In the early hours of Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sancta Maria College Chamber Choir was radiating with energy as they loaded onto the bus and headed to the Auckland Town Hall for the annual Big Sing Competition. Big Sing is a major event in high school calendars, and our chamber choir had been working […]
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Congratulations to our Chamber Trio group: the Sheng Mali, (Ceron Zheng, Year 10, Tomaz Zheng, Year 13 and Liam Wu, Year 12) who performed the Piano Trio in G Major, Op1, No 2 Movement 1 for Piano, Cello, and Violin. It has been seven years since Sancta Maria College’s entered into this National Chamber competition
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Year 11 students were given the privilege to attend the East Auckland Careers Expo at Howick Leisure Centre on Wednesday 10 June 2026. The day with all students getting into their respective house groups and making their way onto the allocated buses. Students were assisted by Mrs. King, who arranged this event. Click the following
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On Friday, 22 May 2026, a small group of students from Sancta Maria College participated in the Ethics Olympiad. The Ethics Olympiad is an online competition where young philosophers from schools across Aotearoa gather to engage in philosophical discussions and challenge ethical dilemmas. Teams are presented with eight cases, covering topics such as social responsibility
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The Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) School of Hospitality is a major hub for emerging chef competitions, and this year is no exception. They hosted their annual regional Secondary and Tertiary Training Hospitality Competition on 26 May 2026, featuring live kitchen cook-offs and static showcases of kiwi favourites. Selected technology students participated across a number
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On Friday, 1 May 2026, the annual Pompallier Shield was hosted at our very own Sancta Maria College campus. This annual event is a competition where 16 Catholic schools across our dioceses gather to celebrate Māori Culture and very best of our students’ faith, hope, unity, and friendship, through Waiata, speeches and performance.
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The Sheng Mali Chamber trio (Ceron Zheng: Violin, Liam Wu: Piano, Tomaz Zheng: Cello) attended a Chamber Workshop at Auckland University on 1 & 3 May 2026, in preparation for the New Zealand National Chamber Music Contest and representing Sancta Maria College. Sancta Maria College returns to the NZCT National Chamber Music contest for the
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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 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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