Ethics gold for Santa

Ethics gold for Santa

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 – a great success!

Santa Fest – a great success!

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

Try Year 5 2019

Try Year 5 2019

We invite all Girls currently studying in Year 4 to our Try Year 5 day on Tuesday 28 May 2019, for a taste of Year 5 at Santa Sabina College. Now is the perfect time for her to experience life in our Year 5. Year 5 at Santa Sabina

15 April 2019

France study tour

France study tour

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

Celebrating 125 years of Santa Sabina across four generations

Celebrating 125 years of Santa Sabina across four generations

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

125 years together

125 years together

Harmony Day is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values. At Santa Sabina College everyone belongs. #harmonyday #everyonebelongs

25 March 2019

Champion school in science and engineering

Champion school in science and engineering

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

Beach Volleyball gold

Beach Volleyball gold

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

Poetry masterclass

Poetry masterclass

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

NSW sports Blues

NSW sports Blues

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

Delicious maths

Delicious maths

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

Happy Birthday Santa Sabina College!

Happy Birthday Santa Sabina College!

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