Director of Sport and Co-curricular

Celebrating Santa’s spirit: a Term 4 snapshot of our co-curricular excellence

As Term 4 begins, I’m filled with pride and admiration for the vibrant energy that pulses through our sports and co-curricular programs at Santa Sabina College. The sheer scale of our offerings is a testament to our commitment to student growth, inclusion and excellence – and nothing brings me greater joy than witnessing our students perform with passion, pride and purpose in the College uniform.

This term, our calendar is brimming with opportunities that cater to a wide range of interests and talents. Here’s a glimpse into the dynamic landscape we’ve curated for our students:

Weekly Interschool Sport

Our students are competing across multiple platforms, including IGSA, IPSHA, Invitational Volleyball, Rosebank College Futsal, Barker College Rugby Sevens, and the IWNA Spring Netball Competition.

  • IGSA Sport
    • 1 Water Polo team
    • 10 Tennis teams
    • 7 Touch Football teams
    • 4 Badminton teams
  • IPSHA (Years 3–6)
    • 4 Girls Basketball teams
    • 2 Boys Basketball teams
    • 3 Tennis teams
  • Invitational Volleyball @ Santa Sabina
    • 20 Non-representative Santa teams
    • All 8 Representative teams
    • Hosting a competition with 167 teams participating
  • Rosebank College Futsal (Friday Nights)
    • 1 team (Years 7–9)
  • Barker College Rugby Sevens
    • 1 team
  • IWNA Spring Netball
    • 10 teams

This rich tapestry of sport is more than just fixtures and results – it’s about fostering teamwork, resilience and joy. It’s about creating moments that students will carry with them long after the final whistle.

To every student who steps onto the court, field or pitch: thank you for your commitment, your courage and your unwavering Santa spirit. You inspire us all.

Student achievements:

CGSSSA Volleyball GOLD, GOLD, GOLD! On 21 October our teams won every division of the CGSSSA Volleyball Championships at the Camelia Sports Complex – Gold for SAN02 in the Senior Division, Gold for SAN04 in the Intermediate Division and Gold for SAN06 in the Junior Division.

Mackenzie Badford, Violet Addabbo and Emily Morgan won Silver at the Australian Youth Volleyball Championships in September in Perth – Representing NSW Phoenix.

Lydia Wang was Year 5 runner up at the NSWPSSA golf Championships.

Year 7 Volleyball team was named runners up at the VNSW Schools Cups in September.

Jay Maree Yu Healy represented Australia at the International Dance festival in the UK with these results:

  • International Latin Open U16 Quarter finals (top 24 out of 243)
  • International Latin Open U19 Quarter finals 
  • International Latin Rising Star U16 Sem-ifinal (top 12 out of 231)

Debating and Public Speaking

Preparations for UN Voice of Youth and IGSA Festival of Speech are underway.

Gymnastics

We wish our gymnasts the best of luck as they head off to compete in the IGSA and IPSHA Gymnastics Carnivals on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 October.

Strong student engagement

In total there are 482 registrations across Sport and Co-curricular activities (Clubs including Fencing, Athletics, Fit Club, Mandarin on both campuses, Strength and Conditioning Years 8-11 and Boxing).

Luiz Ramalho
Director of Sport and Co-curricular Activities