When Year 5 Santa Sabina College students Rosanna Cartwright and Elli Rugg wondered if red tinted lenses in swim goggles gave swimmers a competitive edge, they decided to test their theory. The experiments they conducted and the video that accompanied these experiments made them one of two finalists in the
1 August 2016
On Thursday 21 July, students in Years 5–8 as well as Choir and Ensemble members in Years 9-12, staff and Dominican Sisters, came together to celebrate and commemorate the Dominican Jubilee through Music at St Brigid’s Catholic Church Marrickville. The College commissioned 5 composers to create original scores to reflect the
27 July 2016
Santa Sabina College, in partnership with Limelight Magazine and Richard Gill OAM, will host Australian Music Day, a composition workshop, on Tuesday 19 July 2016. Over 200 students from Santa Sabina College and other schools across the state, including a large contingent from Tamworth, will work alongside professional musicians and experts in
12 July 2016
We Have Lift Off!12 Santa Sabina students are joining girls from eight other NSW schools to form the largest group of Australian students ever to travel to the US to take part in the world renowned Houston Association for Space and Science Education (HASSE) Space School. Update
29 June 2016
This National Refugee Week, Santa Sabina College raises its voice in support of the millions worldwide who are voiceless. UNHCR research points to 19.5 million refugees, 10 million stateless persons and 59.5 million displaced persons. In taking up the theme of Refugee Week, the College urges all
16 June 2016
‘Journey’ follows the passage of St Dominic and his followers spreading the word across Europe, South America, Asia, Australia and the South Pacific is an 800 year story. The commissioning of new music for this project gives special voice to the Dominican story. Composers Tim Hansen, Paul
16 June 2016
This throw-away line from George Bernard Shaw’s play Man and Superman is understandably hated by teachers. You may have heard it quoted dismissively or sarcastically to suggest that teachers enter the profession because they couldn’t have succeeded as writers, musicians, artists, designers, sportswomen… in their own right. Teaching their skills
6 June 2016
The Mother Bertrand Walsh Museum officially launched on Tuesday 31 May 2016
1 June 2016
The annual Golden Girls and Boys reunion last week. After celebrating Mass together they joined in the Hall for High Tea and reminisced about their school days.
1 June 2016
In the first week of May a group of Year 10 students and staff were privileged to spend time with visiting philosopher and ethicist Dr Peter Vardy of the University of London. On Tuesday 2 May the girls accompanied by Ms Newbond and Mrs Armen travelled to St Joseph’s College
18 May 2016
The Santa Sabina, Beyond the HSC – Careers Networking Evening was held at the College on Tuesday 10 May. More than 200 students and parents from Years 10, 11 and 12 were treated to a wide range of ‘careers experiences’ that were organised by the Santa Sabina Dominican Ex-Students’
12 May 2016
We celebrated our Mothers, grandmothers, aunts and significant women in our lives at last weeks Mothers’ day masses, breakfasts, and High Tea.
9 May 2016