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The media regularly states that education has not changed since we were at school. I disagree! It has changed significantly, but we also have many opportunities to consider further changes in the [...]

Brant Garvey spoke at a full College assembly about the importance of seeing opportunities and not making excuses. He is a Paralympian and advocate of a growth mindset for all people.

Please enjoy the Santa Maria College Weekly Wrap Up for Week 5 of Term 3.

Last night saw the close of Santa Maria’s Public Speaking Competition.  Weeks of workshops and practising in front of the mirror culminated in two rounds. The first round was held for the Years 9 [...]

The election process for the 2020 Student Executive positions culminated this week with the announcement of the successful candidates at an assembly on Monday.

Congratulations to staff member Elizabeth van der Zanden, who has been awarded an Award of Meritorious Service.

At the Angelico Art Awards evening on Wednesday night, Year 12 Art student, Jasmine Della Bona, won the very prestigious Caritas Award for her piece 'Hope'.

This week, we had the pleasure of meeting two beautiful dogs Priska, a German Shepherd, and Drift, the Weimaraner, and their incredible trainers, Dianne Bolger and Bev Auld from Search Dogs Australia.

Understanding and developing leadership is an ongoing process. We include many opportunities for the girls to grow in their capabilities. One such opportunity is the Leadership Camp.

Jacqui Daniels, Old Girls' Association Coordinator, and I have just returned from the Mingenew Field Days and next week will be on the road again visiting Dowerin.

On Saturday 3 August, a large number of boarding parents together with Boarding and College staff gathered in the dining room to enjoy our parent dinner.

This week Harriet Comerford-Smith was announced as Head Boarder for 2019/20 and Mackenzie Goss as Deputy Head Boarder. I congratulate both girls on their election and look forward to working with them.

What do costumes, competitions, secret passwords, superhero photos and Quidditch have in common? Why it’s Book Week at Santa Maria, of course!

Year 9 Santa Maria student, Alice Handcock, has been announced as a finalist in The Lester Prize Youth Award for her painting 'An Artist Gaze'.

The College was alive with music this Sunday as over 90 girls performed, across the day, at the Santa Maria Eisteddfod. 

Students from Years 10 – 12 were invited to spend part of their Friday night at the College last week, learning more about the plight of the homeless. Over 40 girls participated in the Young [...]

This week we farewell our Italian exchange students, Rita and Chiara.

Do you remember special times spent with a grandparent?  I had a very special relationship with my Granny. Today we celebrated Grandparents Day at Santa.

Thursday, was The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation on the Catholic calendar