Year 8 students went to Mangere Mountain this week to learn more about our current social studies inquiry, Pre-European Aotearoa. Going on this trip meant that we would learn and develop a better understanding about our inquiry. During this trip we learnt many historical facts. The thing that stood out the most was how different […]
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Congratulations to the students recognised for their academic success during our Academic Honours Assembly! Sancta Maria College students and parents gathered in the Auditorium for our Academic Honours Assembly yesterday. Along with invited 2019 School leavers, more than 250 students were recognised for their success in NCEA levels 1, 2 and 3. The students were
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The Sancta Maria College Tongan Group had the pleasure of listening to the wise words of psychiatrist Dr. Siale Foliaki on Tuesday as the guest speaker for this week’s Tongan Group gathering. Dr. Foliaki spoke about how grateful we should be for our living situation, how he helps others in our community and how we
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Our Year 13 students attended their final Sancta Maria College retreat last Wednesday. Although it was an early start for everybody, the fantastic experience was well worth it! The Retreat started off very early at 6:30am at Eastern Beach, where people took photos of the gathering dawn as they awaited the arrival of friends. Everyone
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Last December, year 13 student Alyx Bolivar was one of 14 lucky students selected for the Tokyo Metropolitan Education Board Student Exchange Scholarship. She went on a once-in-a-lifetime 12-day trip to Japan and experienced the life of a student living in Tokyo. Here is her reflection on the trip: “During the latter end of 2019,
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On Friday 31st January, Mitre 10 MEGA Botany kindly donated boxes of Begonias and Marigolds to Sancta Maria College to help with the re-establishment of the Butterfly Garden which was originally built in 2019. The Butterfly Garden is one of the many sacred spaces at the College available to students to enjoy as part of
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Congratulations to Deputy Head Girl Allyson Ropati on receiving the Kelliher First Foundation Scholarship for 2019! The enthusiastic Year 13 student is “so excited to be embarking on this new journey.” The prestigious accolade was awarded by First Foundation, an organisation which assists academically-talented students to achieve their potential through tertiary education and to prepare
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As we ease into a busy school year, the Year 12 Peer Support Leaders took time out of their schedule this week to engage in a Peace Foundation programme focused on the topic of Peaceful Conflict Resolution and Mediation. Christina Barruel and Katherine Matthews from the Peace Foundation facilitated the programme and activities that the
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Antonie Smal is one of twenty-five determined and talented Year 7 and 8 athletes proudly representing Sancta Maria College at next week’s South Eastern Zone Intermediate Athletics. Competing in athletics has been a passion of Antonie’s since the age of 8, joining extracurricular athletics clubs at Sancta Maria College, as well as competitive clubs outside
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Sculpture, painting, printmaking… To express our love and appreciation for art, the academic council held a fun-filled lunch solely dedicated to art. On Friday, October 25, the academic council held a lunchtime competition for anybody and everybody to come and participate. With the focus on the art of sculpture, participants had to create something out
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