On Friday 21 March 2025, the NET members along with senior students from the school came to Sancta Maria College for the Year 7 Retreat and introduced a series of activities that the students would be doing during the day; which included small group discussions, gospel and faithful-based games, and a small prayer time, which […]
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On Friday 30 May 2025, our school community gathered at St. Luke’s Parish to celebrate the Feast of the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth, presided over by Bishop Peter Brown which was a meaningful way to end Special Character Week 2025. This celebration reminded us of the importance of service, community, and saying “yes” to God’s
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At the end of Special Character Week, Sancta Maria College held its annual Caritas Challenge; an after-school event that encouraged students to reflect on gratitude, compassion, and the struggles faced by others around the world. In preparation for the challenge, students fasted from food and water from 11:30am on the day of the challenge, showing
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This term, our Year 11 and 12 Peer Support Leaders have been focusing on helping our Year 7’s and 8’s build strong friendships and understand communication in relation to peer pressure. While our senior students are taking advantage of their Thursday late start, our Peer Support Leaders use this time for their Feedback-Feedforward sessions, where
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On the Tuesday 27 – Friday 30 May 2025, our school held our annual Special Character Week with an awesome set of activities to celebrate our school’s special character. For the four days, unique events were held to remind us of our school’s special identity and charism. On Tuesday, the prefects organised a house charity
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The Year 8 retreat, organised by the NET team and Miss Oliver, with the theme being “Rise Up”, brought us all together in aroha and fun. As we arrived, we knew we were going to have a fun day. The retreat begun with the NET members introducing themselves, and they were approachable and humble. After
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Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Catholic Church, passed away peacefully on Easter Monday 21 April 2025, at the age of 88 years, following ongoing health complications related to his lungs and heart. As the spiritual leader of over 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide, the Pope serves not only as the Bishop of Rome, but
On the last day of Term 1, 11 April 2025, the Year 12 retreat was held in the school auditorium. This year, our retreat focused on a key Gospel message: “We are by Christ called to serve others as leaders of our school.” As we embark on our journey as the 2026 leaders of the school,
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Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, became the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on 13 March 2013. He was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pope, and the first non-European pope in over 1200 years. But more than any firsts, Pope Francis became known for something
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On Wednesday 9 April 2025 our whole school came together to praise the Lord by focusing on the last seven last words of Jesus. Senior students, Jonathan Brozowski, Rayan Koz, Charbel Albotrous, Hannah Ernstzen, Elizabeth Johnstone and Summer Earl gave their personal reflections on Jesus’ words, how it has impacted their lives and what it
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