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Set in our historic sandstone campus, St Columba’s is a dynamic and high-performing college for students from Year 7-12. We offer quality Catholic secondary education that combines the pursuit of excellence with our commitment to faith.

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23 Jan 2025

From Facebook

The second day in Hiroshima began by SCCC students catching a tram, then a train, then a ferry in order to reach Miyajima Island. Here, students saw the famous “floating” Itsukushima Shrine and torii gate. Plenty of exploring time meant experiencing the various delicious treats of the island, including oysters and momiji manju. After another ferry and train ride, students walked to the top of Hiroshima castle, which was restored in the late 1950’s. 💙💛🤍🇯🇵
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22 Jan 2025

From Facebook

Yesterday began by travelling from Kyoto to Hiroshima via Shinkansen. A trip that would take about four and a half hours by car took just over an hour and a half! SCCC students experienced a sombre day visiting Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Peace Park, the flame of peace and Genbaku dome (the only structure still standing within the blast zone). The evening mood was more light-hearted with students learning how to cook their own (Hiroshima style) okonomiyaki! 💙💛🤍🇯🇵
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21 Jan 2025

From Facebook

On Monday, SCCC students had a very busy day! After their first night staying in a traditional ryokan, they embarked on a one hour train ride to Nara. Here they saw the inspiring Todai-ji, a Buddhist Temple complex. The best-known relic at Todaiji Temple is its Daibutsu, a colossal statue that, with 15 meters (49 feet) in height, is the world's largest gilded bronze Buddha. It is housed in an all-wood building, the Daibutsu-den, 48 meters (157 feet) in height, the largest wooden building in the world. Outside the complex is Nara Deer Park, where the deer roam freely and can be fed with special food. The students loved this activity! After lunch and another train trip, students took part in a kyo yuzen workshop, where they got to create their own traditional handkerchief with traditional printing methods. Dinner was a fun and busy experience in the Nishiki Market. 💙💛🤍🇯🇵
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20 Jan 2025

From Facebook

Kyoto! SCCC students were sightseeing titans yesterday, walking about 20000 steps! First stop was the beautiful town of Arashiyama. A walk across the river and a visit to the bamboo grove was followed by a delicious lunch. There were many sweet treats to be tasted including honey bear cakes and strawberry mochi. Next up was a visit to Kinkaku-ji (the golden Buddhist temple and then the magnificent Kyoto Imperial Palace, where both the architecture and the gardens were equally impressive. Last stop was Kiyomizu-dera temple which is part of the UNESCO world heritage site. Here students walked the many steps to the wide viewing platform and could drink from the falls to promote longevity, good health and success in studies. 💙💛🤍🇯🇵
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19 Jan 2025

From Facebook

Saturday was an absolutely glorious day in Osaka for SCCC students. Beautiful sunshine was the order of the day for the visit to USJ. 💙💛🤍🇯🇵
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18 Jan 2025

From Facebook

The last full day at Hokusan saw SCCC students spend the day in class with their host sibling. At the end of the day Hokusan Tea Club students prepared a special tea and sweet treat as part of the farewell party for SCCC. Students were formally farewelled by the Hokusan Assistant Principal. 💙💛🤍🇯🇵
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17 Jan 2025

From Facebook

Thursday was the first day SCCC students followed a full Hokusan timetable - seven fifty minute lessons followed by ikebana club! The club activities for our students included card games and flower arranging. 💙💛🤍🇯🇵
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16 Jan 2025

From Facebook

Wednesday was a wonderful day of laughter and collaboration at Hokusan for our SCCC students. Students started the day with a Geography lesson from the school Principal (who gifted SCCC students with the Japanese sweet “Koala’s March”), followed by Level 3 (Year 12) students teaching how to make Makizushi! A beautiful Calligraphy lesson was followed by a fun-filled Music lesson on the koto. The day ended with some more presentations from both schools, culminating in the Nutbush and planning for the USJ visit on Saturday 💙💛🤍🇯🇵
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15 Jan 2025

From Facebook

Yesterday was a full and busy day at Hokusan for our SCCC students. The day began with a whole school welcome assembly in the gym where Larissa, Brodie and James spoke in Japanese. A school tour, a Japanese lesson, lunch in the school cafeteria was followed by students from both SCCC and Hokusan doing presentations. SCCC students taught Hokusan students about Australian places and idioms, and Australian food. Hokusan students got to make mini Harbour Bridges and taste Vegemite for the first time! Hokusan students then taught SCCC students about Japanese school life. 💙💛🤍🇯🇵
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13 Jan 2025

From Facebook

💙💛🤍 🇯🇵 The 2025 Japan Trip has begun and we arrived safely in Tokyo last night. An early morning flight today took us over Mt Fuji. Students were warmly welcomed at Hokusetsu Sanda Senior High school, and Perran, our SCCC student currently on 12 month exchange, was farewelled before she leaves on Friday. Students now get to stay with their host families for 6 nights!
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05 Jan 2025

From Facebook

Did you spot Amelia in the Blue Mountains Gazette this week? She was hard to miss - gracing the front page! Congrats Amelia - such an awesome achievement! #defygravity Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia - keep an eye out for Amelia in the future!
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20 Dec 2024

From Facebook

We're thrilled to see St Columba's and our fantastic English staff recognised in The Sydney Morning Herald's story on the top schools for HSC English!

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18 Dec 2024

From Facebook

We are so excited to share some of the wonderful HSC results achieved by the Class of 2024. Congratulations to all our students! Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
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18 Dec 2024

From Facebook

St Columba's Catholic College is celebrating so many wonderful HSC results! Congratulations to the six students who achieved an ATAR above 97: Abbey Flanagan (Dux of the College) Grace Costigan Larraine Santos Arlo Legaspi Kenta Marsh Hannah Moss
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18 Dec 2024

From Facebook

Congratulations to the 16 students from St Columba's Catholic College who achieved an ATAR above 90! What an outstanding achievement! Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese

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