On 28 February 2025 the Year 13’s had their final retreat as a Sancta Maria College student. It began with a 7am start on Eastern Beach watching the breathtaking sunrise over the water during Mass held by Bishop Peter Brown. It certainly was well worth the early wake up. We then walked to Willow Park […]
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On the weekend of love, 14-16 February 2025, the Sancta Maria College jazz musicians were granted an opportunity to go to Willow Park Christian Camp for ‘jazz camp’. This camp allowed us to enhance our musical skills and strengthen our relationships within the bands we belonged to. The camp consisted of our Big Band, Stage
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Sancta Maria College’s annual Athletics Day was a spectacular display of talent, determination, and school spirit. Held on Friday 21 February 2025, the event brought together students, teachers, and families for a day filled with excitement and competition. The school’s sports field was transformed into a hub of energy as students participated in a wide
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From the 17 – 21 February 2025, Sancta Maria College had their annual Spirit Week, to get the school up and running for the ambitious and fabulous athletics day which was on Friday 21 February. The weeks’ activities were competitive, and everyone worked hard but in the end one house won. Here are the results
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On Friday 14 February 2025, the Year 11 cohort gathered in the auditorium for their retreat. This year, the Catholic Church celebrates the “Jubilee Year” (Holy Year) to promote the message and theme: “Pilgrims of Hope” as set by Pope Francis, towards other people. As supporters of the Catholic Church, we decided to implement these
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We begin our 2025 congratulating our 2025 Year 13 prefect team. We wish them all the best in their leadership roles and learning within the school. Diego Carrillo Trevino Head Boy and Mikaela Bangalan Head Girl Deputy Head Special Character: Luke McEnteer and Hannah Ernstzen Deputy Head Community: Aniseto Paselio and Elizabeth Johnstone House
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Congratulations to the students recognised for their 2024 academic success during our recent Academic Honours Assembly. Students were recognised for their success in NCEA and rewarded for their high-level thinking and countless hours of hard work throughout the year. The following remarkable students achieved: SILVER academic badge for achieving Level 1 Merit endorsed (50 or above,
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A very BIG thank you to all our support staff who planned and cooked over 100 meals for St Vincent De Paul during our first two Staff only days, at the beginning of the year. St Vincent De Paul collected and distributed the meals to those in our community less fortunate than ourselves. An extended
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On the 12 February 2025, we had our first whole school Mass for the year. The core value that we are focusing on this year is hope. We thank Father Kevin for guiding us in this Mass, blessing us wonderfully and spreading his wisdom. Father Kevin left us with a powerful message in his homily;
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Congratulations to our 2024 NCEA Scholarship candidates. These students have achieved in the top 3% of their subject nationally. Special congratulations to our 2024 Dux, Benjamin Botting, for his three scholarships, and our Proxime Accessit, Albin Paulson, for gaining two. This was an excellent end to an outstanding school career for both of these young
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