In this special episode of Teaching Heroes, Dr Jo Winchester chats with teacher Bronwyn Ilott about feminism - how they grapple with feminism in their own lives, and how they discuss this issue in the classroom. They also discuss the issue of teaching consent in schools. This episode was recorded and launched on 15 March, 2021 in solidarity with the women marching all over Australia for March for ...

At our College Assembly last week, Siena College Alumna Olivia Kourmadias, from the Class of 2018, was acknowledged. In her brief time since finishing at Siena, Olivia is driving the Monumental Women campaign, through the youth led organization Jasiri, which will “smash the bronze ceiling” by addressing the lack of female representation in Australia’s statues, place names and architecture. This pr...

Each year the Catholic Education Office hosts a Creative Arts Exhibition and invites Catholic schools across Victoria to submit entries for inclusion in the exhibition. This year, artwork from Jasmine Skutela, Jamie Coppen, Kira Acciaressi, Amy Kessler and Milla Testarotta were accepted. Milla Testarotta was also awarded the Creative Arts Committee Award Secondary for her series of three drawing e...

SienaCast (our College podcast) is a collaboration between students and staff which aims to give voice to our College community on issues of significance and importance to us all. At the heart of SienaCast is our motto, Veritas (Truth). This special guest edition of SienaCast welcomes the college Dux of 2020 Elena Cruz back to Siena College. Elena joins Principal Elizabeth Hanney and college capt...

Late last year, Year 9 (then Year 8) students Melania Flunt and Amy Duffy were interviewed by Stonnington Kids magazine about their leadership aspirations. Head of Student Formation, Claire Moody, praised both girls for being eager participants in the Pillars Leadership program in 2020, and for facilitating student voice among their peers.

PTV Student Pass forms requiring school authorisation may be brought to Main Reception for processing. Once Term 1 commences, students should drop forms to Student Reception for processing and collect them at the end of the day. A reminder that passes purchased in 2020 are valid until 28 February, 2021. Application forms are available here. Please direct any queries to community@siena.vic.gov.au.