On Thursday 10 April 2025 — a perfect, sunny day that marked an exciting occasion for our Year 7 and 8 students. With a mix of nerves and excitement, they set off to St Cuthbert’s College to represent our school in the annual Kids’ Lit Quiz. The competition brought together 75 schools from across Auckland. […]
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During the final week of term 1, some students from the Enviro Committee had the opportunity to volunteer and work with Sea Cleaners NZ, an organisation that works to clear rubbish off New Zealand’s coastlines and waterways. In 2002 alone, they collected over 15 million litres of rubbish, helping to protect the marine wildlife and
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On Friday 7 March 2025 our school had a mufti day where students swapped out their school uniforms for their favourite outfits. We all bought in a gold coin to fundraise for The Caring Foundation. It was awesome seeing everyone dressed in their favourite clothes, showing their support and looking super awesome. The gold coin
The Caring Foundation Mufti raised over $1,000 Read More »
Monday 24 March and Tuesday 25 March was time for the annual Science Roadshow. Our junior students were blessed with two fascinating shows: Ballons and Bernoulli and Planet earth, in between these two shows we were given an independent learning opportunity. The first show explored the magic of pressure; a highlight from this segment was
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To start off our season of Lent, the whole school celebrated Ash Wednesday Mass on 5 March 2025. Lent is truly a significant season in the catholic calendar, a time of repentance and sacrifice. Just a day before Mass – in their navigation classes, the students were reminded of Lent, its significance and what it
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On Tuesday 1 April 2025, a group of students participated in a MITO (Motor Industry Training Organisation) bus tour were provided valuable insight into the diverse career opportunities within the automotive industry. The first stop was Giltrap Prestige, where students had the unique opportunity to explore luxury vehicles and tour the state-of-the-art facilities, including the
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It was a fine day with slightly small rain clouds and a bit of drizzle on Monday 17 February 2025, reasonable warm as the sun illuminated the sky. Fine weather for Sancta Maria College’s annual Year 7&8 swimming sports day at Papakura’s Massey pool. The moment everyone walked into the pool entrance with their togs
Year 7&8 Swimming Sports SPLASH Read More »
This year our 2025 Peer Support Leaders have been working diligently during their training sessions, covering such topics as self-reflection, team building and planning for the Peer Support programme. They will be responsible for providing a variety of essential skills, including communication, relationship and leadership skills and emotional and moral support for our Year 8s.
Year 12 Peer Support Student Leaders have arrived! Read More »
2025 Sancta Maria College Year 11 Peer Support Leaders came together before the start of the school year for an immersive Peer Support training day to further our knowledge and develop necessary leadership skills for our roles as Peer Support leaders in 2025. Through these sessions, which were held before school on Thursdays and after
Year 11 Peer Support Leaders are coming your way! Read More »
Our Year 9 students recently had the chance to step away from their everyday school life and participate in a truly inspiring and transformative retreat, hosted by the incredible NET team. Their retreat was designed to offer students an opportunity to dive deeper into their Catholic faith, reflect on their personal spirituality, and build meaningful
Year 9 Retreat allows students to reflect, connect and explore Read More »
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