), ▁the ▁Junior ▁School ▁He ads ▁Association ▁of ▁Australia ▁( J SH AA ) ▁and ▁an ▁affili ate ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁He ads ▁of ▁Independent ▁Girls ' ▁School s ▁( A H IG S ). ▁The ▁College ▁Princi pal ▁is ▁Paul ina ▁Sk erman . ▁ ▁History ▁E ight ▁Domin ican ▁sister s ▁arrived ▁from ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁to ▁establish ▁schools ▁for ▁Catholic ▁children ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁Sub sequently ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁and ▁a ▁house ▁in ▁Str ath field ▁were ▁purchased ▁from ▁a ▁wine - gro wer , ▁Harold ▁Lin de man . ▁Santa ▁Sab ina ▁College ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁this ▁site ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁with ▁seven ▁day ▁students . ▁The ▁first ▁three ▁board ers ▁were ▁en rolled ▁in ▁April ▁of ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁College ▁saw ▁its ▁first ▁student ▁mat ric ulate ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁officially ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁a ▁secondary ▁school ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁with ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁B urs ary ▁Act . ▁Organ ised ▁sport ▁was ▁first ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁with ▁Tennis ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁sport ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Santa ' s ▁most ▁prominent ▁building , ▁Holy ro od , ▁was ▁purchased ▁from ▁William ▁Adams ▁of ▁the ▁Tat ters all ' s ▁Hotel . ▁The ▁car ved ▁sand stone ▁fac ade ▁came ▁from ▁the