John Christensen - Stella Maris

Creative Arts Centre Commences

The Christmas holiday period saw the commencement of the next exciting building development for Stella, its new Creative Arts Centre. It represents the second stage of the Masterplan for the transformation of the campus. The new Creative Arts Centre features contemporary and...

2024 Our Year of Community

Each year the College chooses one of the core Benedictine values as a focus of reflection and action. Throughout 2024, the students will reflect upon St Benedict’s message of Community. We all need a place to belong, and we must ensure that there is a place for everyone- that all...

Dance Callback Success

Congratulations to 2023 College Captain, Pippa Ravenscroft on being selected to perform her Major Study Performance piece “Sane/Insane at the inaugural Callback Showcase in February 2024.  Pippa received a Callback Nomination for both her Core Performance and Major Study...

Exceptional HSC Results for Stella Maris College

The Class of 2023 has produced Stella Maris College’s best-ever HSC results, achieving a state ranking of 61. This result continues an overall upward trend in academic success for the Manly girls’ school. Stella was the 8th ranked Catholic school in New South Wales and the third...

State Champs!

Feeding off the success of the Matildas at the World Cup, our Junior Stella soccer team were crowned New South Wales Combined Catholic College (NSWCCC) Champions. In August they won the knockout semi-final, 3-1 which landed them in the grand final against Mater College,...

Bus route for Stella Students

This service operates from Belrose to Manly via Frenchs Forest, Seaforth, Balgowlah Heights and Balgowlah.  The College understands the lack of direct public transport services in these areas and aims to provide our families with convenient transport to and from school. The fully...

Class of 2022 Records Stella’s Best Ever HSC Results 

Stella Maris College concluded 2022 on a high with news of outstanding academic success.  The Class of 2022 produced the College’s best ever HSC results. Stella ranked 63rd in the State, was among the top ten independent Catholic schools in New South Wales and was the best...

NSWCCC Blues Awards 

Stella congratulates two students who received recognition for their incredible sporting success at the NSWCCC Blues Awards Ceremony in December 2022.   Philippa Q was the youngest student to be awarded a NSWCCC Blue Award in 2022. Pip was acknowledged for her outstanding...

Student Leaders 2023

Stella Maris College extends its best wishes to the College leaders for 2023.  College Captain is Pippa R who will be supported by Holly W and Isabella K in their roles as College Vice Captains. The students head a 14-strong Student Leaders’ team – each charged with...

National Champions!

The Stella community celebrated the success of its Junior Athletics team in December. Competing against the best athletics schools from throughout Australia at the National Schools Challenge in Adelaide, the team was crowned national champions. The Stella team, consisting of six...