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Industry partnership for authentic learning

Industry partnership for authentic learning

Commerce, HSC Business Studies and IB Business Management students attended a Santa Sabina industry partnership learning initiative – the Business Breakfast Workshop. Students learnt how a pre-eminent multinational conglomerate organises itself for success. This was an authentic learning experience for students to understand the application of business theory into real

20 April 2023

Art trifecta

Art trifecta

The artworks of students from across the years have been selected for awards and display in national and international competitions. Ava Anderson of Year 6 won her age category of the #SeaToSource Sea The Change Competition with her work, ‘Not the Orca’ (below left). Ella Hodge of Year 11 won

20 April 2023

Connecting students with tertiary and industry partners

Connecting students with tertiary and industry partners

As part of our careers Program, Year 12 student Olivia Churchland recently attended a Nurturing Aviation Day hosted by Sydney Flight College. Below is her reflection on the experience: On 25 February I attended the Nurturing Aviation Day held at Sydney Flight College. This was an enriching experience with speakers

15 March 2023

Professional Learning – Action Research

Professional Learning – Action Research

This year we are thrilled to be working in partnership with experts from UTS to develop and implement our K-12 Action Research Project. Facilitated by Professor Nick Hopwood and Dr Tracey-Ann Palmer, the opening workshop provided a high energy refresher course on the why, what and how of action research.

20 February 2023

The Santa Dialogues

The Santa Dialogues

We are excited to announce that the College has begun broadcasting our very own podcast series, the Santa Dialogues. The choice of the name for the series is based on the modern theological use of the term dialogue – ‘the pursuit of truth is a shared journey of discovery’. The

10 November 2022

Chemistry titration winners

Chemistry titration winners

Our senior Chemistry students won first and second place in the RACI Titration Competition at Knox Grammar School in June. Our Head of Science and lab technicians ran weekly after-school training sessions and the students worked hard learning titration techniques. The NSW Schools Titration Competition is organised by the NSW

19 July 2022

Musica Viva Masterclass

Musica Viva Masterclass

Our senior Music students had the wonderful opportunity to attend a Masterclass by Musica Viva Australia in May 2022. Thanks to Kerry Martin, Second Violin with the Enigma Quartet, who came to the College to facilitate the class which took place in our magnificent Music Department,

19 July 2022

Career Women’s Network

Career Women’s Network

Our second annual Career Women’s Breakfast was held in May 2022. This initiative connects Year 11, Year 12 and recent College graduates with like-minded peers, career mentors and industry partner companies from the College community. Special guest ex-student Melanie Evans, CEO of ING Bank, was inspirational as she shared her

19 July 2022

All Things Bright and Beautiful

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Our annual gala concert in the Sydney Town Hall featured more than 500 musicians, singers and dancers from Santa Sabina, performing to a sell-out audience. Here are a few minutes of highlights.

21 June 2022

There is no place like the Ethics Olympiads

There is no place like the Ethics Olympiads

Congratulations to our Ethics Olympiads Middle School Gold medallists who qualified for the International Ethics Olympiads. They were one of 36 qualifying teams participating in the international final. The students engaged in impressive ethical discourse in topics such as the ‘right to be forgotten on the internet’, ‘(Un)Charitable donations’ and ‘The

16 March 2022

Little Big Idea Competition national finalist

Little Big Idea Competition national finalist

This National Australian Competition promoted Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths learning, and championed creative thinking. It encouraged students to create innovative ideas to help solve real-world problems that will shape the future, that they themselves will live through. One little idea is all it takes! Students had to generate

15 March 2022