San Sisto College - Carina
Welcome to San Sisto College
San Sisto College is a learning community of approximately 900 students, that specialises in the education of young women within a Catholic environment.
As a college, we seek to challenge each student whilst nurturing their gifts and talents thereby encouraging and enabling them to reach their potential. We provide an extensive curriculum that caters for the interests and needs of all students. We are committed to educating and developing young women who will always strive for excellence in their academic, sporting and cultural endeavours.
Our values of truth, joy, faith and prayer, justice and compassion, community and service, and a love of learning guide us as we foster a sense of unity, connectedness and belonging. The wellbeing of our students is paramount, with an extensive personal development program and a wellness centre supporting the young women in our care.
San Sisto College is proud to be educating young women who will seek and create change. We provide them the skills to engage with and lead their communities, whilst empowering? them with the tools and resources to confidently shape their circumstances?.
College Mission
The San Sisto College Mission is to be a Catholic community in the Dominican tradition where the heart, mind and spirit of each young woman is nurtured, challenged and shaped by the lived experience of the Gospel.
Our Excellent Facilities
At San Sisto, our aim is to maintain a safe, healthy and sustainable campus environment for students, faculty, staff and visitors with a combination of new and existing facilities that support the evolving future needs of our College community.
Our Albertine Science Precinct includes science laboratories, a prep room and the science courtyard.
Our Caesarini building includes two general learning areas, two flexible learning areas, a catering facility, and a home economics classroom, commercial kitchen and dining room.
Our Angelico Creative Arts Centre is a superb creative art space with clay ovens, a performance facility and music studios.
Our Siena Centre provides a superb space for learning, performing arts, sport and fitness, with state of the art audio visual and lighting equipment. And adjacent to the Siena Centre are our two multipurpose outdoor courts which cater for a wide range of sports including netball, volleyball, and tennis.
The re-development of our Dominic Building further enhanced student learnings in robotics, media and communications technologies, science, learning support and physical enrichment, into the future.
And students at San Sisto College can head to the WELL - our Centre for Wellbeing, to support and enhance their ongoing academic, social and emotional, physical, spiritual and cognitive wellbeing.
Curricular
The classroom curriculum at San Sisto aims to be responsive to girls' needs to best meet the challenges of the complex society of our times and beyond.
Opportunities are provided for students to reach their full learning potential with differentiation occurring in all classrooms. All learning and teaching take place in the context of a growth mindset, the development of positive attitudes and perceptions.
Co-Curricular
Our co-curricular program provides a wide variety of opportunities for our students to actively engage in a range of cultural, academic, sporting, media, justice and service programs.
Co-curricular activities are designed to extend classroom experiences include overseas excursions to Italy and Japan, an extensive range of Music ensembles, a Drama Society, Debating, STEM activities, and inter-school sport.
Our Music Program has outstanding instrumental teachers and band conductors? to assist in the musicianship development of each student.
And tuition in instrumental and vocal music is offered at San Sisto College. Students can elect to have individual or shared tuition in a number of instruments and the choices available.
Sport & Equestrian
We aim to instil in our students an understanding of the benefits that come from engaging in physical activity. We also encourage participation in team sports and recreational activities as a means of promoting team, house and school spirit.
San Sisto provides opportunities for students to represent the college at a number of levels and in a variety of sports.
The San Sisto College Equestrian team has been running for a number of years and is a very sought-after activity. For more information about the Equestrian team and competition dates, please contact the College.