Year 8 retreat energises and inspires students
May 15, 2025
The Year 8 retreat, organised by the NET team and Miss Oliver, with the theme being “Rise Up”, brought us all together in aroha and
Our Ethos
Learning excellence, centred on our Catholic faith, personal growth, service to others and strong academic success.
Sancta Maria College is a co-educational, Year 7–13, State Integrated Catholic College.
While we have a focus on academic excellence, quality opportunities and strong performance in cultural and sporting activities, it is our Special Character that sets us apart.
Our Special Character is based on the values and the teachings of the Catholic Church. All students receive religious instruction as a component of the curriculum, and their development as young people with sound values and a genuine care for others is a priority for the school.
This focus is reflected in our students’ respect and concern for others as they go about discovering and developing their talents every day.
Vision
Learning excellence, centred on our Catholic faith, personal growth, service to others and strong academic success.
MISSION
With Catholic faith as our compass, celebrated in the Eucharistic community at Sancta Maria College, we will nurture confident, compassionate and connected life-long learners. We will be inspired to make a positive difference to a future global community and to the wider Catholic Church to which we belong.
Core Values
| AROHA | We act with love; we care for ourselves, each other and our world |
| FAITH | We grow our relationship with Christ |
| HOPE | We believe in God’s purpose for our lives |
| RESPECT | We think of others first, affirming and upholding the humanity and dignity of all |
Underpinning the curriculum at Sancta Maria College are the following twelve virtues, corresponding to the twelve stars in Our Lady’s crown of glory – Rev 12:1
As we journey in faith and learning, all of us will grow in mana by demonstrating:
KINDNESS COURAGE DILIGENCE HONESTY FORGIVENESS GRATITUDE EMPATHY TOLERANCE KAITIAKITANGA INTEGRITY RESILIENCE HUMILITY
Our 2025 Head Prefects
May 14, 2025
Mikaela Bangalan and Diego Carrillo Trevino, our Head Prefects for 2025, take pride in their leadership roles as they serve as a bridge between the
Historical visit to the Vatican on Easter Sunday see’s students experience Pope Francis’s final Mass
May 8, 2025
Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Catholic Church, passed away peacefully on Easter Monday 21 April 2025, at the age of 88 years, following
