Year 12 Peer Support Leaders: What have we been up to?
July 1, 2025
This term, our Year 11 and 12 Peer Support Leaders have been focusing on helping our Year 7’s and 8’s build strong friendships and understand
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The Board of Trustees works in partnership with the Principal to support and lead the school, and provide our students with the very best opportunities to maximise their learning potential and prepare them for the future.
The Board is responsible for the governance of the school, setting the school’s strategic direction, recognising and enhancing the Special Catholic Character, compliance, allocating decision-making responsibilities and giving focus to student progress and achievement. It is also the employer of all staff, and reports annually to the Proprietor in relation to its legal obligations.
Further information on the role of the Board can be found on www.minedu.govt.nz/Boards.aspx
If you wish, you can contact the SMC Board of Trustees via email: bot@sanctamaria.school.nz
The Board Structure
The structure of the Sancta Maria College Board of Trustees consists of:
- Parent Elected Representatives
- Proprietor’s Representatives
- The Principal
- One Staff Elected Representative
- One Student Elected Representative
In addition to this, there are Proprietor’s Appointees who also serve on the Board and have all the rights and obligations of other Board members. The Proprietors Appointees are especially responsible for ensuring the school’s Special Catholic Character is strengthened.
Board Committees
Board members also choose to be on one or more Board Committees that meet regularly to work through the detail of any matters and policy, and bring recommendations to the Board meetings for discussion and final approval.
There are three committees – Finance and Property, Human Resources and Special Character. As well, special responsibilities are given to the identified committee members for Health and Safety and Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC).
Board Members
 Warren BrabantPresiding Office | Chair Finance & Property, Health & Safety and Parent Representative |
 Bradley BottingFinance & Property and Parent Representative |
 Thomas PereiraBishop’s Proprietor’s, Special Character, Human Resources and Proprietor’s Representative |
 Dominic CarlosBishop’s Proprietor’s, Special Character and Proprietor’s Representative |
 Adrian HeffernanFinance & Property and Parent Representative |
 Juliet MartisBishop’s Proprietor’s, Special Character, Human Resources and Proprietor’s Representative |
 Louise Moore Principal All Committees |
 Ilona BokuniewiczDeputy Presiding Officer | Deputy Chair, Finance & Property and Parent Representative |
 Natasha MartisHuman Resources and Parent Representative |
 Kane RaukuraBishop’s Proprietor’s, Special Character and Proprietor’s Representative |
 Marina JonesStudent Representative |
Special Character Week 2025
June 17, 2025
On the Tuesday 27 – Friday 30 May 2025, our school held our annual Special Character Week with an awesome set of activities to celebrate
South of the Familiar: A Youth’s Call to Protect the Wild
June 17, 2025
In March 2025, Joshua De Guzman left the classroom behind, bound for the Sub-Antarctic Islands. Aboard the HMNZS Canterbury, he embarked on a rare expedition
