General Information

Sancta Maria College school hours are: 8.40am – 3.15pm

Key Dates

2023 Special Character Events

Opening & Ash Wednesday Mass: Wednesday 22 February
Easter Liturgy: Thursday 6 April
Feast Day Mass: Friday 26 May
Assumption Mass: Friday 18 August
Family Mass and Nativity of Mary: Friday 8 September
Thanksgiving Mass: TBC
Christmas Liturgy: Friday 8 December

Staff Only Days 2023

Monday 24 April
Tuesday 6 June

2023 Term Dates

Term 1: Tuesday 7 February – Thursday 6 April
Term 2: Monday 24 April – Friday 30 June
Term 3: Monday 17 July – Friday 22 September
Term 4: Monday 9 October – Friday 8 December

2023 Public Holidays

Auckland Anniversary – Monday 30 January
Waitangi Day – Monday 6 February
Good Friday – 7 April
Easter Monday – 10 April
ANZAC Day – Tuesday 25 April
King’s Birthday – Monday 5 June
Matariki – Friday 14 July
Labour Day – Monday 23 October
Christmas Day – Monday 25 December
Boxing Day – Tuesday 26 December
New Year’s Day – Monday 1 January 2024

Sancta Maria College Bus Information

Sancta Maria College is serviced by the Howick Bus Company.

To travel on the bus you need to purchase an AT Hop cards. Visit the following website for information on where to purchase a Hop Card and how to top up online: https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/at-hop-card/

Bucklands Beach – 440 bus

Howick – 441 bus

Cockle Bay – 442 bus

The bus routes provided for Sancta Maria College can be viewed on the following website:
https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/timetables/school-timetables/sancta-maria-college-and-primary/

Students travelling from Manukau City Centre and Manurewa

From Manukau City Centre: Use the 443 bus.
From Manurewa: Use the 366 bus and transfer to the 443 bus at Manukau.
Please visit the following website and enter the bus numbers above to find times and routes from these areas:
www.at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/timetables/

Students travelling from Beachlands and Maraetai

The Ministry of Education provides a bus service from Beachlands and Maraetai area which takes students to a range of schools. These buses depart from allocated bus stops in the area around 7.30am. Students may have to change buses at the Whitford Interchange depending which bus they are on to reach Sancta Maria College.

Drop off and Pick up

Please see site map.

Stationery

All students’ stationery packs* (Years 7 – 13) will be available for purchase online through Office Max at www.myschool.co.nz from mid-December and must be purchased before school starts in the new year.

This includes a list of all their compulsory stationery and workbook requirements for the option subjects chosen.

Art Kits

Art kits for Years 9-11 will be available for purchase from Gordon Harris at https://www.gordonharris.co.nz/category/4178-sancta-maria-college

The Art Department is supplying ALL stationery for year 12 and 13 art and photography students

*Please note, some optional education outside of the classroom opportunities may arise during the year at a small added cost.

Communication with Parents and caregivers

We have recently introduced an official Facebook Page as an additional form of communication to 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 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) and 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.

General Information

Key Dates

2023 Special Character Events

Staff Only Days 2023

2023 Term Dates

2023 Public Holidays

Sancta Maria College Bus Information

Students travelling from Manukau City Centre and Manurewa

Students travelling from Beachlands and Maraetai

Drop off and Pick up

Stationery

Art Kits

Communication with Parents and caregivers

The School App

BYOD Information

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

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