Our much-loved music teacher takes on an important pastoral role in 2020. In the entrance hall of our spectacular music department, Holyrood, the students have erected and decorated a Christmas tree with photos of their teachers instead of baubles. In prime position on the top of the tree is
Introducing Andrea Biddle
Music teacher and Head of House for Kurrawa
We have a teacher in our midst who has lived and worked in the UK, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and New Zealand, who speaks a mix of three languages at home and whose first career was as an elite, government-sponsored international athlete representing two countries, including at the Commonwealth Games. With
Introducing Stella Azizian
Co-curricular Coordinator
Alana Goodchild of Year 10 is the super Santa Sabina student who shows that sport and music – at high standard – can create an interesting case of symbiosis. Alana has recently been selected to play basketball for Australia in the FIBA Under-16 Asia Championships. Although the timing and venue
Shooting for Australia
Alana Goodchild
Santa Sabina College HSC student Megan Miranda has just been selected to play Water Polo for Australia in Japan this month. In the ‘Born 2002’ Australian Water Polo squad, Megan will head to Japan for training and the tournament as soon as she finishes her HSC exams this month. After
Playing Water Polo or Australia
Megan Miranda
Year 10 Santa Sabina College student Rachel Frecker placed First in the Year 10 division of the nationwide 2019 Australian Geography Competition. Competing against over 16 000 students, Rachel scored a remarkable 39/40 in this challenging competition that tests not only geographic skills and knowledge but also requires an understanding
First in Australia for Geography
Rachel Frecker
Zeina Chalich is on a mission to shift our students from being consumers of technology to being active creators of it. As our inaugural Learning Leader – Technology and Innovation and Gifted Coordinator P-5, Ms Chalich is breaking down classroom walls and bringing the outside world in through collaboration and
Learning Leader – Technology
Teacher
Real and relevant learning Ms Rachele Rugiero, our Gifted Education Coordinator, believes that catering for the needs of individual learners is not just a job, but a vocation. ‘I have a passion for what I do; I really believe in it’, she says. Ms Rugiero has taught Science at Santa
Introducing Rachele Rugiero
Gifted Education Coordinator
Integrating principles of the best teaching systems of Europe and Asia into our Middle Years teaching is the aim of our inaugural Director of Middle Years, Holistic Learning, Santina Gambrill. Mrs Gambrill looks after the curriculum and pastoral care concerns of all students from Year 6 to Year 8. With
Introducing Santina Gambrill
Director of Middle Years
Santa Sabina College is excited to announce the appointment of our new Artistic Director, Mr Timothy Chung, and Head of Instrumental Music, Mr James Pensini, who will both commence at the College in 2018. “They will build on the vision for music of our acclaimed Artistic Director Mrs Karen Carey, who will continue to assist us as the Artistic Director Emerita”, College Principal Dr Maree Herrett said.
Our Artistic Director
and Head of Instrumental Music
As the population of Sydney becomes more diverse and multicultural so do we at Santa. Santa Sabina College has numerous students (and staff) whose first language is not English. This extraordinary and diverse staff and student body are helping us achieve our mission to embrace the future with an optimistic
Introducing Michelle Sutherland
EAL/D Teacher
Maxene Borg, was appointed in 2019 as our Head of Inclusive Education 6-12. Ms Borg came to us from St Mary’s Cathedral College where she was Leader of Diverse Learning for two years. Prior to this role, she was the Leader of Learning Diversity for the Catholic Education Office Sydney
Introducing Maxene Borg
Head of Inclusive Education 6–12
About Ms Halmarick She enjoys being fit and healthy through activities such as running, swimming and cycling. She loves being outdoors, spending time with her four children and travelling. What she does Ms Halmarick is our Outdoor Education Coordinator. She liaises between the College’s Strathfield and Tallong campuses
Introducing Jodi Halmarick
Outdoor Education