Recently, our Year 8 and 10 students attended seminars led by Your Choicez – a dedicated team of educators that specialise in teaching young people about relationships, dating and consent in an open and safe environment. We interviewed Bella Isenegger (Year 10) to hear what she thought about the…
About 30 students and teachers from St Andrews Cathedral School visited the Mushiny Robotics Australia facility in Sydney to explore the robots and associated systems. They were able to pull apart robots – and in the process get a nuts and bolts view of real robot technology that is…
Today was our official welcome for Year 7, the Clapping In ceremony. It’s a long-cherished tradition at the School to demonstrate to Year 7s that they are joining a welcoming and historic community. They entered St Andrew’s Cathedral to the heartfelt applause from students, parents and teachers. As…
In December, 18 students from St Andrew’s Cathedral School across Years 8 – 11 and three teachers went on a two week hike through the Annapurna region of Nepal. The group followed the Annapurna Circuit, with views of the Annapurna Range, which is in some places was 8000m high.
On the rooftop at St Andrew’s Cathedral School two artists have deftly brought a mural to life, full of bold shapes and colours. Siblings Sonny (OA2012) and Sadie Green (OA2021) are alumni of both Gawura and St Andrew’s Cathedral School and now run a creative studio, Original Legacy, with…
Our 2023 Year 12 IB students have achieved the School’s best ever IBDP results. An outstanding 85% (out of a cohort of 47 students) achieved an ATAR over 90 with 17% achieving an ATAR of 99 or above. A record three students achieved a perfect score of 45,…
St Andrew’s Cathedral School is celebrating its best HSC results in the School’s history with the largest cohort of students. Creative subjects led the charge on high attainment this year, with Drama, Music, Visual Arts and the Design Technology suite of subjects attaining almost 100% Band 5s and…
Our 2023 Year 12 Cohort has broken St Andrew’s Cathedral School’s record for the number of students to be nominated for the HSC Showcase! Twenty-seven of our students’ major projects have been recognised by the NSW Education Standards Authority and have been classed as “exemplary works”. Each year,…
Our Year 9 PASS classes have been undertaking a critical evaluation of Issues in Sport, specifically the impact of racism towards our First Nations athletes. Last week, the students were fortunate enough to spend the day with Jarred Hodges the First Nations Strategic and Player Development Manager at…
It is with great pleasure that we announce that seven of our amazing teachers will be receiving World Teachers’ Day Awards at the annual NSW Teachers’ Guild Awards. These awards recognise and honour teachers who have made a significant contribution to their school. Congratulations to Katharine Groves, Amanda…
Congratulations to ten of our HSC Drama students who have been nominated for ONSTAGE! ONSTAGE is a presentation of exemplary individual and group performances by HSC Drama students presented by NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and the NSW Department of Education. Ten of our students have been…
When our Head of School, Dr Julie McGonigle, was invited to speak on a panel discussion at the Association of Independent Schools of NSW (AIS NSW) Women in Leadership conference 2023, it was as affirmation of the experience and insight she brings to her role, especially as St Andrew’s…
2023 Year 12 Student, Finnian, is taking sustainability to the next level in his Textiles Major Work by growing his own fabric. In addition to wheat fabric, Finnian propagated mulberry bark lace from the Patonga area to decorate the waistline and collar of his…
Our incoming school captains Cleo Gavagna and Rama Chadda-Harmer have recently been inducted into their new roles. We sat down with them to find out a bit more about them and their plans for the year. Why did you choose to apply to become school captains? R: When I joined…
At the end of Term 2, a selection of passionate, engaged Senior School students took part in organizing and running a Model United Nations activity for Secondary School Students, which proved to be a deeply insightful and enriching experience for all involved. Taking place over a full day,…
Our incoming Student Leadership team for 2023-24 were commissioned into their roles at a special assembly this week. Congratulations to all involved! Meet our student leaders for 2023/2024! School Captains: Rama Chadda-Harmer and Cleo Gavagna School Vice Captains & Cru Captains: Aurelia Gormon and Daniel Bott Prefects: Jad El-Khoury, Amelia…
