Deputy Principal Operations

Welcome to all new and continuing families to another exciting year. The year has started with a flurry of events on campus and with sporting competitions in full swing, Saturday mornings will be a hive of activity.

The start of a new school year is the ideal time for students to join an ensemble, participate in a new co-curricular activity or play a sport. While sport is not compulsory at Santa Sabina College, we are proud that in 2022 over 80% of our students represented the College in a sporting activity. For those students who are not inclined to play sport, there is a comprehensive co-curricular program available for students to access both during and outside of school hours. I encourage all students to check student notices for details of the co-curricular activities Santa Sabina has on offer.

As the College has grown and technology continues to evolve, several changes to our IT systems have needed to be made to ensure the safety of our data and to improve the user experience when accessing College web pages.

The first change that families may be greeted with when logging on to the Santa Sabina Learning Management System, Veritas Online, is a change to the login method. The College has engaged with Parent Identification Passport System (PIPS) to log in to Veritas Online via their Microsoft, Apple, Google, or other social media accounts. The advantage of using this system is that the College will not store any data relating to parent passwords on their accounts and it enables other sites such as Parent Lounge to be accessed via single sign-on.

The second major change to technology that families may notice is the move from the Community portal to Parent Lounge. Over the past months, Santa Sabina has moved to TASS as the School Management System and the Parent Lounge is an area where families can update student addresses, edit student medical details, and give permission for students to participate in events, camps and excursions. As the year progresses, Santa Sabina will roll out more features in the Parent Lounge for families to access and we will keep you updated with these changes.

If families are having difficulty logging in to their Parent Account on Veritas Online, please contact IT Support at itsupport@ssc.nsw.edu.au or phone 9745 7104 and one of our IT team will assist in getting you online.

In the mornings and afternoons, both Del Monte and Santa Sabina campuses are a hive of activity, with sport training, music rehearsals and OOSH and other co-curricular activities. Due to the high volume of student traffic on campus we ask families not to use the carparks on campus to ensure the safety of our students. The safest area to drop off and collect students is in the Kiss and Ride areas on Carrington Road and Jersey Road. 

John Gilmore
Deputy Principal Operations