Moulin Rouge: Behind the Scenes
Our Year 10 Drama students were excited to attend a behind-the-scenes experience of Moulin Rouge at Crown Theatre recently.
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JIGGSA Swimmers Get Great Results
We’re incredibly proud of our Years 5 & 6 swimmers, who competed in the JIGSSA Swimming Carnival this week with some excellent results.
Weekly Wrap Up: Term 1, Week 8, 2023
Week 8 saw the celebration of Harmony Week, the Interhouse Running Festival, Rock Ya Socks Off concert, and more.
Evaluating Sources: SIFT Method
This year, we’re rolling out the ‘SIFT’ method to students, which helps them determine whether or not a source is credible.
Santa Maria College: Where Music Flourishes From Year 5
Beginner Band is an exciting opportunity for Year 5 students and gives students the opportunity to learn an instrument in a group setting.
Weekly Wrap Up: Term 1, Week 5, 2022
Our Years 5 & 6 students engaged in their Interhouse Swimming Carnival. The College also gathered for an International Women’s Day assembly.
Santa’s Workshop Officially Launches
Our Years 7 and 8 Woodwork classes are now underway, and we thought we would ask our students what they’ve enjoyed so far!
Weekly Wrap Up: Term 1, Week 4, 2023
This week, we had Year 7 Camp and Alternative Learning Days, Ash Wednesday, a Year 10 Geography Excursion, Year 11 Drama Day, and more!
Geography: Putting Theory Into Practice
The Year 10 Geography field trip was a huge success recently, allowing students to apply their theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios.
Navigating Life’s Challenges: Alternative Learning Days
Along with camp, our Year 7s participated in the Alternative Learning Days, an extension of the Year 7 transition to high school program.
UniReady Enabling Program Proves Popular Alternative
Introduced in 2023, the UniReady Enabling Program is an alternative entry to university pathway for our students, which is run in partnership with Curtin University.
Weekly Wrap Up: Term 1, Week 3, 2023
Week 3 was a busy one, with the Interhouse Swimming Carnival, Artist in Residence, the launch of our 2023 service co-curriculars, and more!
Eco Warriors take Learning to Nature
Our Year 6 students made their way down to Attadale Conservation Area and Dyoondalup Reserve for a Science excursion to observe their surroundings, which forms part of their ‘Eco Warriors’ unit.
Weekly Wrap Up: Term 1, Week 2, 2023
This week, we saw the whole school community come together for our Opening Mass, commenced trials for IGGSA sport, and more!
Weekly Wrap Up: Term 1, Week 1, 2023
We always love the first week of the school year – there is such an exciting buzz around the College, which we’ve perfectly captured for you!
Financial Literacy: A Vital Skill For Our Students
Future10 provides financial literacy education to students so they can make informed and effective financial decisions.
Santa Maria Library Wins Innovators Award
We are excited to share that the Santa Maria library is this year’s winner of the School Libraries Association of Victoria Innovators Award.
Eco Sisters Involved in Revegetation of the Local Area
Our Eco Sisters have been invited to work alongside local community groups and the Melville City Council to revegetate the woodland around Point Walter.
Transitioning into a New Chapter
The Year 9 transition program, Reason for Being, is a three-day journey of exploring our unique purpose and reason for being in life.
Excellence in Direction Award for Drama Class
We are very excited to announce one of our Year 9 Drama classes is joint winner of the Excellence in Direction Award at the 2022 Bell Shakespeare Shorts Festival.
Weekly Wrap Up: Term 4, Week 7, 2022
This week was a big one for our Year 9 students, with their Reflection Day, Transition Program, and Camp down in Margaret River!
Howzat! Cricket Gala Day
Year 6 students have been taking part in a cricket program run by instructors from the WACA throughout Term 4.
STEngineering: All Things Forces, Friction & Gravity
Year 7 STEngineering students were tasked with designing a mini golf course, which needed to include at least two obstacles.
A Day of Art & Inspiration
Art Encounter Days give our Visual Art and Design students an opportunity to work with, and learn from, professional and highly acclaimed Western Australian artists and designers.
Weekly Wrap Up: Term 4, Week 6, 2022
This week, we had the annual Santa4Santa Day, House Drama Competition, Year 7 Orientation Day, and lots more!
Standing Ovation for House Drama Competition
We sit down with Emily Hunt, House Drama Competition Coordinator, to talk more in-depth about what the night entailed.
Biotechnology: Driving Medical Progress
Year 10 BrainSTEM students visited the Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research, as part of their study about Biotechnology and its role in medical research.
Weekly Wrap Up: Term 4, Week 5, 2022
This week, we had the Year 6 Celebration Day, Interhouse Academic Triathlon, Golden Girls’ Luncheon, and more!
School Grounds Become Shakespeare Set
The Middle School production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream took place last week with a cast of 62 students from Years 7 – 9.
Rottnest Island Bound
Our six Year 9 Outdoor Education classes ventured to Rottnest last week to explore the beautiful snorkelling locations for themselves!