SANTA SABINA COLLEGE

Santa Sabina College was founded in 1894 by the Dominican Sisters. The college’s mission is to provide quality education in a caring and supportive Christian faith community. Each student is encouraged to develop a love of learning, skills of independent and collaborative learning, critical thinking, leadership and to be involved in action for social justice. The college is comprised of: Primary Years (Prep to Year 5), Middle Years (Years 6, 7 and 8) and Senior Years (Years 9 to 12). It features a Tallong Outdoor Education and Retreat Centre, Mary Bailey House Early Education Centre and an Out-of-School Hours (OOSH) centre.

Facilities: Eight hectares of heritage and modern buildings set in beautiful gardens in Sydney’s inner west, a visual arts and technology block, libraries, assembly halls, sports ovals, swimming pool, tennis, basketball and netball courts, cricket nets, climbing/abseiling wall, networked computer laboratories, drama theatre, 200-seat lecture theatre and performance space, digital design room, Holyrood music centre, textiles room, food technology lab, science labs, specialised art rooms and exhibition spaces, wheelchair access, outdoor amphitheatre, 97-hectare outdoor education campus in the NSW Southern Highlands, home of Sydney Youth Orchestras, prayer room and chapel.

Sport: Athletics, aquathon, Aussie rules, basketball, badminton, cricket, cross-country, diving, dance, equestrian, fit club, football, futsal, gymnastics, golf, hockey, league tag, netball, rugby sevens, snow-sports, softball, swimming, tennis, touch football, triathlon, volleyball, water polo.

Co-curricular activities: Stage band, percussion ensemble, symphony orchestra, chamber orchestra, College choir, Chamber choir, taiko, wind ensemble, sinfonietta, string beans, various other ensembles and trios, debating, public speaking, outdoor education program, interstate and international trips,
digital photography, calligraphy club, environment club, dramactive, mock trials, blankets with love, media and communications committee, Italian cooking, gardening club, reading club, writers’ club, prayer group, science club, superchefs, ukeladies, anime, coding tech girls, maths Olympiad, da Vinci
decathlon, Sleek Geeks and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.

Special features: IB World School for IBPYP and IBDP, resource teachers, ESL EAL/D teacher, Gifted and Talented Program, Out-of- School-Hours Program, Outdoor Education and Retreat Centre (Tallong Campus), immersion programs, overseas performance and sports opportunities are also available.

Principal: Mrs Paulina Skerman.