College Life

International students experience New Zealand culture and creativity

On Thursday 19 March 2026, the cohort of international students were taken up Auckland’s Sky Tower, into the All-Blacks Experience and Wētā Workshop to highlight New Zealand’s culture and creativity. The following is a student’s reflection of the day: During the Sky Tower experience, the students were astounded by the beautiful scenery of Auckland, especially […]

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Young Vinnies cook more than 100 servings of Lasagna

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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Year 8 retreat enhances moments with each other and God

On Tuesday 3 March 2026, our Year 8 students were lucky enough to have a retreat alongside the NET TEAM and senior student leaders. The retreat provided a well-scheduled day full of fun activities, enhanced with sacred and reflective moments, to enhance our spiritual connection with Jesus. Firstly, fun activities such as tag and camera

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Education outside the classroom (EOTC): camps and adventures

Our PES curriculum is designed to challenge students’ mental and physical skills through a well‑structured and planned programme of classroom and EOTC learning.  Our seniors are safely tested to their limits during camps, beach and snow experiences, hiking through visits to Adrenalin Forest, Wero Water Park, Pinnacles, and more.  Thank you to all staff who

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