤️ Mr Brown, Mrs Lenihan & Jamie our Musical Masterminds who planned and entertained us for hours. Including the incredible Mr Darren W - you brought the whole house down and gave us all the feels with your incredible gifts. You know how to pull a crowd and fill a dancefloor! ❤️ Our incredible Community Choir who wow us again and again. Not only the voices of angels but inspiring all of our students to give anything a go and doing it with such enthusiasm and passion! You are one of our schools greatest blessings. ❤️ Our gorgeous Irish Dancers: Lucy L, Olivia S, Olive S, Sadie S & Ava S - you had everyone at a standstill clapping and cheering. The smile you bring to our faces is unmatched! Thank you for sharing your gifts with us girls. We are always in awe of your magic! ❤️ To our beautiful friends at Nepean Men's Shed. You are our biggest supporters and are always willing to give up your time for us - thank you. For everything. We are so proud to have you as part of our community ❤️ To our vendors and stallholders who put faith in us for our first ever Market Night - we thank you for your patience, understanding and kindness. You made our night spectacular. ❤️ To the wonderful Mrs Gillard, Mrs Joseph, Mrs Tredinnick, Mrs Estevens, Mrs Churchill, Mrs Groger and Mr Buchan who believe that anything is possible and hand in hand with our community, we continue to build something truly special - we thank you for giving up your time and your support always. ❤️ To our parent volunteers who always show up when the call out is made. This event is a testament to the love you have for your children, and families and the events you want to create for them. We thank you. ❤️ Did we say Mr Brown? Because we cannot truly express the gratitude and love we feel for all the greatness you bring to our school community.

Upcoming Events

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11 Aug

Strings Orchestra

11 Aug 2026 03:00 PM - 11 Aug 2026 03:45 PM

Strings Orchestra

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13 Aug

Feast of St Mary MacKillop Whole School Mass

13 Aug 2026 09:15 AM - 13 Aug 2026 10:15 AM

Feast of St Mary MacKillop Whole School Mass

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14 Aug

Parent Workshop about St Mary MacKillop

14 Aug 2026 01:30 PM - 14 Aug 2026 02:30 PM

Parent Workshop about St Mary MacKillop

Parent Workshop about St Mary MacKillop Parents, grandparents and carers are warmly invited to a brief workshop to learn more about St Mary MacKillop. Friday 14 August 2026 from 1:45pm to 2:15pm in the library, followed by our whole school assembly at 2:20pm. There will be alucky door prizefor one of the people attending the workshop.

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14 Aug

School Assembly - All Welcome!

14 Aug 2026 02:20 PM - 14 Aug 2026 03:00 PM

School Assembly - All Welcome!

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18 Aug

Nepean Zone Athletics Carnival 2026

18 Aug

Strings Orchestra

18 Aug 2026 03:00 PM - 18 Aug 2026 03:45 PM

Strings Orchestra

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18 Aug

Reconciliation Parent Meeting

18 Aug 2026 07:00 PM - 18 Aug 2026 08:00 PM

Reconciliation Parent Meeting

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Parent Area

Training for Parent Volunteers Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
Volunteer Training

As part of our commitment to keeping students safe, all volunteers and contractors are required to complete the building child safe communities undertaking form and child protection training module.

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Compass Parent Portal

Compass is our primary parent communication tool for day-to-day updates, upcoming events, and important notifications so it is essential that all parents download the app.

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School Uniform

Students are required to wear their full uniform, especially when representing the school at sport or for any other purpose. Parents and carers are encouraged to learn about our school uniform guidelines.

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