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Wellbeing and pastoral care underpin all learning. A highly experienced wellbeing team supports students across the College, with two in‑house clinical psychologists available for counselling. The pastoral care program is evidence‑based and tailored to each stage of personal, academic, spiritual and physical development, delivered through house groups and homerooms to foster belonging.
On Gioia House, literacy and numeracy intervention is provided in primary, and the ASPIRE Program operates in the secondary campus for Years 7–12 to provide targeted, specialised intervention for diverse learners. Personalised Learning Plans reflect the needs of students with disability, language and other diverse needs, and programs are differentiated to support the continuum of diverse learner needs.
Personalised Learning Plans reflect language needs and other diverse learner needs, informing adjustments across learning.
The College provides wellbeing support through in‑house psychological services and a wellbeing‑focused approach that permeates learning. Counselling is available through the wellbeing team, and wellbeing and mental health are positioned as priority areas in College materials and reporting.
The College maintains a Child Safe School and Policies framework with zero tolerance for child abuse or harm; safeguarding responsibilities are shared across staff, parents and volunteers, and policies ensure safety and wellbeing in line with relevant laws and regulations.
Santa Sabina College is a Catholic Dominican P-12 school in Sydney, educating students from 0 to 18 across Strathfield and the Tallong Outdoor Education Campus. The college delivers the NSW Curriculum in Gioia House (Primary) and offers NSW senior schooling plus the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for Years 11–12. Italian, French, Chinese and Spanish are taught in Years 5–6, with secondary students choosing two languages, including French, Italian and Japanese. The campus program centers on four Encounter experiences (Community Engagement, Career, Immersion, Adventure) and includes a Future-Proofing program and a Leadership and Spirituality Experience. The Dominican heritage informs a culture of faith, service and leadership. Facilities include a secondary campus with a planned Sports Centre and Aquatic Centre, a 25m pool, indoor courts, and a dedicated library. A large music program and a broad co-curricular offering complement academic study. Students participate in Debating, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and international music tours.
