Head Prefects: Marina Jones and Benedict Loulie Wijtenburg Deputy Head Prefects: Community: Navhil Singh and Alanna Santoso Special Character: Alexandria Lazatin and Johann Ang House Prefects: Akaroa: Yohan Solanga Arachchige Don and Jennifer Zeng Hokianga: Francesca Camacho and Amadeo Tangdilambi Kororareka: Quintin Wong and Aloyze Tafu Waitemata: Yalaina Tubu and Jayden Lai Portfolio […]
Plans for our 2022 Cultural Festival are well underway! This year marks only the second Twilight Cultural Festival at Sancta Maria College – alongside of which are some long awaited and well-rehearsed performances, and a variety of food stalls featuring snacks, meals and drinks from nations all around the world. Led by a wonderful group
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SMC’s Twilight Cultural Festival planned for Friday 28th October is an event not to miss. On this day, students, staff, parents, and our school community are brought together to celebrate the rich tapestry of diverse cultural heritages and backgrounds. On this day, there will be a Cultural Mufti Day with musical in the courtyard from
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After two years of interruption, Sancta Maria once again held its annual Jazz Night! With various bands playing (including the alumni special guests), both evenings on the 23 and 24 September were complete with talented musicians, appetizing food, and atmospheric decorations following the ‘Mad Science’ theme. Throughout the two nights, the performances had a varying
New Zealand number one bestselling author, Abbas Nazari, came to Sancta Maria College during Writer’s Week to talk to students about his book, “After the Tampa” – his story about being a refugee, fleeing Afghanistan. It emotionally impacted everyone (from Year 7’s to 13’s) because of the undeniable truth that no one will experience being
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In late July, Sancta Maria College had the opportunity to send two teams to participate in Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) which was hosted by the Rotary alongside 91 other teams from differing schools throughout Auckland. Every team were given a country to represent, and Sancta Maria College was chosen to represent the member states
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During term 3, students at Sancta Maria College learnt a lot on how plastics affect our environment that includes us. Annette Li and Tina Zhu have been working diligently to run some activities that aimed to educate the school community on the harm plastics can cause. They presented at a school assembly and share their
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Continuing the dive into the music department at Sancta Maria, another eminent member of our community is Mr Hamish Arthur! From a young age, Mr Arthur cherished his experiences within various music groups – playing trombone in jazz and concert bands both in school, as well as in other professional community groups. His passion for
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In the words of Ernest Hemmingway, “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” Library Week was held from 1 – 5 August 2022. It was an opportunity for students to explore their love of books and share this passion with others. During intervals on Monday through to Thursday, a Harry Potter Kahoot was
All the way from Taiwan came Eric Chen and his parents, Frank Chen and Stella Tai to Sancta Maria College. Mr and Mrs Chen are based in New Zealand while Eric is the senior director of Biomedical Business unit at Megaforce Medtech in Taiwan. This family has a close relationship with Dr Laux who once
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