Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hamilton

Dance NZ Made 2026

Dance NZ Made was held over the weekend at Cambridge High School, with dancers from across the region. So proud of our dancers who competed in various sections.

This year Dance NZ Made partnered with the NZ School of Dance — connecting them to our 4,000+ young dancers across Aotearoa! "Together, we're creating clearer pathways for young dancers — showing them what a future in the arts can look like."

Perpetua Doohan and Arianna Fernandes both performed solos on Saturday night — beautifully danced and choreographed.
🏅 Arianna — 2nd place, Contemporary Solo

Sainted Hearts Jazz Troupe and Sainted Hearts Lyrical Troupe both had many first-time competitors, who had a fabulous time and really connected as a group. This year we also had the privilege of Oliver Johnson from St John's College, Hamilton joining the Sainted Hearts Lyrical Troupe.

🎟️ Year 9 Willow Arnold-Galo and Oliver Johnson both won one of only 9 given out across the region, earning them a spot at Nationals in Palmerston North!
🎟️ Willow also received a New Zealand School of Dance Invitation Award, inviting her to a weekend of workshops with the NZ School of Dance.

Congratulations to all our dancers — what an incredible weekend!

🖤 Two Georgias, two black kits, two incredible achievements for our Sacred Heart alumnae!

Georgia Kendrick (2021 - 2025) has continued her rowing success, wrapping up a campaign over the weekend at the U19 World Rowing Championships in Bulgaria. She and her crew fought hard through the heats to finish a commendable 3rd in the B Final.

Meanwhile, Georgia Clarkin-Rush (2012 - 2016) proudly wore the silver fern as a member of the NZ Lacrosse Women's team at the World Lacrosse Div 2 World Cup in Poland in July, helping the team to a 3rd place finish. Georgia was also honoured as one of just four players chosen to lead the haka gifted to the team at the start of the games.

Two incredible achievements, two proud alumnae - congratulations, Georgia and Georgia!

What an absolute pleasure to host St John's College, Hamilton, Aquinas College Tauranga, John Paul College Rotorua - JPC, and Campion College for two days of fierce competition, faith, and friendship.

The sense of unity between these young people made this weekend truly special. A celebration of faith in a creative, supportive environment.

Congratulations to St John's College, our 2026 Chanel Shield champions - with Sacred Heart a close second!

Huge congratulations to our individual award winners:
Gabrielle Neho - Māori Perspective Speech Winner
Jessica Sylvester - Impromptu Speech Winner
Thanya Pandian - Junior Speech Winner

And a massive well done to Sacred Heart for taking home the Spirit of Chanel Shield Award! ❤

Bring on 2027, Gisborne - we'll see you there!

This year we're hosting a Year 13 Leavers' Dinner at Vilagrad Winery, and we want every student to be able to attend to mark this special occasion.

We know the cost of a ticket isn't always easy for every family right now. If you're able to pay it forward and cover a $69 ticket for a student, please email Maree Thomas: [email protected] or phone: 07 856 7874 extn: 2829

Every act of generosity reflects the love of the Sacred Heart. Thank you for helping our Year 13s celebrate this milestone together. 🙏

𝙎𝙪𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙯𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜!

Our Level 2 & 3 Business Studies students absolutely nailed Market Day yesterday. Very proud of the creativity, hustle and hard work that these students put into their businesses - congratulations to all involved!

NZ Cross Country Champs — Christchurch

Congratulations to Emily Vowles and Jasmine Shawyer, who competed in the U16 Girls New Zealand Cross Country Champs on Saturday 1st August, battling seriously muddy conditions!

🥉 Emily — 17th
🥉 Jasmine — 24th

The pair also teamed up in the U16 Mixed 4x2000m Relay, bringing home a silver medal! 🥈

𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙉 𝙏𝙊 𝙍𝙊𝙒 𝙄𝙉𝙁𝙊𝙍𝙈𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂
After a hugely successful 2025/2026 season on the water, come along and hear from our Head Coach Blair Currie all about our Rowing Programme and what's planned for the season ahead.

No commitment, no pressure — just come along, ask questions, and find out what it's all about. All year levels welcome!

📅 TONIGHT (Wednesday)
🕒 6pm
📍 PE 1

Please register via KINDO > Sports & Fitness Centre.

Connection is something we think about a lot here at Sacred Heart. Once our students leave us - whether to further study or wherever life takes them - we want to stay part of their journey. So when an ex-student reaches out with news like this, we couldn't wait to share it.

Sarah Healy (Deputy Head Girl, 2024) left us these words in the 2024 School Magazine: "Always aim high, set goals, show resilience and dedication, and the rest will follow. Hard work is the key to success, so stay persistent and don't be scared by obstacles in your way."

We're so pleased to see that she's living by these words two years down the track - and wrapped to see her love for rowing has stayed with her since her SHGC days. Sarah has just returned from Sydney, where she competed for the NZ Universities Rowing Team against their Australian counterparts. Sarah's currently studying Civil Engineering at Auckland University - Proud doesn't quite cover it. ❤

On New Zealand Principals' Day, we celebrate Catherine Gunn - a true wahine toa at the helm of Sacred Heart Girls' College. Catherine leads with faith, courage and heart, nurturing our young women and championing a culture of care, high expectations and belonging for every akonga.

Thank you, Catherine, for all you do for our SHGC whānau.