By Margaret Rice, friend of Jill’s and fellow graduate of the Class of 1976 So many of us will never see pink and teal together, without thinking of Jill Emberson. Which is good. That’s what she wanted – for all of us to think about that colour combination forever –
19 August 2020
Our Year 11 International Baccalaureate Philosophy class gained the singular honour of second place in the national Ethics Olympiad and then proceeded to the international competition against teams from Canada, China and the USA (a six-hour online marathon exploring issues including those surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic). As student Sophia Juarez
11 August 2020
In one of the HSC and IBDP July holiday workshops presented to Year 12 the students of Biology had the immense good fortune of a two-hour visit from a very busy NSW Health pathologist/microbiologist who has spent the months since March focused on the stressful and time-consuming work of COVID-19
7 July 2020
Congratulations Maree Sialepis of Year 9 who has won second place in an international competition and was the only Australian to become a finalist. The Science Without Borders Challenge engages students to promote the need to preserve, protect, and restore the world’s oceans and aquatic resources. Maree’s compelling artwork, Holding
3 July 2020
On the last day of Term 2 2020 Year 5 students created snack packs for homeless people in Sydney. Santa Sabina College’s usual roster on the Night Patrol van has been cancelled due to COVID-19. The sandwiches usually made by our families are now provided by the caterers at the
29 June 2020
A pandemic certainly doesn’t have much to recommend itself. It has brought untold suffering both to lives and livelihoods; it has brought out the worst in people but thankfully, it has also brought out the best. It has also given us an opportunity to see leadership done well, leadership done
5 May 2020
We are celebrating Girls in ICT Day today (23 April 2020) and two of our own tech girls have been named in the Top 3 of the UTS Girls in STEM Design Challenge in collaboration with the Tech Girls Movement. Sienna and Jazelle of Year 5 designed DOCBOTDRONE in response
23 April 2020
It was all smiles in the Santa Sabina College virtual community on Wednesday morning and no sign of global crisis as students began their remote learning, mostly from home. Out of uniform, yet punctual and eager to learn, our students from Prep to Year 12 logged in at
27 March 2020
Welcome back to our students on both Primary and Secondary campuses! Our new College Principal, Ms Paulina Skerman, enjoyed meeting students and parents at our Middle Years Welcome Prayer Service and Morning Tea, our Prep Orientation and Kindergarten Connect Picnic. So many happy faces!
4 March 2020
Music is a powerful medium that can elevate the tone and cultural identity of a community, where exceptional performances are attained through commitment, perseverance, patience and the giving of our very best; the result can be transformative for both the listener and performer. Santa Sabina College is grateful to have
4 March 2020
Congratulations to the Santa Sabina College Representative Volleyball Program for their outstanding achievements at the Australian Volleyball Schools Cup 2019: 15th place out of 123 schools, the highest placed NSW school and the number 1 ranked all-girls school in Australia! #likeasantagirl
10 February 2020
Paulina Skerman, Santa Sabina College’s new College Principal, was formally commissioned into the role by Bishop Richard Umbers in a special service in the Santa Sabina Chapel on 5 February to the sound of trumpets, pipe organ and the school choir. Bishop Umbers introduced Ms Skerman to the community and
6 February 2020