CathWest Innovation College is an

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secondary

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for students in

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, Year Eleven and

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, located on two campuses; Loyola Campus ( Mount Druitt), and McCarthy Campus ( Emu Plains), both located in the suburbs of

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, Australia. An Ignatian school in the tradition of

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, the school was founded in 1993 and is a current member of the ''Christ Catholic College Community of Schools'', linked to the international network of

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schools begun in Messina,

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in 1548. The school is administered through the Catholic Education Office of the Diocese of Parramatta. Loyola Senior High School, a previous school in Mount Druitt, was closed at the conclusion of the 2019 Higher School Certificate year and the site was incorporated into CathWest Innovation College and is known as CathWest Innovation College – Loyola Campus. Additionally, a second campus was opened up in Emu Plains, and is known as CathWest Innovation College — McCarthy Campus. The lightly wooded and landscaped site received the Sulman Award from the

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for its design.

Notable alumni

* Kylie Gauci – current member of the Australian Gliders wheelchair basketball team * Mile Jedinak – Former captain of the Australian Soccer Team, the Socceroos. * Jano Toussounian – actor

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Notable alumni

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