Around 25 years ago, I left South Africa and found my way to New Zealand. Teaching is my passion, and I’ve had the privilege of working in various secondary schools. Notably, I served as the Head of Mathematics at Sancta Maria College (SMC) from 2010 to 2016, which left an indelible mark on me. Fast […]
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Congratulations to our 2024 Community prefects are Aita Ah Wa and Georgia Cuer. “We became community prefects to give back to others” – this is what motivated the community prefects to become prefects. We asked them a series of questions and a lot were hard for them to decide on an answer. The sentence we
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Congratulations to Meara Magsalay-Downie, Elizabeth Johnstone and Seline Nevado who participated in the Zonta Debate early June at the Howick Club. The girls debated against Botany Downs Secondary College and successfully negated the moot: This house believes that economic disadvantage is the greatest barrier for women. The girls have done our school proud by winning back
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On Thursday, 20 June 2024, our Year 7 and 8 Literacy Acceleration classes went on a trip to the Aotea Centre to watch the National Youth Theatre’s production of ‘Joseph’. This trip was made even more exciting as one of Sancta Maria College students, Kish Bassi, was in the show! Kish performed as an Ishmaelite
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On 20 June 2024, a group of nine students from the Sancta Maria College Young Vinnies Hospice attended the annual Volunteer long service recognition lunch at Tōtara Hospice in Manurewa. The students acompanied by Dr Laux performed two songs as part of the ceremony. They proudly represented and introduced the school by singing Tenei te
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This year’s annual feast day was a most memorable one. For the 20th year anniversary, our most special Mass was held at St Patrick’s Cathedral, presided by Bishop Stephen Lowe. It was a fantastic and momentous occasion, especially as it had been 10 years since our last visit to the Cathedral. This event, held on
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Wynnum State High School, from Brisbane, Australia visited our school on Monday 17 June 2024 to perform for us some of their polished pieces of music, at the beginning of their five-night tour in New Zealand. They had a 50 strong contingent of musicians who really did knock the roof off our Auditorium. Prior to
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On Thursday 13 June 2024 the Beautification Trust held their annual Eye on Nature Wearable Arts competition for primary, intermediate and secondary students. Year 12 student Em-J Abuyan participated alongside 90 other students from various schools. This year’s theme was ‘Act Local – Growing with Te Taiao’, which focused on local conservation and restoration initiatives
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On Saturday, 18 May 2024, Auckland Girls’ Grammar was abuzz with excitement and anticipation as it hosted the Manukau Rockquest heats for 2024. This year, two of our school’s bands—Chopstix and The Jazz Ducks demonstrated their musical passion and prowess in this esteemed competition. Smokefree Rockquest, an annual event, serves to inspire young musicians to
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Our 2024 Waitematā House prefects are Antonie Smal and Sophie Cranwell. Their roles involve a mix of leadership, responsibility and authority among the student body. They enhance the connections and interactions between all ākonga within the house and try to motivate and encourage participation in school events. Sophie’s goals for this year: I am looking
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