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Santa Sabina College, (known as Santa or SSC) is a Roman Catholic, Dominican, day school for girls K-12 and boys K-4, located in Strathfield, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1894, Santa Sabina has a non-selective enrollment policy and currently caters to approximately 1,400 students, with co-education from Kindergarten to Year 4, and girls only from Years 5 to 12.<ref name=Overview>Template:Cite web</ref>
The College is a school of the Archdiocese of Sydney,<ref name=Archdiocese>Template:Cite web</ref> and is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),<ref name=AHISA>Template:Cite web</ref> the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA).<ref name=jshaa>Template:Cite web</ref> Santa Sabina is also an affiliate member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).<ref name=AHIGS/>
Santa Sabina is recognised as an employer of choice for women by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency.<ref name=EOWA/>
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History
Eight Dominican sisters arrived from Ireland in 1867, to establish schools for Catholic children in New South Wales. Subsequently, Template:Convert of land and a house in Strathfield were purchased from a wine-grower, Harold Lindeman. Santa Sabina College was established on this site in January 1894, with seven day students. The first three boarders were enrolled in April of that same year.<ref name=History>Template:Cite web</ref>
Although the College saw its first student matriculate in 1906, it was not officially recognised as a secondary school until 1912, with the passing of the New South Wales Bursary Act. Organised sport was first introduced in 1918, with Tennis the most popular sport at the time.<ref name=History/>
In 1936, Santa's most prominent building, Holyrood, was purchased from William Adams of the Tattersall's Hotel. The carved sandstone facade came from the City Bank building in Moore Street (now Martin Place). This building was used as the College boarding house until boarding ceased in 1975. The building now houses the College music department.<ref name=History/> The Del Monte property, located across the road from the College, was leased in 1949, with the first primary school students taking up residence later that year. In 1950, the owner of the property, Mary Bailey, died, leaving the property to the Sisters. Del Monte was subsequently renamed Santa Maria del Monte. Santa Maria del Monte was expanded in 1968, with the purchase of Lauriston,<ref name=History/> which had been the home of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney during the Second World War.<ref name="GH89">Template:Cite book</ref> This purchase provided the school with a sports ground and additional classrooms.<ref name=History/>
In 1991 the campus was used as the backdrop for the Australian TV series Brides of Christ.<ref>Brides of Christ</ref>
1996 saw the establishment of the Out of School Hours Centre (OOSH), and in 1997, a property at Tallong was purchased for outdoor education. In 1998, Mary Bailey House was opened as an Early Childhood Centre, and in 2002 classes for Years 6 and 7 commenced at the Middle School campus, Martin De Porres.<ref name=History/>
Santa Sabina is recognised as an employer of choice for women by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency.<ref name=EOWA>Template:Cite web</ref>
Principals
| Period | Details<ref name=AHIGS>Template:Cite web</ref> |
|---|---|
| 1894 | Mother M. Bertrand Walsh |
| 1895 – 1900 | Mother M. Pius collins |
| 1901 – 1906 | Mother M. Bertrand Walsh |
| 1907 – 1913 | Mother M. Pius Collins |
| 1914 – 1922 | Mother M. Teresa Casey |
| 1923 – 1924 | Mother M. Philippa Byrne |
| 1925 – 1929 | Mother M. Gonsalvo Byrne |
| 1930 | Mother M. Benignus Baker |
| 1931 – 1935 | Mother M. Concepta O'Donohue |
| 1936 – 1941 | Mother M. Philippa Byrne |
| 1954 – 1960 | Mother M. St John Hewitt |
| 1961 – 1964 | Mother M. St Luke McKervey |
| 1965 – 1967 | Sr Diana Woods (Sr M. Julie) |
| 1968 – 1970 | Sr Anne Banfield (Sr M. Joseph) |
| 1973 | Sr Diana Woods (Sr M. Julie) |
| 1971 – 1972 | Sr Mary Britt (Sr M. Reginald) |
| 1974 – 1979 | Sr Delma Richardson (Sr M. Leo) |
| 1980 – 1986 | Sr Rosemary Lewins |
| 1987 – 2007 | Sr Judith Lawson |
| 2008 – 2012 | Ms Kate Clancy |
| 2012 – current | Dr Maree Herett |
Campus
The College comprises five campuses: four situated along The Boulevarde in Strathfield, and an outdoor education campus at Tallong in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. The four city campuses are Mary Bailey House Early Education Centre (Pre-school), Santa Maria del Monte (Primary school), Martin de Porres (Middle school) and Santa Sabina (Senior school). Santa Maria del Monte also takes boy students from Kindergarten to Year 4,<ref>Santa Maria del Monte</ref> with most boys then continuing on to St. Patrick's College to complete their schooling.
The Strathfield campus includes a 33 m outdoor swimming pool, six tennis courts, three ovals and a chapel. In 2002, a Middle School was established for students in Years 6 and 7. In 2005 the Aquinas Learning Centre was opened, featuring a library, lecture theatre and student services facility.
Crest
Template:Unreferenced section The backdrop of the College crest is a black and white shield of the Dominican Order of Preachers. At the base of the shield is the book of Gospels, containing the central motivation of the Order's existence. The rosary beads, held to be Dominican in origin since the 17th century are shown, as is a crown - signifying the joy of eternity. The dog represents the traditional story of a dream which St Dominic's mother had before his birth. She dreamt of a dog with a torch in its mouth, lighting up the world with the truth of the Gospel. The star signifies the compass points that the Gospel is to be brought to all corners of the earth. The lily and palm symbolise a life lived with purity of intention and self-sacrifice that others might live.
Co-curricular activities
Debating
The College debating activities include: The Archdale Competition for Years 7 to 12, against twenty similar type independent girls' schools; the AHIGS Festival of Speech; the Catholic Schools' Debating competition; Schools' Speaking competition; the Catholic Schools' Speaking competition; the Junior Legacy Speaking competition; Senior Plain English Speaking competition; and the Rostrum Voice of Youth Competition.<ref name=Debating>Template:Cite web</ref>
Middle and Secondary School students participate in social debates with schools such as St Gregory's College, Campbelltown, Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, and St Vincent's College, whilst the Primary and Middle School debate MLC School and PLC Sydney.<ref name=Debating/>
Debating and Public Speaking is also offered through inter-house competitions.<ref name=Debating/>
Arts
Santa Sabina is seen as the sister school to St Patrick's College. As such the two schools combine drama classes to stage shows, and musicals.<ref>College Musicals</ref>
Sport
The sporting program at Santa Sabina includes: School sporting clubs, Saturday and midweek competitions, gala days, and representative opportunities up to national level. Each year the College takes about 2500 sports registrations for approximately 85 sports competitions and activities across 22 sports.<ref name=Sport>Template:Cite web</ref>
Sports offered by the school include: Aerobics, Aquathon, Athletics, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country, Dance, Diving, Equestrian, Golf, Gymnastics, Hockey, Indoor Soccer, Netball, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Touch Football, OzTag, Volleyball and Waterpolo.<ref name=Sport/>
House system
As with most Australia schools, Santa Sabina utilises a house system. In 1997, the College's original four houses (Murangaroo, Lakkari, Timbarra and Kuramin) were replaced by six houses. These six houses have been given the following Indigenous names: Gunagulla (blue), Kurrawa (aqua), Mundawora (purple), Teangi (orange), Weelya (green) and Yetinga (red). In the Primary school, Santa Maria Del Monte, they have Fire (red), Earth (orange), Flora (purple), Fauna (green), Sky (blue), and Water (aqua) . The houses compete in swimming, athletics, Homerooms/KITE (kids in trusting environments) and public speaking.
Notable alumnae
- Academic
- Sr Judith Lawson - Dominican sister, educator and former Principal of Santa Sabina
- Entertainment, media and the arts
- Cathy Foley, Chief of the CSIRO's materials and engineering division
- Monica Attard, Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC Senior Broadcaster & Media Watch host
- Carmen Duncan, actress
- Paula Duncan, actress
- Amelia Farrugia, opera singer
- Kerry Doyle, Miss Australia 1975
- Julia Morris, actress/comedienne
- Susie Park, musician/violinist
- Rahni Sadler, Seven Network news reporter and United States foreign correspondent
- Yvonne Strahovski, actress
- Simone Thurtell, Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Grandstand announcer
- Justine Schofield, MasterChef Australia 2009 Finalist
- Terry Biviano, shoe designer
- Politics, public service and the law
- Margaret Cunneen, Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor
- Joanne Catalano, Ordained Minister, Officer of The Salvation Army
- Sport
- Cynthia Mitchell, Paralympian (Skiing)<ref name=CMitchell>Template:Cite web</ref>
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