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
29 November 2022
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
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
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
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
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
Mathematics through enquiry Year 3 discovered they could design and make bee hotels for the native bees around the school native garden. Their teacher, Luke Carr, explained how the children love to learn about sustainability in a fun, engaging and hands-on way: After investigating the ecosystem in and around our
6 July 2021
A team of Year 10 Santa girls has won Silver in the Senior High School Ethics Olympiad. The students will represent Australia in the international final on 23 July, competing against teams from NZ, Hong Kong, Singapore, China and Canada. The Ethics Olympiad provides students with a creative vehicle for
6 July 2021
Improvisation and Theatresports develop the creative confidence of young actors to be risk takers and to explore the art of storytelling. Year 8 Drama was lucky enough to work all day on 26 March 2021, with Impro. Australia, the home of Theatresports® in Sydney. The students watched professional actors improvise
29 March 2021
Today is the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science and the theme is ‘Women Scientists at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19’. We are thrilled to announce that five Year 11 students from Santa Sabina College have come up with a prize-winning solution to
11 February 2021
Warmest congratulations to Mariahna Mastro whose HSC Music 2 core composition was nominated for ENCORE, the NSW Education Standards Authority showcase for exceptional works. Mariahna’s piece, Recordare, Iesu (Remember, Jesus), is a choral piece for eight voices, inspired by a Latin inscription on the ceiling of Salzburg Cathedral which Mariahna
15 December 2020