Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF)

Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) is a three-day festival held from 30 November – 2 December 2025, offering young people a chance to come together in fellowship, grow in their faith, strengthen their relationship with Jesus and be inspired to live out their Catholic values in everyday life. Registration is now open for students in Years 9-11 and their supervising teachers as well as individual teachers aged 25 and under.

Resources for Schools

Whether you’re a school leader or teacher, these resources will help you get started on your ACYF journey. Below you’ll find everything you need to plan your participation:

Roadmap to ACYF

We’re excited to offer a series of formation events as part of the Roadmap to ACYF 2025 to help students and staff prepare spiritually, practically and as a community.

Here’s what’s coming up:

  • Student formation day on Thursday 4 September from 10.00 am:
    Attend this second full-day event to deepen the journey and build momentum.

Registration details for all events can be found here

Additional resources

  • FAQs – (PDF)
  • View the ACYF official site (website)
  • Encounter: ACYF Edition on Saturday 9 August (PDF)

Information for MACS schools

Registration for ACYF is now open for MACS schools for group registration and individuals teachers (25 and under).

  • Registration for MACS schools (click here)
  • Registration for individual teachers (25 and under) (click here)

Risk Assessment

The risk assessment contains generalised information, which needs to be reviewed and contextualised for each school’s cohort and attendance needs.

Access the risk assessment for schools here

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