Year 5 student Violet Bloxsom has entered two prestigious writing competitions this year. She took out first prize in the Primary Prose category at the Mosman Youth Awards in Literature and she was nominated as a winning entry in the Whitlam Institute’s What Matters? writing competition. Violet accepts her Mosman…
Year 11 students Elle and Anais will be learning from some of the world’s best and brightest after receiving scholarships to take a summer school course at their choice of University. Year 11 students Elle Hadiprodjo and Anais Williamson submitted an essay into Immerse Education’s annual essay competition earlier this…
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby visited our First Nations school, Gawura, to acknowledge and celebrate the work of its staff and students, and the remarkable contribution of one of its founders, Pastor Raymond Minniecon. The Archbishop visited St Andrew’s Cathedral and Gawura today following his decision to award Pastor…
Philosophy students from across our school competed in the NSW Sydney Philosophon hosted by North Sydney Girls High School late last term. St Andrew’s Cathedral School entered two teams into the competition and both achieved extraordinary results, finishing second and third respectively. “It was pleasing to see how…
We farewelled our Year 12 class of 2022 at a valedictory assembly this morning. Hear from the students themselves as they reflect on the occasion and what it means to say goodbye to the place they’ve grown up in. We’re sad to see them go! Andrew Amos “It felt very…
Six of our Year 10 students were selected as finalists in the BIOTech Futures competition held at the University of Sydney last month. The competition connects the brightest young minds with world-class academics to think creatively about how science can solve some of life’s problems. In this piece, catch-up on…
Our incoming school captains Nathan Thiele and Keira Sparshott will be inducted into their roles early in Term 3. In the meantime, we thought our community would like to find out a little about them. Nathan Thiele and Kiera Sparshoot are ready to serve the school community. Why did you choose…
Our incoming Student Leadership team for 2022-23 was announced this week. These Year 11 students will officially be commissioned into their roles at a special assembly next term. Congratulations to all involved! Meet our student leaders for 2022/2023! School Captains: Keira Sparshott and Nathan Thiele School Vice Captains & Cru Captains:…
Our Junior School and Gawura students have been busy putting together an exhibition which showcases the inspirational lives of First Nations’ heroes throughout history. The exhibition opened to the public this week as part of our School’s NAIDOC Week celebrations. Find out what inspired the exhibition below. Classes of Junior…
Year 11 music scholar Jade Park recently returned home from the USA, where she won two highly prized international trumpet/brass competitions. Jade Park at the International Women’s Brass Conference in Denton, Texas, with her trumpet teacher Dr Carole Reinhart and her husband, Manfred Stoppaucher (also a trumpet player) from Austria. …
Year 11 and 12 IB environmental science students went on an action packed educational adventure last month that spanned land and sea. In this piece, science teacher Teegan Colusso writes about the experience. There I was standing atop a veritable mountain of sand; watching a bevy of teenagers racing across…
130 students from across the school have been rehearsing since October last year to put on Annie. Later this week the curtains will open! Meet some of the cast and find out what they’re looking forward to about opening night. Isabella Heriot is Annie How are you feeling about the…
27 May – 3 June 2022 This week, our Kindergarten to Year 6 students have been exploring the meaning of Reconciliation Week’s theme: “Be Brave. Make Change”. Every year group has spent time learning about the history of our First Nations’ people and why there is a need for reconciliation.
Students from across the Secondary School gathered in the Cathedral today for a competition of epic proportions with bands from each of the eight house groups battling for the SACS Factor plate. You’d be forgiven for thinking it was more a celebration than a competition. The SACS Factor Final is…
