'Santa Maria College' is a [Roman Catholic] all girls school. It is situated in the inner-northern [Melbourne] suburb of Northcote, Victoria. Established in 1904 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St Benedict, it now caters for over 850 students. Santa Maria's motto "Dare to do as much as you are able" encourages all students to reach the sky, and to follow their dreams.

In 2011 Santa Maria College announced the appointment of new Principal Kanika Kukreja who shares the same values and principles upheld by the College.

More than 15 different sports are offered, throughout the year, some of which include; basketball, cross country, soccer, football, hockey, volleyball, indoor soccer, netball, softball, athletics, swimming, diving, indoor cricket and super 8's.

The various debating teams, compete in both in school (inter-house) debates and out of school debates representing Santa Maria in various divisions.

At Santa Maria College, they have many school productions with phenomenal outcomes such as Fame,A Midsummer Night Dream,The Wiz, Aladdin Jr and more recent The Pajama Game.

The school has many great facilities including 9 computer classrooms/hubs, and a library with a large number of resources including; non-fiction books, fiction books, picture story books, newspapers and also computers, to encourage students to find more than one source for their work.

The students also have the option of joining the music program, with many different instruments available, including voice.