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From 10 – 13 May, our school’s production performed the hit musical Mamma Mia! in the school auditorium. This provided a wonderful experience for the cast, students, and school community to enjoy a night of music and fun – it also served as a fundraiser. Jemma who played the character Sophie, Ella who played the […]

Congratulations to the students recognised for their 2022 academic success. Sancta Maria College students and parents gathered in the Auditorium for our Academic Honours Assembly.  Students were recognised for their success in NCEA levels 1 & 2 and rewarded for their high-level thinking and countless hours of hard work throughout the year. The following remarkable

“Here I am. I stand at the door. I knock. If you hear me call and open the door, I’ll come right in and sit down with you.” – Revelations 3:20 This verse was at the end of Jesus’ letter to us given at the end of Year 7 retreat. The Year 7 retreat is

In early February, as the aftermath of cyclone Gabrielle was laid bare throughout New Zealand communities, our school music department wanted to step up to do what they could in support of those badly affected. As a result, a flood relief charity concert was held on 2 March 2023 in the school’s auditorium through the

With Sancta Maria’s open day coming up, ex-students of our feeder primary schools went to visit where they started. These trips are made annually to explain to the Year 6’s in surrounding Primary schools how Sancta Maria College is a truly amazing school. Four students attended each primary – two Year 13s and two Year

Year 12 peer support leaders have completed their training and are ready to meet their Year 8 homeroom classes! Following many training sessions last year and early this year, the students have learnt and developed their leadership, collaborative and active communication skills; prepared to support and mentor their Year 8 students as they learn, grow,

To put the school value of RESPECT into action in 2023, a number of Year 11 students who have been thinking of Respect and how it might be shown (and received) in their daily lives. During their homerooms, they have developed a number of ‘Recipes for Respect’ that they want to follow this year. Here

Waitematā (Winnie Zou) Full of excitement I walked towards the field with my house. Right behind Kororāreka we screamed our chant ‘We got what you are looking for’. After a few minutes all the houses had completed their entrances and chants onto the school field, and they settled where we were supposed to sit. Starting

On 25 February 2023, Sancta Maria College ran a ‘Bake Sale’ at Bunnings, Botany to raise money for Christmas parcels intended to be gifted to the 200 volunteers at Totara Hospice, Manurewa. This year, the idea is to create seedling kits using recycled yoghurt pots to share awareness of climate change, share Aroha and for