Student Accommodation

Residents at Sancta are treated to 3 excellent meals each day. The College has the reputation of serving delicious cuisine.

Meal Times & Menus

• Breakfast: 6:45am–9:30am
• Lunch: 12:15pm–2:00pm
• Dinner: 6:00pm–7:00pm

For breakfast students are offered a wide variety of cereal and milk, assorted breads, crumpets, pikelets, juices, fruits, yoghurt and spreads.

A hot breakfast is served twice a week.

Lunch and dinner includes a smorgasbord of fresh salads, fruit, vegetables, cold meats, assorted breads and spreads. Delicious hot meals include low-calorie, gluten free and vegetarian options, and a variety of vegetables and rice. There are also facilities to make toasted sandwiches and a great self-serve smoothie bar.

Late dinners and packed lunches are arranged if you cannot return to College at the designated meal times. Tea, coffee, fruit and bread are also provided at all times of the day.

Students can request a late dinner here
Students can request a packed lunch here

Lazy brunches and barbeques are held periodically on weekends.

Formal Dinners

Formal Dinner is held for students every Monday evening. Formal Dinners are a highly valued tradition at the College. Each Monday evening Sancta students come together in the beautiful Sheldon Dining Hall in academic dress for a special meal and a guest speaker. It is an ideal occasion for the whole College to gather together and live music is always a feature. Formal Dinner apologies can be submitted here.

Notable guest speakers present inspirational and informative talks on their career or field of expertise.  You are invited to chat informally with the guest speaker at pre-dinner drinks.

As well as regular Formal Dinners, the college hosts a number of Special Events for students. These include:

• Archbishop’s Dinner
• Alumni Dinners
• Faculty Dinners
• Mother and Daughter evenings,
• Father and Daughter evenings, and
• Events featuring the amazing network of Sancta Alumni.

2009 and 2010 speakers at Formal Dinners have included:

• Ella Bancroft – Sydney City Program Manager, Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME)
• Ms Galina Barrett – AusAID Youth Ambassador
• Ms Lisa Bowen, Coordinator – St Vincent de Paul Youth
• Ms Michelle Cramer – Sancta Alumna, University Medallist, Fulbright Scholar, and Architect
• Meredith Curnow – Knopf Vintage Publisher, Random House
• Mr David Dale – Journalist
• Ms Miranda Devine –  Sancta Alumna and Sydney Morning Herald Journalist
• Ms Liz Hannan – Sancta Alumna and Chief of Staff at The Sun Herald
• The Hon Bill Heffernan – Senator for New South Wales
• Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG -High Court Judge
• Ernest Li – AMP
• Mike Munro – TV and radio personality (including Sunday Night, 60 Minutes, A Current Affair and Nine News)
• Cardinal George Pell – Archbishop
• Justice Kim Santow OAM – Chancellor, University of Sydney
• Dr Rob Simons – Head of Research and Evaluation, The Smith Family
• Mr Adam Spencer – University of Sydney Senate Member, TV and 702 ABC Sydney Radio Personality
• Ms Anne Summers AO – Author, Journalist and Chair of Greenpeace International
• Mr Chris Taylor – The Chaser’s War on Everything
• Patrizia Spadanuda- Career Development Officer, University of Sydney Careers Centre
• Carina Wiegmann – Senior Recruitment Consultant, Ernst and Young
• Projects Abroad – Volunteering Overseas (including Medical Placement options)
• Miriam Pellicano – Senior Project Officer, Compass Program
• Sydney Talent Team – Ms Anne Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Mr Aaron Williams, Business Development Director, Ms Jane Oakeshott, Client Engagement Manager
• Annabelle Chauncy- Sancta Alumna and Co-Founder of the United Future Foundation
• Naomi Malone- Sancta Alumna and Former Australian Broadcasting Corporation Lawyer, Policy Advisor and Project manager