During the chilly afternoon on Wednesday, 9 August 2023, our Year 9 students were fortunate enough to host a group of exchange students from Itoshima High School in Fukuoka, Japan. Waiting in anticipation at the entrance of Sancta Maria College, the Year 9s watched intently as twenty Japanese students arrived during lunchtime. After arriving at […]
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The KBB is an annual music Festival that sees thousands of young musicians from Auckland compete and display their amazing talents during a week of celebrations held at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell. In 2023, Sancta Maria College’s Symphonia, Concert Band, and Big Band all competed along with our Festival Orchestra and Stage Band entering
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On Monday 24 July 2023, visiting author Anne Kayes inspired junior students as she gave an eye-opening talk on creative writing, and later led an engaging writing workshop, during Writers’ Week. Students from years seven to ten were privileged to listen to Anne Kayes’ enthralling presentation where she educated us all on the backstory of
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Kia āriki au i tōku tupuranga, ka ora uatu rai tōku reo. To embrace my heritage, my language lives on. From 31 July – 4 August 2023, Sancta Maria College celebrated Cook Islands Language Week in a colourful and exciting manner. The school’s buildings and classrooms came alive with the rich heritage and traditions of the
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Plastic waste is one of the greatest challenges of modern life. Unfortunately, in New Zealand we have one of the highest rates of per capita waste production in the developed world. We are only recovering a small volume of plastic waste for further use or recycling. Too much of the plastic packaging and items we make
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On Wednesday 9 August 2023, our Year 9 and 10 Junior Speech Competition took place in our school’s auditorium. The competition had begun with an introduction from the English Head of Department, Mrs Du-Blom, then the speeches began. There were 11 contestants who gave their best and demonstrated great courage and talent throughout the presentation of
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On Thursday 27 August 2023, ex-students of Sancta Maria College and other industry leaders came together to share their journeys into their chosen careers and give an insight into what it’s like within their industry of work. There were a wide variety of speakers from the fields of entertainment, medical, NZ defence force, teaching, trades
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As the natural lighting faded and darkness arrived, our school was transformed with beautiful, illuminated sculptures, projections, neon interactive spaces and performances from our very talented students. Art students and teachers at Sancta Maria College worked tirelessly throughout the year to showcase ART in the DARK which took place on Friday 4 August 2023 from
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Recently our chess team competed in the Auckland Regional Chess tournament at Mt Roskill Grammar School. With the fierce competition, our chess club managed to snatch a solid 4th place. Being an invitation only tournament, only the top schools from around Auckland competed. Our team had successfully done so through achieving a second placing in
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As the much-anticipated KBB schools competition edges closer, the music groups from Sancta Maria College and Edgewater College held a warm-up concert to display their talents and hard work. Featuring our very own Big Band, Concert band, Symphonia, Festival Orchestra and Stage Band, there was a large variety of music to enjoy. As well as
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