A BIT of inner Sydney came to Bathurst recently.
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Sancta Sophia College, a residential college for undergraduate women on-campus at The University of Sydney, held a community gathering at the George Hotel to connect with local alumnae, future students and parents of current residents.
A number of local families attended to meet Sancta principal Fiona Hastings and current residents of Sancta.
The college also held seminars at local schools for students considering tertiary study in Sydney.
The visit is part of a Central West Roadshow that will become an annual fixture to celebrate, according to the college, its "tradition of empowering regional women through education and leadership opportunities".
"There is something about Sancta that binds all alumnae together through life and that was very much in evidence at the event," said Lorraine Ryan, a Bathurst local with an expansive career in education who attended Sancta from 1958-1961.
Ms Hastings spoke at the event about the importance of making young women aware of the opportunities offered by residential colleges such as Sancta, as well as the many scholarships and bursaries available for regional women.
Sancta says the Central West has been a key region from which young women have joined the college community throughout its 92-year history.
There are at least 300 alumnae of the college in the Central West, and several thousand across regional NSW, according to Sancta.
Sancta Sophia College provides students studying at major Sydney universities with a complete home away from home, including all meals, tutoring, pastoral support and access to the social, sporting and cultural life of the Sydney University College community.
It is home to 300 students, including 200 undergraduate females and 100 postgraduate male and females in a separate Graduate House building.