We are proud to announce our 2025 school production is ‘In the Heights’. Set in the present day, In the Heights is a romantic comedy, telling the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighbourhood – a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are […]
Our full cast for the 2025 School Production Read More »
Congratulations to all our students who represented their respective sporting codes during the 2024 season. We would especially like to congratulate the following students: Individual Code Award winners Athletics – The following students were our top performers at the College Sport Auckland Athletics Championships this year: Thalia Lam: 2nd Junior Girls Shot Put, 3rd Junior
2024 Sports Award Winners Read More »
The time of year when cultural diversity converges within Sancta Maria College is during our annual Twilight Cultural Festival, which occurred on 18 October 2024. Students, parents, and teachers decorated our school and proudly represented their countries through clothing, delectable dishes, and entrancing performances. Within school hours, the Cultural Prefects and the Student Festival Committee
Cultural Festival unites and ignites our community Read More »
Mikaela Bangalan (Year12) is an avid footballer and has been playing since ‘she can remember’ – gaining a worthy place in the Sancta Maria College girls’ 1st XI football team until she was given an opportunity within her club to represent her region. Mikaela continued her football development throughout her teenage and high school years
Our 2025 Head Girl also represented New Zealand at U17 FIFA World Cup Read More »
Performance timings and Food is subject to change prior to the start of the event. Thank you to our Student-Staff-Parent Cultural Festival Committee, student performers and helpers, food stall parents and students who have organised and cooked food for the event and guest performers. Our Twilight Cultural Festival could not go ahead without your support
Cultural Festival stalls and schedule of performances Read More »
Five Year 12 students—Maria Sanchez, Em-J Abuyan, Raliemon Lopez, Cayden Pascua, and Joshua De Guzman headed into the native bush between our school and Te-Irirangi Drive, armed with gloves and rubbish bags toward the end of term 3. After two hours of hard work, with so much trash still left behind, that they had to
Students reduce waste which helps our native bush and wildlife Read More »
During Week 9 of term 3, Em-J Abuyan and Joshua De Guzman, both Year 12 students and members of the Kaitiakitanga group, learned how to set up and manage rat traps. Alex and Mathew from Pest Free Howick guided us through the process of placing six traps in the native forest between our school and
Utu Whakamua: Year 10 Food Technology During Term 3 Our Year 10 Food Technology class undertook a project entitled Utu Whakamua. We learned that Utu Whakamua is about ‘Giving Back’ or ‘Paying it Forward’ or doing something special for others. Our school does this well. For our Utu Whakamua project we connected with KiwiHarvest which
Year 10 Food Technology students’ recipes are now included in KiwiHarvest food boxes Read More »
It has been a phenomenal year for our music department, who continue to grace our halls and classrooms with their beautiful sounds. They have achieved the following awards and accolades this year: National Youth Jazz Competition, Tauranga Big Band – Bronze Peach Mango Pie combo – Gold Pickled Jam combo – Silver Mac n Cheese
Our 2024 Music Awards and Achievements Read More »
In partnership with Arts Out East, UXBRIDGE Arts & Culture, and Te Tuhi, the Howick Youth Council’s Youth Visual Art Showcase is back this year. They are showcasing the best of our young visual artists, between the ages of 18 – 24yrs living in East Auckland. Whether it be painting, sculpture, animation, photography, or mixed media,
Our students exhibit in East Auckland’s Visual Art Showcase Read More »
Learning excellence, centred on our Catholic faith, personal growth, service to others and strong academic success.
ADDRESS:
319 TE IRIRANGI DRIVE
BOTANY SOUTH
AUCKLAND 2016
PHONE: 09 274 4081
FAX: 09 274 4082
EMAIL: ADMIN@SANCTAMARIA.SCHOOL.NZ
