San Sisto College

San Sisto College is a Roman Catholic secondary college, located in Carina, a suburb in South-East Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It has approximately 900 students. It specializes in the education of young women aged between 7-12 years old.

The school is affiliated with the Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia and the Solomon Islands.[1]

Houses

San Sisto College has a house system to facilitate school based competitions and activities. The school currently has four houses, named after influential women within the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary:

There are a number of important inter-house events during the year, including athletics and swimming carnivals, and competitions in the performing arts.

Schools

The college is divided into three schools: Caleruega (Years 7 and 8), Fanjeaux (Years 9 and 10) and Bologna (Years 11 and 12).

Co-curricular sport


The school has sport and HPE programs.

Structure

A wide variety of sports is offered to cater for all student needs and interests. The program includes many traditional sports such as: swimming, basketball, volleyball, netball, hockey, soccer, touch football, athletics, etc. The subject Health and Physical Education is offered as a subject in Years 7 and 8 and an elective subject in Years 9 and above.

Activities include:

• Athletics (Track & Field)

• AFL

• Basketball

• Indoor Cricket

• Cross Country

• Hockey

• Netball

• Soccer

• Swimming

• Tennis

• Touch

• Volleyball

• Sport Aerobics

Representative Sport:

• Lytton District

• Composite District

• Metropolitan East.

These are generally played as part of the Catholic Secondary Schoolgirls' Sports Association (CaSSSA ) competitions.

Co-curricular music

[2]

San Sisto College offers a variety of optional programs and co-curricular activities in music.

Service

Service activities e.g. Rosies, St Brendan's Homework Club, Salvin Park, B4C Sustainability Centre, GALS and Trading Circle

• Support of refugee families

• Monetary support for the Kopanang Community Trust

• Immersion trips e.g. Cambodia and Vietnam

• Support of fundraising for groups such as Caritas, Catholic Mission, St Vincent de Paul, and Dominican communities

• Social action through support of groups such as Social Justice Group and Greenies and their various projects, inter-school justice activities.

References
  1. "Dominican Sisters - Home". www.opeast.org.au.
  2. "Music Programs". www.sansisto.qld.edu.au.

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