• Overview
• Our Principal
• Our Students
• Hidden Jewel
• Governance
• Annual Report
• Chaplaincy
• Our Mission
• Our Crest
• Our History
• Our Policies
• Retreats & Spirituality
• Pastoral Care
• Religious Studies
• Social Justice
• Student Leadership
• Work with Us
• Dominican Family
• Ex-Students
• Our Uniform Shop

Overview

 

Welcome to Santa Sabina College.

Santa Sabina College is located in Strathfield, Sydney Australia.  It is an independent Catholic school, that welcomes boys from Kindergarten to Year 4 and girls from Kindergarten to Year 12. The College is comprised of the Primary School, the Middle School, the Secondary School, an Early Education Centre, an Outdoor Education and Retreat Centre and Before and After School Care. There are 1240 students enrolled at the College. 

The Dominican Sisters, who founded the College and today still govern it, first came to Australia from Ireland on the sailing ship, the Martha Birnie in 1867. Having first settled in Maitland, they eventually bought the land on which the Secondary Campus now stands.  The foundation stone was laid on March 25, 1893.  The first six nuns arrived at Strathfield Station on January 9, 1894. They opened the school of Santa Sabina to seven day pupils on January 15, 1894.

Today, at Santa Sabina College respect for the dignity of each person is fundamental. We foster an environment in which each person is valued for who they are, and we seek to provide opportunities for the growth and development of each person’s self knowledge, self esteem, responsibility and self discipline. 

There are many opportunities to share, celebrate and grow in faith, and to experience God’s Kingdom and a sense of the sacred. The Religious Education program includes Liturgical celebrations, Prayer, Reflection Days and Retreats and students are encouraged to participate and respond as members of the College and Church community. We believe it is important that students develop an understanding of other people and interdependence, and that they have opportunities to develop greater autonomy, personal judgement and responsibility.

Our Dominican tradition, based on preaching the Gospel, challenges the community to seek, speak and live out God’s truth in a contemporary world. The individual faith journey of our students is nurtured. Respect for the dignity of all and a positive life-view are modelled on the person of Jesus. Authentic, outward –looking discernment and Education for Justice encourage understanding, empathy and global awareness. Students are encouraged to have a sense of service, to be true to their values and speak out against injustice to bring about change. They are encouraged to live sustainably, ethically and with integrity.

From Kindergarten to Year 12, our curriculum is futures-focused, student centred, dynamic, intellectually challenging and diverse. We aim to promote the education of the whole person and believe that learning is a life long process. In the Dominican tradition, we foster a love of learning for its own sake and believe that education empowers.  Our education is responsive to change and occurs in a technology-rich, aesthetically beautiful and well resourced environment.We seek to foster critical thinking and reflection, collaboration and creativity.

Leadership is particularly nurtured and there are opportunities offered for student leadership on each campus of the College.

The K-12 nature of our College is valued, and the different stages and duration of our boys’ and girls’ learning journeys with us are recognised.  Our partnership with parents in the education of students is very important.

Our Year 12 graduates are highly successful in a diverse range of professional arenas. They value excellence, scholarship and the intelligent use of liberty. Having been provided with extensive opportunities to develop intellectual and spiritual foundations for life, they can embrace their future as confident, resilient young people who can use their education, skills and personal qualities to contribute to the world.

At Santa Sabina College we recognise that a great way to make friends is by being involved! There are a wide variety of co-curricular activities to facilitate this for our students, and participation is encouraged.   We are involved in a variety of Public Speaking and Debating competitions, or students can go canyoning, surfing or camp by a river as part of the Outdoor Education Program.

Percussion bands and rock bands, orchestras and choirs - our students find a leisure, musical, cultural or sporting pursuit that they enjoy.