The World Needs Mercy
In this week’s Mission Blog, the message is about living a life of Mercy as our foundress, Catherine McAuley did.
News Blog
Weekly Wrap Up: Week 9, Term 3, 2020
Week 9 has been very busy with a number of important College events. Our Weekly Wrap Up for Week 9 …
Commissioning Our 2021 Leaders
We are very pleased to introduce our 2021 leaders. The girls were commissioned at a special ceremony today in front of their parents and peers.
Year 9 Entrepreneurs
As part of our Year 9 Entrepreneurship class, we have been learning about starting and running a small business.
Lisa Receives Religious Education Award
Congratulations to Lisa Winkler who has received a Certificate of Meritorious Service from the Australian Association for Religious Education
IGSSA Athletics: Our Depth Was Our Success
Our very talented athletes set the goal of coming in the top two in the 2020 IGSSA Athletics Carnival, and that they did!
Finalists in Australian Space Design Competition
One of the four teams to enter into the Junior Space Design Competition (Years 5 – 8) has been nominated as a finalist.
Interschool Spelling Bee
The annual Interschool Spelling Bee was hosted by Santa Maria College today. Five primary schools brought their best spellers along.
Year 10 Dancing Lessons Pay Off
After weeks of dancing lessons with Aquinas College throughout Term 3, the Year 10 girls were excited to show off the new dances they’d learned at their much anticipated social.
Managing Social Media Use Together
Principal Jennifer Oaten invites parents to partner with the school in understanding and managing our girls’ social media use.
Weekly Wrap Up: Week 8, Term 3, 2020
With only two weeks to go to the end of Term 3, we’ve had lots going on around the College. Enjoy our wrap up of Week 8.
Health Week 2020
This week was Health Week at the College! The Health & Physical Education Department ran a variety of activities for staff and students throughout the week.
Essence: Graduation Art & Design Show
Last night the Year 12 Visual Art and Design Grad Show ‘Essence’ was opened in the Mercy Gallery.
It’s All About Connection: Strive9 Implementation Day
Strive9 is all about connection. Connection to the community, our homerooms, the society we live in, and each other.
Year 12s Are Getting Linkedin
In preparation for post-school life, our Year 12s were introduced to Linkedin by Jo Saunders from Wildfire Social Marketing.
Earth Day
On Wednesday we had our first Earth Day at the College to promote sustainability and raise awareness about environmental issues.
How Many Slaves Do You Own?
We might all think that slavery is a thing of the past, but in its modern form, it is alive and well and we are all to some extent, complicit in the act.
Dancers Showcase Their Talents
The annual Dance Showcase was a tremendous day with over 120 dances showcasing their talents to family and friends.
Milly Brown: A Passion for Nursing
Milly Brown is a student with a passion for helping people. In this story, she shares her story about choosing the ACCESS pathway.
JIGSSA Cross Country
The first JIGSSA event for 2020 was held today with the JIGSSA Cross Country event being run at Alderbury reserve.
Shhhhh…. Don’t Tell
Who does your daughter speak to when she has a problem? This blog from our Director of Staff & Students, Danielle Spark, addresses the resources available to you and your daughter when problems emerge, as they inevitably do in every child’s life.
Former Student Announced as United Nations Youth Ambassador for 2021
Former student Lucy Stronach (2013) has been announced as the Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations for 2021.
Can You Build the Tallest Tower?
What if you were asked to build the tallest tower ? What would you use to achieve this? This was a question posed to the Year 5s this week.
Apricity: Creating a Dance Film
The IGSSA Dance Festival took on a new format this year and was presented online. Dancers worked closely with staff to create this digital performance.
Year 12 Dance and Drama Graduation Performance Evening
The Year 12 Dance and Drama Graduation Performance Evening is the pinnacle of the Dance and Drama curriculum where our senior students perform their final assessment pieces.
Stress and Your Child’s Brain
Neuroscience shows that long-term stress damages a person’s ability to lay down memories. How is this impacting students and how can we help?
Connecting Learning to Life
We want our girls to go out into the world and have the skills to solve problems such as breast cancer. They may not find a cure for cancer, but there are many ways, through creative thinking and problem solving that new ideas can change the quality of life for others or the quality of our world.
Weekly Wrap Up: Week 7, Term 3, 2020
We’ve had lots happening around the school this week. We hope you enjoy the Weekly Wrap Up for Week 7, Term 3, 2020.
Celebrating Our Langauges
Languages Cultural Day today was filled with fun opportunities to embrace the diversity and uniqueness of our cultures.
Caring for Chicks
Year 10 Biology students have been conducting an investigation to examine how birth order affects the growth rates of newly born chickens.