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Our Saint for the month of March is St Anne. She was born in 50 BC and is the beloved mother of our Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, and therefore the grandmother of Jesus Christ. St Anne was born from the House of David, the line which was prophesised to give birth to Christ.

In this series of articles, we get an inside look at our prefects – their backgrounds, roles and ambitions. Today we feature our Head Prefects, Francesca Adams and Tristan Tualagi. Amongst their many goals, boosting school spirit at Sancta Maria College is a key aim for both Tristan and Francesca as they embark on their

Prefects and staff of Sancta Maria College were honoured to be invited to Father Michael Gielen’s Episcopal Ordination on Saturday at the Vodafone Centre in Manukau. The ordination began at 11am, and although the venue was soon full, we managed to get seats near the stage. Pope Francis has appointed Father Michael Gielen from the

It was another successful planting afternoon when 15 students joined forces to clean, plant and just enjoy each other’s company in the Butterfly Garden. Bunnings Botany (Ti Rakau Drive) donated some swan plants and potted colours to add to our beautiful garden. The students took great care of the new plants as they were placing

Another great week of summer sport at Sancta Maria saw some headline results. The Senior Girls’ touch rugby team participated in the Central/South/East Zone Touch Tournament where they secured a fantastic result in finishing third, whilst Caleb Stephens came out of the AKSS Aquathon Tournament with a wonderful result of fifth place. Caleb and his

Sancta Maria’s Athletics Day 2020 was a scorching event enjoyed by students, teachers and parent supporters alike! The day began with the house march and chant-off, each team pouring out house spirit, which led students of Kororareka (red), Waitemata (green), Hokianga (blue) and Akaroa (yellow) into a fun-filled, competitive day. Enthusiasm was everywhere and the

Sancta Maria students helped raise a magnificent $649.70 for Totara Hospice on Saturday. Dr Laux and Mrs McCreath joined the group of students selling delicious pastries, bread and pies generously donated by Wild Wheat Bakery (Picton Street, Howick).

Sancta Maria students achieved some excellent qualifying times and distances on Wednesday representing the college at the Counties Manukau Zone Athletic Championships. It was an early start for the team as the school van left the college for the drive to Massey Park in Papakura at 7.45am with an air of excitement and expectation for