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Stand Up Stand Out (SUSO) is an annual celebration of music sponsored by Auckland Council, encouraging young secondary school students to showcase their talents on the stage. SUSO was founded over 30 years ago and originating from the Ōtara community, the competition provides a platform for young entertainers to develop their careers and has showcased numerous artists who have gone on […]

A small group of Year 7&8 students went to Bucklands Beach Intermediate to compete in the SEZ debate competition during term 2. Their prepared debate was against Sommerville Intermediate, where they were arguing in favour of “exams being a productive way to assess students”. They won this debate and of the six teams that entered,

Chopstix is a punk rock band formed by four Sancta Maria College students in February of 2024. The band is a four-piece unit consisting of: Kaizer Wong on guitar and lead vocals, Tristan Gray on guitar and backing vocals, Alejandro Hernandez on bass guitar and backing vocals, and Jakob Yang on drums. Earlier in 2025,

On 5 September 2025, I got the incredible chance to see Bic Runga’s concert rehearsal! This amazing opportunity was all organised by Play It Strange & Auckland Philharmonia; it all started on 25 August, when I suddenly received an email from Play It Strange. It was about Bic Runga and an exclusive alumni invitation to

Walk the Line is an annual event held within NZ Fashion Week, promoting young designers to showcase their original textiles within five categories: High Fashion Streetwear Avant-Garde Cultural Fashion 2025 Theme: Timelessness Bree Pennington (and her model Matea Timmermans) and Ashley Ip (Year 12) were selected to enter the category of ‘High Fashion’ for Walk the

On Thursday the 10 April 2025, a keen group of senior students left for Japan for 2 weeks as part of the 2025 Japan Cultural Trip. The group comprised mainly of Year 11-13 Japanese students, some Year 13 Digital Students, some DRS Year 13 Service Students and of course, three staff members. This was a big

Throughout the 11th to the 14th of August 2025, many of Sancta Maria College’s talented musicians set out to the Holy Trinity Cathedral and St Mary’s Church in Parnell, to compete in the annual KBB Music Festival. Our musicians have all spent countless hours preparing and it has paid off. Our bands and orchestras competed