Head of School 6-12 The College is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Carmelina Eussen to the position of Head of School for Years 6-12, 2017. Carmelina has held numerous leadership positions in both Catholic schools and the Catholic Education Office, Sydney, and is currently the
16 December 2016
Monday’s Speech Night for Years 6-12 was a joyous celebration of excellence, and a very fitting tribute to our outgoing Year 12 students. The quality of music reached ever new heights, as the whole student body sang The Rosary of the Stars, the School Song and the Hallelujah with passion
30 November 2016
The HSC Examinations concluded last Friday, and we already have great news about our students’ achievements. We have had six students nominated for possible inclusion in Shape 2016, the annual exhibition of outstanding Major Projects developed by HSC Design and Technology, Industrial Technology and Textiles and Design. These students are: Monica
10 November 2016
My recent Enrichment Leave period allowed me to connect for the first time with Dominican schools in the United States, as well as to reconnect with Santa Sabina alumnae living and working in New York. Some of these ex-students are ones whom I have very fond memories of teaching in
26 October 2016
As Year 12 begin saying goodbye to their school days, they have shared with the College community their considerable talent across a range of different subject areas. Through exhibitions or performances of major works in the subjects of Design & Technology, Visual Arts, English Extension, Music, Drama and Textiles, we
15 September 2016
On this 1st day of September, Pope Francis invites us to reflect on and pray for creation. It was the Orthodox Church which declared this date in 1989 as the World Day of Prayer for Creation. Under the leadership of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church now joins the Orthodox Church
1 September 2016
The launch of Dominican Education Australia (DEA) will take place at Santa Sabina College on Thursday 18 August. In February Sister Judith Lawson OP wrote to families, staff and students explaining the establishment of DEA. I’ve included the following extract from that letter: ‘Almost 150 years ago the first Dominican
17 August 2016
A blessed and joyous Feast Day to all members of the Dominican Family! May Dominic de Guzman Son of Jane and FelixBrother of Mannes and AnthonyVisionary and seeker of truthMan of contemplation and
4 August 2016
A warm welcome to Term 3. We have a very significant and busy term ahead of us. Dominican Education Australia (DEA) will be formally launched this term for all Dominican schools in Eastern Australia and South Australia. For Santa Sabina College, St Lucy’s and the Catherine Sullivan Centre, the
18 July 2016
16 June Life at Santa Sabina College over the last week has been a really beautiful demonstration of community in action. The 6-12 campus was dominated by the annual Santafest week of activities and fundraising for our sister school, Our Lady of the Rosary, at Montebello, South Africa. The spirit
16 June 2016
1 June 2016 One of the initiatives of the 800 Jubilee celebrations was the opening of our new museum in one of our oldest buildings of the College. The ‘Mother Bertrand Walsh Museum’, named after the College’s first Prioress, is housed in the lower circular corridor of the 1905 building.
1 June 2016
May 18 2016Full STEAM ahead The acronym STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) is in broad circulation today in education and the media more generally. We’re reminded quite rightly that today’s students need to be literate in the STEM domain if they are to be productively employed in new and
18 May 2016