General Information

Sancta Maria College school hours are: 8.35am – 3.15pm

Key Dates

Staff Only Days 2024

Tuesday 30 January
Wednesday 31 January

Monday 27 May
Tuesday 4 June (Kahui Ako)
Friday 25 October

 

2024 Timetable

Monday – Wednesday & Friday
Thursday (late start)
Period 1: 8.35am (Prayers)
Period 2: 9.40am
Navigation time: 10.40am
Interval: 11.05am
Period 3: 11.30am
Period 4: 12.30pm
Lunch: 1.30pm
Period 5: 2.15pm
End of school: 3.15pm
Professional Learning: 8.20am
Period 1: 9.40am
Period 2: 10.35am
Interval: 11.25am
Period 3: 11.50am
Period 4: 12.40pm
Lunch: 1.30pm
Period 5: 2.15pm
End of school: 3.15pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click this link to see details on attendance protocols for absence, lateness or leave.

2024 Term Dates

Term 1: Monday 5 February – Friday 12 April
Term 2: Monday 29 April – Friday 5 July
Term 3: Monday 22 July – Friday 27 September
Term 4: Monday 14 October – Wednesday 11 December (12.30pm)

2024 Public Holidays

Auckland Anniversary – Monday 29 January
Waitangi Day – Tuesday 6 February
Good Friday – 29 March
Easter Monday – 1 April
Easter Tuesday 2 April
ANZAC Day – Thursday 25 April
King’s Birthday – Monday 3 June
Matariki – Friday 28 June
Labour Day – Monday 28 October
Christmas Day – Wednesday 25 December
Boxing Day – Thursday 26 December
New Year’s Day – Wednesday 1 January 2025

2024 Special Character Events

Opening & Ash Wednesday Mass: Wednesday 14 February
Lentern Liturgy: Thursday 28 March
Feast Day Mass: Friday 31 May
Assumption Mass: Friday 16 August
Family Mass and Nativity of Mary: tbc
Thanksgiving Mass: tbc
Christmas Liturgy: 
tbc

Sancta Maria College Bus Information

Stationery

Communication with Parents and caregivers

Please see our official Facebook Page for an additional form of communication, as well as our regular Newsletter. Please like it and find out about all our important updates, upcoming events and recognition of the outstanding achievements of our students in all areas of college life.


The School App

Our School App ‘Sancta Maria College’ can be downloaded free on your mobile device from your App store (Google Play/Apple iTunes) by searching for SchoolAppsNZ. On the App you can find all the News Centre articles, school contact details, school calendar, daily notices and newsletters, as well as report a student absentee (with one click), plus you can access KAMAR (our Student Management System) where you can track your child’s academic results and, where relevant, NCEA progress. Useful links on the App include our website, Facebook page and Schoology access (for students).

BYOD Information

All Year 7 to 13 students are asked to bring their own digital device

All students are required to complete the Sancta Maria College Cybersafety and Digital Device User Agreement. You can download it HERE.

Minimum specifications for a notebook are:
Screen size: 13 inch or larger
Processor: Core i5 recommended
RAM: 4GB (8GB recommended)
Built in wireless

Smart phones do not have the functionality required and are not part of the BYOD programme.

The school has negotiated special pricing for BYOD Devices with SupplyNZ*.
Contact Jane O’Neill at SupplyNZ for details.
E: jane@supplynz.com T: +64 9 536 6320 | M: +64 21 041 9777

If you have any questions or concerns please email byod@sanctamaria.school.nz and one of our team will contact you.

*You do not have to purchase a device from SupplyNZ. Parents are welcome to compare prices and purchase a device from elsewhere.

Opening Day 2024

Despite the misty, drizzling rain, our school opened its doors for the day to families wishing to send their children to our school in 2025.

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