The poet Eileen Chong visited Year 10 English in February. She is a regular guest of the English department and her work is now prescribed for Extension 1 English. She’s a very engaging presenter and the girls greet her like a celebrity when she visits! Ms Chong worked with
5 March 2019
Three Santa Sabina College students have been awarded sports Blues by the NSW Combined Catholic Colleges Sports Association for outstanding commitment and skill in their chosen sport. Angelina Smerdely and Stephanie Muirhead received awards for Volleyball having represented CCCSA in the School Sport Australia Championships and achieved at the
4 March 2019
Integration using chocolate Charlotte Fonseca of Year 11 who is in the accelerated class studying Year 12 Mathematics a year ahead of time, writes about applying the concept of integration in real life: The concept of integration allows us to understand and solve problems involving area and volumes of
25 February 2019
On this day 125 years ago, 15 January 1894, it was a warm summer’s day of 26 degrees when the first lessons commenced at Santa Sabina College on The Boulevarde, Strathfield. Our first students, all aged between 11 and 14 years old, were Ethel Ernestine
15 January 2019
OUTSTANDING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Santa Sabina College has been ranked as the top Catholic School in NSW on 2018 HSC results. The College has come 30th across all schools in NSW – an exceptional result for a non-selective school. In 2018 5 Santa Sabina students featured on the HSC Top
13 December 2018
On Wednesday 5 December we heralded the Christmas season with Santa’s Community Carols on the Primary Years campus – Santa Maria del Monte. What a wonderful atmosphere! We sang, danced, enjoyed the P&F sausage sizzle, the gelato van and coffee cart. We also dressed up! Thank you to
6 December 2018
Blog post 1 Written by Bridget Crick Kagoshima After a long flight (with surprising good plane food), we have arrived in Japan! Another flight, obento box and bus ride later, we are at our sister school, Immaculate Heart College, in Kagoshima. To our left, students in blue are
3 December 2018
Krystelle Boulos of Year 12 2018 has won second place in the History Teachers’ Association of NSW History Extension Essay Prize in the “Generation to Generation” category. This award is co-sponsored by the Sydney Jewish Museum and is open to any History Extension essay related to the study of
29 November 2018
ABC Radio’s Science Show broadcast our National Science Writing prize winner, Preethika Mathan over the weekend. To hear the nine-minute broadcast featuring Preethika’s winning essay and acceptance speech listen here: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/bragg-student-prize-for-science-writing-winner-preethika-mathan. /10548348
26 November 2018
There has been exciting news from the NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA, formerly the Board of Studies). The performances of three of our HSC Music students have been nominated for possible inclusion in ENCORE, the showcase concert of the best performances and compositions from across NSW.
19 November 2018
The staff of the College’s TAS Department continue to achieve outstanding success with and for our students! Each year NESA selects the best student major works for Textiles and Design from across the state for public exhibition in Texstyle. The major works of Julia Agosti and Jemma Hayes have been
15 November 2018
Stunning news from NESA – 15 works nominated for possible inclusion in Shape 2018, the NSW showcase for HSC Design and Technology, Industrial Technology and Textiles and Design students. That’s 80 percent of the class! Congratulations Daniella Abal, Rebekah Akele, Mary Ayoub, Lily Cannon, Annabel Cowley, Stephanie Etcell, Isabella Howe,
14 November 2018