Director of Sport and Co-curricular

As we prepare for Term 3 being very busy as usual I would nonetheless like to take a moment to welcome Mr Daniel Marques to the team at the College Sports Department.

Daniel possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience in School Sport in the Primary and Senior domains as well as boys and girls schools. He has already been making a difference working with Mr Dunlop in the facilitation of Junior School Sport.

Talking about Junior Sport, the IPSHA Boys Years 3 and 4 Football is up and running with our coaches doing a great job nurturing the boys’ passion for Football and developing them as players and athletes.

During the round played here at the College on Saturday, SAN02 (Years 3 and 4) had a great win over King’s where great Football was played alongside with great sportsmanship. 

Well done boys!

There’s been great news this week regarding the Year 7/8 Oztag team – they were runners up at the 2025 NSW Regional OzTag Championships in Bass Hill. They have now qualified for the Champion of Champions event to be held in August on the Central Coast, where NSW teams will be selected.

On the Senior IGSA Sports domain, I would like to give a big shout out to the SAN01 Hockey team for being undefeated and coming first in their division.

Luiz Ramalho
Director of Sport and Co-curricular Activities

Co-curricular Clubs 

Registrations are open for Term 3 Co-curricular Clubs. Offers Include:

• Athletics Club – Mondays before school, Years 2-12
• Fencing Skills – Mondays before school, Years 4-12
• Fit Club – Wednesdays after school, Years 5-12
• Mandarin – Wednesdays after school, Years 5-12
• Boxing Club – Fridays before school, Years 7-12
• Mandarin – Fridays after school (Del Monte campus), Years 1-4
• Dance – Years K-10, multiple genres.

Debating and Public Speaking 

I would also like to extend my gratitude to Ms Evangelia Stivactas, our new Debating and Public Speaking Coordinator, and Ms Jane Sullis for their immense efforts in this crucial co-curricular domain, which have greatly contributed to our students’ success.

 Last week, we held two elimination rounds, with Santa Sabina proudly hosting the Friday round on campus.

• On Tuesday 2 May our Year 7 team competed in an elimination round to determine whether they progressed to the third elimination round on Wednesday.
• Our Year 10 team has successfully advanced to the third elimination round.
• Looking ahead to Friday 13 June, both our Year 8 and Year 9 teams have progressed to the quarterfinals.

Representative Sport

Individual Student Achievements

Congratulations to Freya Ingwersen and Alessandra Ronsisvalle in Year 7 who came third (13s) and second (12s) at their races in the CGSSSA Cross Country Carnival on Thursday 29 May and will represent the Association at the NSWCCC Event.

Netball @ IWNA

Saturday 31 May was not only the midpoint of our first regular season at Inner West but also our first opportunity to run the BBQ and Cake Stall. The day was a huge success and I couldn’t have done it without the help of the entire Santa netball community. Some of you truly went out of your way, collecting extra bread rolls, replacing gas bottles and baking beyond expectations. I am very pleased to announce that we raised just over $6,000 and that all proceeds will go towards our umpire and coaching pathways, our grass roots and representative programs and our junior presentation.  

A special mention also goes out to the Psirakis family who very generously donated the sausages for the BBQ.  

THANK YOU

In other news, umpire Olivia Pisani was awarded her National C badge in Round 5 and Isabella Kelly further honed her umpiring skills at the Baulkham Hills Representative Carnival on Sunday 25 May.  Well done ladies.

June long weekend is Netball free but training will continue as normal until the end of term with the last game being played on 28 June before our return in Term 3.

Representative Netball

The U13 and U15 teams will be representing the College in the NSW Schools Cup in Camden on 19 June.  This is the first time the College netball teams will participate in the Schools Cup and we wish them the best of luck.

Joanne Gocher
Netball Coordinator

Representative Dance 

SSC Rep Dance Showcase
Our representative dancers took to the stage at the annual SSC Representative Dance Showcase on Sunday 1 June where they performed for family, friends, staff and the wider school community. It was a truly spectacular performance by all dancers and the amount of enthusiasm, talent and confidence shown on stage was exceptional. We thank all those who attended the showcase and look forward to sharing footage from the evening with the community soon.

Sydney Eisteddfod – Senior Rep Dance Teams

The eisteddfod season kicked off for our representative senior Dance teams as they competed at the prestigious Sydney Eisteddfod on Sunday 25 May at The Concourse, Chatswood. It was a huge day for our dancers where all five teams competed throughout the day in various sections, some of those sections having 17 other competitors! The competition was fierce and our girls took to the stage with energy and as cohesive teams. All teams danced beautifully on the stage and we are thrilled to announce that three of our five teams placed at the eisteddfod. Congratulations to our Senior Hip Hop Black (7-12) and Senior Hip Hop Red (7-9) for both receiving second place. And our Senior Jazz Red (7-9) for receiving an astounding first place! We are very much looking forward to each team continuing to grow and compete throughout this Dance season.  

Primary Sport

Primary Representative Sport – Rugby Sevens

Congratulations to Phoebe Clarke (Year 6) who has been selected into the Mackillop Girls Rugby Sevens team. Phoebe will now attend the NSWPSSA Championships on 5 and 6 June in Blacktown.

Primary Athletics Carnival

A reminder that the Primary Athletics Carnival will be held next Tuesday – 10 June – on the Secondary Campus. All children must bring their own morning tea, lunch and drinks. Please ensure students have their water bottle and hat for the day.

No parents are permitted to park on the College grounds including in the Santa Sabina staff car park.

Please adhere to the pedestrian access signs on the Jersey Road driveway at the time the students will be dismissed.

Ryan Dunlop
PE and Co-curricular Coordinator P-4 
Primary Sports Coordinator P-6