As we commence the enrolment process for students wishing to enter Siena College for Year 7 in 2020, we would like to remind any current families with daughters in Grade 5 to please ensure that you have submitted an enrolment form. Enrolment Forms and Prospectus packs are available from Front Reception or via our website. Tracey LawsonHead of Admissions

The sunshine greeted us as the Year 9 students and their Religious Education teachers headed for a day of thought-provoking ideas and spiritual solace at the beautiful Paulist retreat centre in Wantirna. Our first session was presented by Rachel Shields, and her focus was on Indigenous spirituality. Rachel Shields is a Gamilaroi and Weilwan Woman (Ga-mil-uh-roy & Wah-when) from North Western ...

Siena students were privileged to spend a lunchtime with Francesca Ohlert on Wednesday, 18 April. Francesca is a Melbourne based writer and editor and ambassador for the Shared Stories Anthology, an annual collection of writing and artwork submitted by students across Melbourne. Francesca spoke to our writers about the role of reading and language in her life and the power of words to move and tra...

On Wednesday, 2 May, Siena hosted a Year 8 Enrichment Day called “All Fired Up” for schools in the Booroondara cluster. Students from Kingswood College and Scotch College joined six girls from Siena College (Charlotte Dickson, Bridie Warren, Gabriella Sakkos, Trinity Ng, Maddy Quin, and Maliana Tapusoa) to participate in learning activities that explored the theme of energy. The studen...

I have recently become aware of the film The Greatest Showman which has a great song in it: “This is me”. I am sure that most of you could sing this for me and that the words ring round in your heads. It would bring back the situation where Barnum is slowly pushing away his original group of ugly friends, because he was ashamed of them. It brings forth this magnificent song. Barnum&rsq...

On Monday, 16 April, we hosted a special gathering of current students, and their grandmothers and mothers who were past students of Siena. We shared many laughs, exchanged our tales, and spoke of the College with great fondness. We look forward to hosting this event annually.