Our HSC Geography students spent several days in June and July in the field in Far North Queensland studying ecosystems at risk, specifically the Great Barrier Reef. As well as first-hand investigation of the state of the coral reef, learning from marine biologists, mapping activities, swimming and snorkelling, the
3 July 2019
Six-year-old Gina Choi of Year 1 has been recognised this year as a finalist for the Young Archie Award presented by the Art Gallery of NSW. Her work, My Friend Aiden, is currently on display at the gallery alongside all the other finalists. Winners of each age category will be
27 June 2019
Santa Sabina College has won NSW’s inaugural Ethics Olympiad held at Rosebank College on 18 May 2019. The team of five Year 10 and 11 girls was a last-minute acceptance from the competition organisers as the interest from NSW schools had been immediate and unprecedented, resulting in a waiting
17 June 2019
Santa Fest activities and events in early June at the College were really enjoyable and thoroughly successful! It was fantastic to see so many students involved in organising the events and then participating in them each recess and lunch across the week. As well as this, Santa
13 June 2019
Blog post 1 Jour 1 Singapore and Paris Ecrit par Hannah and Naomi Bonjour! Today is the first day of our trip to France. Our group of 12 girls gathered together at Sydney airport at midday on 10 April. Our first flight was set to arrive
15 April 2019
This article first appeared online in the Inner West Courier, Daily Telegraph on 10 April 2019. Photo: John Appleyard Standing in the middle of the Santa Sabina College courtyard, next to the statue of Saint Dominic, and turning clockwise, the school’s 125 year history is clearly visible. From
10 April 2019
The Science and Engineering team has won their first round of the Science and Engineering Challenge presented by the University of Newcastle on 20 March. Through the challenge, students experience aspects of science and engineering which they would not usually see in their school environment. Here, Rachel, Clarissa, Hannah
20 March 2019
Three Santa Sabina students are the state champions of Division 3 Schools Beach Volleyball! On 4 March 2019, 16 students from the Representative Volleyball Program travelled to Manly to compete in the NSW Beach Volleyball Schools Cup. Our Division 2 team won Bronze and our Division 1 team gained fourth
8 March 2019
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