Santa Maria College, Melbourne
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|name = Santa Maria College
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|motto = {{nowrap|{{langx|la|Quantum Potes Tantum Aude}}}}
|motto_translation = Dare to do as much as you are able
|location = Northcote, Victoria
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|city = Northcote
|state = Victoria
|postcode = 3070
|country = Australia
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|type = Independent secondary school
|denomination = {{bulleted list|Roman Catholic|Sisters of the Good Samaritan}}
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|established = 1904
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|status = Open
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|principal = Joanne Rock
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|chaplain = Sr. Glenys
|staff = around 100
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|grades = 7–12
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|gender = Girls
|classrooms = About 84
|houses = {{color box|Red}} Conway
{{colour box|Blue}} Carmel
{{color box|Gold}} Rosaria
{{color box|Green}} Lourdes
{{color box|Purple}} Neville
{{color box|White}} Clare
|colours = {{color box|#003699}}{{color box|#D4AF37}}
French navy and gold
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|song = Strong and Tall
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|enrolment = Over 950
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|homepage = {{URL|santamaria.vic.edu.au}}
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Santa Maria College is a Roman Catholic all-girls high school located in the inner-northern Melbourne suburb of {{VICcity|Northcote}}, Victoria, Australia. Santa Maria was established in 1904 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St Benedict, originally titled the Good Samaritan High School. {{as of|2017}}, the school caters for over 950 students.{{Cite web|url=http://www.santamaria.vic.edu.au/our-college/index.html|title=Our College {{!}} Santa Maria College – Melbourne|website=www.santamaria.vic.edu.au|access-date=16 June 2017}}
In 2020 Santa Maria College announced the appointment of its new principal Joanne Rock, who has come from FCJ College Benalla, where she has been the principal for the last 5 years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.santamaria.vic.edu.au/one-community/meet/our-principal|title=Our Principal | Santa Maria College}}
Overview
The College is an IB (International Baccalaureate) School, offering the Middle Years Program to students in year 7–10, culminating in the completion of the MYP Personal Project.{{Cite web|url=http://www.santamaria.vic.edu.au/learning/international-baccalaureate/index.html|title=International Baccalaureate {{!}} Santa Maria College – Melbourne|website=www.santamaria.vic.edu.au|access-date=16 June 2017}} Italian and Japanese are both taught at the College as a part of the LOTE (Languages Other Than English) program.
Extra-curricular activities are a prominent aspect of school life at Santa Maria.{{Cite web|url=http://www.santamaria.vic.edu.au/beyond-the-classroom/co-curricular/index.html|title=Co-Curricular {{!}} Santa Maria College – Melbourne|website=www.santamaria.vic.edu.au|access-date=16 June 2017}} The school's debating teams compete in both inter-house and DAV competitions representing the college in their respective divisions.
More than 15 different sports are offered to students throughout the year, including basketball, cross country (running), soccer, football, hockey, volleyball, netball, softball, swimming, diving, indoor cricket and super 8's.{{Cite web|url=http://www.santamaria.vic.edu.au/beyond-the-classroom/sport/index.html|title=Sport {{!}} Santa Maria College – Melbourne|website=www.santamaria.vic.edu.au|access-date=16 June 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/a/santamaria.vic.edu.au/smc-sport/|title=SMC SPORT|access-date=16 June 2017}} In addition to these activities, the College hosts an annual inter-house athletics and swimming carnival in which students compete to earn 'house points'.
School productions are also held annually, with musicals and plays on alternate years.{{Cite web|url=http://www.santamaria.vic.edu.au/beyond-the-classroom/drama-dance-performance/index.html|title=Performing Arts {{!}} Santa Maria College – Melbourne|website=www.santamaria.vic.edu.au|access-date=16 June 2017}} The music program covers a variety of instruments and abilities, and includes vocal lessons.
References
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{{Secondary schools in Victoria|state=collapsed}}
{{Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia schools}}
Category:1904 establishments in Australia
Category:Educational institutions established in 1904
Category:Girls' schools in Victoria (state)