On 10 December, Dr Laux and two Year 10 students (Annette Li and Tina Zhu) started the school holidays by spreading Sancta Maria College’s Aroha to the very hardworking volunteers at Totara Hospice. There are over one billion volunteers in the world, with 70% of volunteer work occurring for people in their communities that do […]
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There are some changes that have been made to our school uniform options for 2023. Please see full details below for each option: Junior Uniform GIRLS – SUMMER BOYS – SUMMER • Skirt – navy regulation • Blouse – blue short sleeved • Jumper – navy wool • Shoes – black leather lace up school
There are a large number of Junior school students which we would like to congratulate for their hard-work, dedication and achievements this year. They are: Special Character award winners Olivia Joseph Dominic Zaia Jaydn Borromeo Nelle Villeran Ariane Cordeiro Alvaro Younis Liam Donnellan Bernice Siu Magdalene Joseph Joseph Macnamara Ruiqi Jiang Francis Sagaoinit Magdalena Brighouse
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Camping has a magical effect on the soul, renewing you and giving you a fresh perspective on life and the world. That certainly was the case with Sancta Maria College’s Year 10 cohort. The camp taught many students how to live life away from the Hussle and Bussle of the city and technology. It was
On 1 December 2022, the Science department at Sancta Maria College hosted a workshop for Science teachers from the Auckland region to learn how they can engage Year 9 and 10 students in Matauranga Māori. Stephen Williams hosted the workshop and shared resources for a unit of lessons based on the use of harakeke (flax).
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Earlier in the year, ten young leaders from Sancta Maria College were given the opportunity to attend the Misson Heights Junior College Leaders Conference at Mission Heights College. The purpose of the conference was to gather Year 10 leaders from different New Zealand schools to communicate their ideas on significant topics of today. Students were
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Year 8s had a tantalising week of learning outside the classroom – they were thrilled with adventures to Māngere Mountain, Technology Challenges, Cardboard Constructions, Wearable Arts and Stella Maris. Māngere Mountain Te Pane o Mataoho, as Māngere Mountain was originially known, first erupted 70,000 years ago and is one of
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A small delegation of teachers from the Science department attended the biennial conference for chemistry and biology educators (ChemEd & BioLive 2022) held at the AUT campus, central Auckland, from Wed 16 – Fri 18 November 2022. This was a fantastic opportunity to meet with like-minded educators throughout New Zealand and hear from internationally recognised
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We said good luck and farewell to our International Year 13 leavers on 11 November with an emotional ceremony at school. While we said farewell, we also celebrated a time when the students can look forward to a new door opening as another closes. We do hope that they all keep in touch with our
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Sancta Maria’s school production for 2023 will be Mamma Mia – so prepare for some great entertainment!
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