Director of Sport and Co-curricular
We have just started Term 3 and we have been extremely busy in the Sports Department.
Weekly interschool sport has witnessed two Hockey, four Football and three Basketball teams in the IGSA Comp for Years 7-12. The Junior School students have been playing IPSHA girls Touch Football in three teams and two Boys Football teams. We have joined the Meriden Invitational Badminton Competition with five teams of students in Years 6-12 on Friday nights and our Senior team (Years 10-12) has joined the MLC Water Polo Competition on Friday nights too. All of these were added by our Rep Volleyball teams (eight), IWNA Netball (t27), Representative Dance teams (nine) and eight Debating teams Representing the College at the Archdale (IGSA) Competitions.
We are also getting ready to embark in our Representative Athletics season, joining the IGSA Twilight Carnivals on 1 and 8 August and the CGSSSA Carnival on 15 August.
As I write this article I am also watching our CGSSSA Basketball team training to take part in the Competition on the 30 August (Wednesday) at Camelia Sports Centre.
To make all this happen and ensure the College is represented appropriately in all levels, I would like to thank my team at the Sports Department for all their work facilitating staff and players development throughout the Sports seasons. I would also like to thank our coaches for nurturing our students’ passion for sport and developing them to the heights they want to achieve, our parents community and finally our students who show pride and passion while embracing the College colours in all events they take part in.
Co-curricular photos 25 and 28 August
Please note these group photos will be taken as follows:
- Years 7-12 – Monday 25 August
- Del Monte – Thursday 28 August
More information will follow regarding students’ uniforms and photo schedules.
Luiz Ramalho
Director of Sport and Co-curricular Activities
Co-curricular Clubs
Co-curricular Clubs started this week. We can see a great deal of engagement in activities such as Athletics, Fit Club, Boxing, Dance and Mandarin. These clubs have been very successful introducing the students to a non-competitive environment where they can develop the passion for co-curricular activities and take it further in their school lives.
Individual and team students achievements
Congratulations to Jade Dominis in Year 9 on her selection into the NSW Rugby Sevens Under 16 2s Girls team.
The Australian Schools Rugby Union Championships were held at the Sunshine Coast Stadium from 11 July to 13 July 2025.
Jade’s team came third out of eight teams from all over the country.
Congratulations to Alessandra Ronsisvalle in Year 7 for coming eigth in the NSW All Schools Cross Country Championships.
Congratulations to Lydia Wang Year 5, who achieved outstanding results during the school holidays at the Jack Newton Junior Golf State Age Championships! She was named net runner-up in the Girls U10 division and crowned the JNJG Mini Golf State Age Champion (Girls 10 Years).
Congratulations to Jolene Wang (Year 8) for winning a bronze medal at the 2025 National Table Tennis Championships in Traralgon, VIC, in the U21 Women’s doubles this month.
Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to represent the College at the IGSA Twilight Athletics Carnivals on the 1 and 8 Aug at SOPAC and the CGSSSA Athletics Championships at SOPAC on the 15 Aug.
| Student Name | Surname | Year Group |
| Mariah | Saade | 7 |
| Mila | Amore | 7 |
| Lillian | Ayoub | 7 |
| Freya | Ingwersen | 7 |
| Ola | Kochman | 7 |
| Elyana | Lahoud | 7 |
| Rachel | Michael | 7 |
| Alessandra | Ronsisvalle | 7 |
| Evie | Santa Maria | 7 |
| Abbey | Schutt | 7 |
| Faith | Ata | 8 |
| Ava | Cetinic | 8 |
| Dana | Park | 8 |
| Madison | Rice | 8 |
| Isla | Socratous | 8 |
| Layla | Antico | 9 |
| Natalie | Bechara | 9 |
| Scarlett | Chidiac | 9 |
| Valentina | Gibson | 9 |
| Sophie | Hickey | 9 |
| Chelsea | McIntosh | 9 |
| Noele | Nader | 9 |
| Francesca | Placanica | 9 |
| Mikayla | Tadros | 9 |
| Amelie | McKee | 10 |
| Allegra | Musca | 10 |
| Mira | Nguyen | 10 |
| Lisa | Geddes | 11 |
| Arianna | Harris | 11 |
| Olynda | Lebeau | 11 |
| Charlotte | Rudd | 11 |
| Emily | Vrckovski | 11 |
| Bonnie | Bayly | 12 |
| Caitlin | Brennan | 12 |
| Emily | Gilmore | 12 |
Congratulations to the students who have been selected to represent the College at the CGSSSA Basketball Championships at Camelia Sports Centre on Wednesday 30 Aug.
| Student Name | Surname | Year Group |
| Esther | Jin | Year 7 |
| Abigail (Abbey) | Schutt | Year 7 |
| Allegra | Afonso | Year 9 |
| Layla | Antico | Year 9 |
| Xiyuan (Khloe) | Cui | Year 9 |
| Jade | Dominis | Year 9 |
| Mila | Ettorre | Year 9 |
| Elaine | Fang | Year 9 |
| Cassandra | Katsinas | Year 10 |
| Gabriella | Morkos | Year 10 |
| Gabrielle (Gabby) | Nakhle | Year 10 |
IGSA Sport
Term 4 Registrations are now open for Tennis, Water Polo, Badminton and Touch Football.
Registrations will close on Friday 22 August.
Unfortunately the recent weather has put a dampener on the start of our Term 3 IGSA sports meaning many of our teams have been washed out. We are hopeful that the conditions will be better for the remainder of the term so we can get all of our games played.
Congratulations to SAN03 Basketball on their win on the weekend!
Netball
Term 3 sees the return to the IWNA Winter netball competition. Most teams have two or three regular games left before we head to finals season with semis scheduled for 23 August, finals on 30 August and grand finals on 6 September. We have multiple teams sitting in the top four positions on the ladder and are looking forward to seeing them play our first finals at IWNA.
Congratulations to Olivia Bouantoun, Julia Salmon and Madison Taouk who were all awarded their Santa Sabina Club Umpire Certificates in Round 11 and will now work towards their IWNA Association Badge. Well done ladies.
Round 14 on 16 August will see IWNA hosting a ‘Crazy Hair & Sock Day’ to raise funds for The Kids’ Cancer Project. Please get behind this very important event and make a donation to help fund vital kids cancer research and don’t forget to wear your silly socks!
Joanne Gocher
Netball Coordinator
Representative Dance
Term 3 is our biggest term for representative dance with all of our teams competing at a range of eisteddfods. The term kicked off with our Years 1-6 dancers competing at the Ryde Eisteddfod on Sunday 27 July, and The Ultimate Dance Challenge (TUDC) on Sunday 3 August. All teams showed great enthusiasm, teamwork and resilience, particularly our Primary Black Dance team who showed immense professionalism when there were multiple issues with their music, but they remained focussed and ended up coming out on top at the Ryde Eisteddfod!
We are always proud of our dancers and look forward to their upcoming competitions and we thank our extended dance community of dance mums, dads, grandparents and all community members who continue to commit to this program and support each team. Our Juniors results at these two eisteddfods were as follows:
Ryde Eisteddfod
- Infants Dance Team – Highly Commended
- Primary Black Dance Team – First Place
- TUDC Infants Dance Team – Highly Commended
- Primary White Dance Team – Highly Commended
- Primary Black Dance Team – Second Place
- Primary Hip Hop Dance Team – Third Place
We look forward to the next few weeks where we will be hitting eisteddfod stages almost every weekend in August!
Bryony Watkins
Dance Coordinator
Primary Sport
Sydney Catholic Schools Football Championships
On Tuesday 22 July, the Gioia House Football team proudly represented Santa Sabina at the Sydney Catholic Schools Inter-Conference Playoffs, held at Majors Bay Reserve in Concord.
The team showed incredible determination and skill throughout the day.
In the team’s opening match, they fought hard but were narrowly defeated 1–0 after a last-minute goal from a corner. This result then led to the bronze medal match where the girls battled through to a tense penalty shootout, ultimately finishing just short of a podium spot. Their efforts earned them a well-deserved fourth place overall in Conference 2.
We are extremely proud of the team’s performance, sportsmanship, and resilience. They represented Santa Sabina with heart and should be congratulated for their achievements!
Primary Athletics Carnival – Age Champions and Winning House
Congratulations to the following students who were awarded Athletics Age Champions at their respective assemblies last week.
| Age Group | Age Champion | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
| 7/8 Years Girls | Chanel Seely | Zoe Nguyen Sooah Cho | |
| 7/8 Years Boys | Emilio Medina | David Nader | Samuel Chidiac Matthew Khawaja |
| 9 Years Girls | Audrey Tita | Sabrina Commisso Olivia Lai | |
| 9 Years Boys | George Rizk Oscar Kochman | Samuel Van Hore | |
| 10 Years Girls | Eve Vastas | Elise Buttigieg Sophia Guo | |
| 10 Years Boys | Henry Li | Damien Abi-Hanna | Jude Sassine |
| 11 Years Girls | Emily Korb-Wells | Sophia Gomesis Bella Ayoub | |
| 12 Years Girls | Ariana Cassimaty | Erin Grogan Lillian Mackey |
Congratulation to Henry Li and Emily Korb-Wells who were awarded Overall Age Champions
Congratulations to Weelya who were the winning house of the Team Spirit Trophy!
Congratulations to Teangi who were the overall winning house!
Sydney Catholic Schools Conference 2 Athletics Championships
On Monday 4 August, 32 students across Del Monte and Gioia House attended the Sydney Catholic Schools Conference 2 Athletics Championships. All students represented the College with pride and gave it their all in their respective events.
Congratulations to the following students who produced some amazing results and will now represent the College at the Sydney Championships on Friday 29 August.
Charlotte McCarthy
1st Place 1500m and 800m
Stefania Lazanja
3rd Place 200m
David Nader
5th Place 100m
Emily Korb-Wells
1st Place Long Jump
Ariane Cutrupi
3rd Place Long Jump
Congratulations also goes to our Junior Boys 4 x 100m Relay team (Giorgio Sulukojian, Armando Sulukojian, Damien Abi-Hanna and Henry Li) who finished 4th overall and have also progressed to the Sydney Championships.
Ryan Dunlop
PE and Co-curricular Coordinator P-4
