The Power Of The Mercy Community
From the very beginning, the Mercy tradition has been about empowering women to use their voice to make a difference in the world.
From the very beginning, the Mercy tradition has been about empowering women to use their voice to make a difference in the world.
Rock Ya Socks Off is a much anticipated event of the Music calendar, with student bands performing covers of popular songs.
Our Years 5 & 6 dads and daughters had a fun two days down at Woodman Point, where they rock climbed, rafted, painted, and more!
New to the College this year, Lesley Nation joins us as Head of Visual Arts. We asked her a few questions to get to know her.
Kristen Lloyd (2008) lives in China and works as an Equine Vet for the Hong Kong Jockey Club. She shares her story with us.
Santa Maria College has created an amazing community over the past decades. A community so strong that 22 Alumni are members of staff.
17 March is the celebration of the solemnity of St Patrick. As Catholics, we look at why we celebrate Feast Days.
We had the Year 12 Geography field trip, Years 5 & 6 IGSSA Swimming Carnivals, Pi Day, Year 5 Discovery Centre excursion, and more!
Louise Robinson Lay was appointed our new Head of English this year. We put some questions to Louise to get to know her a bit better.
The Punmu Immersion program returns this year after it was postponed in 2020 due to COVID. We reflect back on our first visit in 2007.
This year, we’re rolling out the ‘SIFT’ method to students, which helps them determine whether or not a source is credible.
We had the privilege of hosting students for the Year 5 JIGSSA Swimming Carnival on Tuesday 14 March, with Year 6 students visiting St Hilda’s on Thursday 16 March for their carnival.
Our Year 12 geographers returned from their annual trip to the Central Wheatbelt, visiting farms and the settlements of Cunderdin and Tammin.
Year 5 students visited the Gravity Discovery Centre situated in Gin Gin as part of their Earth and Space Sciences Unit.
We continue our focus on our Mental Health Strategy, where we aim to work together to help students develop the skillset they need to manage their wellbeing.
We celebrated Pi Day today by creating a mathematical artwork called ‘My Piece of Pi’ by writing the first 500 digits of pi.
International Women’s Day is a day of recognition, honouring the progress towards achieving gender equality and a reminder that we need to continue this journey.
Melissa Trolio stepped into the position of Director of Mission this year. She brings vast experience, having worked in Catholic schools for over 15 years and as Head of Religious Education at Santa Maria.
From the Year 11 Father-Daughter event to the IGSSA Swimming Carnival to the Year 9 Marine Science Excursion, Week 6 was a big one!
Bathers Beach House in Fremantle recently played host to an exciting event for Year 11 fathers and daughters.
Santa Maria has had another fantastic year in the pool, culminating in the annual IGSSA Swimming Carnival at HBF Stadium.
Year 9 Home Economics classes have been learning about nutritious foods and, this week, created their own power bowls.
Beginner Band is an exciting opportunity for Year 5 students and gives students the opportunity to learn an instrument in a group setting.
Congratulations to Year 10 student Madison who has been selected as Western Australian Hockey Under 15s goalkeeper.
Our Year 9 Marine Science students headed to AQWA this week to learn about the biodiversity of the Western Australian coastline.
Our support staff engaged in a workshop around collaboration facilitated by high-performance coaching psychologist, Vanessa Vershaw.
We are thrilled to announce that the proposed Cultural Centre was officially given the green light by the State JDAP last week.
Our Years 5 & 6 students engaged in their Interhouse Swimming Carnival. The College also gathered for an International Women’s Day assembly.
Our Years 7 and 8 Woodwork classes are now underway, and we thought we would ask our students what they’ve enjoyed so far!
Our incredibly enthusiastic students in Years 5 and 6 dove headfirst into the Interhouse Swimming Carnival this week!