On Monday 16 March, the Year 11 Health class went on a nature walk to the Auckland Botanic Gardens, spending two hours walking through the different areas of the gardens. Surrounded by plants, trees, and open green spaces, this trip was part of our mental health unit, where we are learning about different ways to […]
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On Monday 16 March, our school held their annual Year 7 and 8 swimming sports at the Papakura swimming pools. The students competed in three levels (social, have a go, and competitive freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke). The day started with the Year 8 girls competitive and ended with the Year 7 boys relay teams. Throughout
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On Wednesday 18 March 2026, our Young Vinnie’s senior group at Sancta Maria College partnered up with representatives from Young Vinnie’s to make 120 lasagnas for the those in our community less fortunate than ourselves. About 30 volunteers got together and spent about 2.5 hours preparing delicious meals after school in the school’s technology rooms.
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On Monday 30 March 2026, our jazz department competed in the annual National Youth Jazz Competition in Tauranga. In preparation for the event, our school hosted a jazz concert in the auditorium for families to come and enjoy – showcasing their endless hours of rehearsing and practicing. The 48th annual competition consisted of 42 schools
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The Crochet club meets every Tuesday during lunchtime and is a calm and welcoming place where people learn new skills, crochet new things, and share all things crochet with friends! Usually, you bring your own hook and yarn. Don’t worry if you don’t have it, it’s okay because you can borrow them from the crochet
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Have you ever wondered how to have fun, pray with Jesus and grow a closer relationship at the same time? Well, don’t think of it as a miracle, but the Year 7 students just did this at our retreat set up by Net (National Evangelisation Team) and assisted by our lovely Year 13 prefects on
The Year 11 retreat was on Friday 6 March 2026; this day was exciting as it gave our Year 11s an opportunity to connect with one another and with God. We had four stations throughout the day with different team building activities, grouped by houses, Hokianga, Kororāreka, Waitematā and Akaroa. One activity saw us break
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On Monday 2 March 2026, the Year 9&10 students embarked on their annual Swimming Sports – a day held at Massey Park Pool in Papakura. Traditionally, a day of opportunity for our competitive swimmers to illustrate their skills and long hours of training, it also allows all students a chance to safely swim in social/fun
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On Wednesday 11 March 2026, our school held our annual Open Day to welcome aspiring students and their families into our school, giving them a taste of what life at Sancta Maria College is like. This is aimed toward our at feeder schools – the current Year 6 students and parents. We held two sessions:
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On Wednesday, 4 March 2026, Year 12 retreat was held in the school auditorium. This year our retreat focused on the theme ‘student leadership’. This retreat helped us to understand the diverse ways we can show leadership within school and in our community. The day was divided into five sessions. These were led by –
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