A small group of Year 7&8 students went to Bucklands Beach Intermediate to compete in the SEZ debate competition during term 2. Their prepared debate was against Sommerville Intermediate, where they were arguing in favour of “exams being a productive way to assess students”. They won this debate and of the six teams that entered, […]
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Chopstix is a punk rock band formed by four Sancta Maria College students in February of 2024. The band is a four-piece unit consisting of: Kaizer Wong on guitar and lead vocals, Tristan Gray on guitar and backing vocals, Alejandro Hernandez on bass guitar and backing vocals, and Jakob Yang on drums. Earlier in 2025,
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On 5 September 2025, I got the incredible chance to see Bic Runga’s concert rehearsal! This amazing opportunity was all organised by Play It Strange & Auckland Philharmonia; it all started on 25 August, when I suddenly received an email from Play It Strange. It was about Bic Runga and an exclusive alumni invitation to
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The last time that any eSport was played in school was during the 2020 Lockdown period, where Sancta Maria College was represented in an online League of Legends New Zealand tournament. Five years later, the Digital Technologies department and student leaders have overseen the reintroduction of eSports into school life, supported by peers and teachers
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Walk the Line is an annual event held within NZ Fashion Week, promoting young designers to showcase their original textiles within five categories: High Fashion Streetwear Avant-Garde Cultural Fashion 2025 Theme: Timelessness Bree Pennington (and her model Matea Timmermans) and Ashley Ip (Year 12) were selected to enter the category of ‘High Fashion’ for Walk the
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On Thursday the 10 April 2025, a keen group of senior students left for Japan for 2 weeks as part of the 2025 Japan Cultural Trip. The group comprised mainly of Year 11-13 Japanese students, some Year 13 Digital Students, some DRS Year 13 Service Students and of course, three staff members. This was a big
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Throughout the 11th to the 14th of August 2025, many of Sancta Maria College’s talented musicians set out to the Holy Trinity Cathedral and St Mary’s Church in Parnell, to compete in the annual KBB Music Festival. Our musicians have all spent countless hours preparing and it has paid off. Our bands and orchestras competed
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On Friday 21 March 2025, the NET members along with senior students from the school came to Sancta Maria College for the Year 7 Retreat and introduced a series of activities that the students would be doing during the day; which included small group discussions, gospel and faithful-based games, and a small prayer time, which
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Our school celebrated Library Week, with fun activities for both students and staff. Each day, there was something different to get involved in, and there were prizes up for grabs too! We started off the week by designing and creating our own bookmarks during lunchtime. It was a chance to get creative and make something
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On Monday 4 August 2025, Western Spring College held their annual Green Jam Programme in the Western Springs Garden Community Hall aimed at educating primary, intermediate, and secondary students about the current state of our environment as well as ways we can work together to improve it. Mrs Bracey, along with seven senior students from
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