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Rugby Sevens success

Rugby Sevens success

Our novice Rugby Sevens players played their first game in the limelight of the international stage. After only eight weeks of training in our newest sport they were invited to compete in the curtain raiser game at the Bledisloe Cup (Australia versus new Zealand) in Sydney on Saturday 19 August.

23 August 2017

Pathologists in the making

Pathologists in the making

During the winter term break, two Year 10 students took up the opportunity of work experience in the field of pathology in the Charles Perkins Centre at The University of Sydney. This is what they learned: Over the course of five days we were inducted into the lab, learnt

3 August 2017

St Dominic’s Day over the years

St Dominic’s Day over the years

In the Gospel of Matthew Chapter 13, verses 45-46, is the parable of the merchant selling everything to buy the most rare and precious pearl, “the pearl of great price”. This is the name the Sisters chose for the surrounding land in which they placed the statue of St Dominic

27 July 2017

Angelic voices, technical brilliance and virtuosic performance

Angelic voices, technical brilliance and virtuosic performance

A Winter Fest reviewed On a mid-winter’s night in 2017 the Music Department showcased the first semester’s work in a concert starting in the Chapel and finishing in the Hall. College parent, Valerian Rego, wrote this review. On Tuesday, 13 June 2017, I had the pleasure of hearing all the

10 July 2017

Year 4’s war on waste

Year 4’s war on waste

Inspired by ABCTV’s War on Waste, Year 4’s gardening club and the Eco Leadership Team have teamed up to tackle food waste on the Primary Campus. After setting up a compost bin and a worm farm, the teams began educating the each of the classes about the positive effect of recycling food waste.

5 July 2017

Visit from Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia

Visit from Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia

Malcolm Turnbull and Craig Laundy visited Santa Sabina College today with a particular interest in STEM. Talking with students and teachers about current class projects including Sustainable Home Design, Robotics, Coding and Science.

23 June 2017

Not your average Geography project!

Not your average Geography project!

Blue sky thinking for liveability in Sydney On day one, Term 1, the first day back from the Christmas holidays, the Year 10 HSIE Extension class was introduced to a 14-week long project: “Liveability by Design”. This project was created to mirror the current redevelopment of the Bays Precinct, overseen

14 June 2017

Join us at Winter Fest

Join us at Winter Fest

Our ensembles concert “Winter Fest” is on Tuesday 13 June at Santa Sabina College. The concert will use two venues – the Chapel and Santa Sabina Hall. During interval there will be tea and coffee to warm your spirit before we move into the hall for the second half. This concert

6 June 2017

Step Up to Year 6 at Santa Sabina

Step Up to Year 6 at Santa Sabina

STEP UP TO YEAR 6   Monday 19 June 2017 8:45AM – 3:00PM Year 6 day at Santa Sabina College on Monday 19 June 2017 8:45am – 3:00pm We invite all girls currently in Year 5 at other schools to ignite their curiosity in our unique Middle Years program which begins in Year 6 on

2 June 2017

Golden Girls and Boys 2017

Golden Girls and Boys 2017

Exceptional people and partnerships were celebrated last Friday at our annual Golden Girls and Boys lunch. Over 150 ex-students who graduated from the College at least 50 years ago were guests of the College at High Tea in the Hall, preceded by a celebratory Mass in the Chapel. Coming for

30 May 2017

A fun task using percentages

A fun task using percentages

Year 8 discounts shopping activity “Mathematics is food for the brain, it helps you think precisely, decisively, and creatively and helps you look at the world from multiple perspectives.” Dr Arthur Benjamin During one of our Mathematics lessons, Ms Crosswell’s class engaged and participated in a shopping activity. This

23 May 2017