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Success for SACS in Da Vinci Decathlon

Success for SACS in Da Vinci Decathlon

Students from across the school competed in the NSW Da Vinci Decathlon earlier this month and achieved outstanding results with our Year 8 team taking out first place in the Art & Poetry discipline.  The Da Vinci Decathlon is an academic competition designed to challenge and stimulate the…

Treasure trove of items discovered in archives

Treasure trove of items discovered in archives

School Historian Victor Branson has discovered a collection of items belonging to Old Andrean and WWI soldier, Captain John Francis Piggott. Branson found the items while conducting research in the school’s archives. They offer a fascinating window into Piggott’s world: his schooling, family life and untimely death during…

Macaulay surprised by education medal presentation

Macaulay surprised by education medal presentation

NSW President of the Australian College of Educators Lila Mularczyk surprised our Acting Deputy Head of School Kirsten Macaulay when she slipped into last Monday’s Professional Development Day to break some exciting news in front of school staff. Ms Mularczyk announced:  I’d like to say good…

Trystan still on the Go

Trystan still on the Go

Former school captain Trystan Go (OA 2019) has spent the past two years balancing university studies with a busy professional acting career in blockbuster films. Ethan Crosweller caught up with Trystan to discover what he has planned for 2021 and beyond.  Trystan in Occupation: Rainfall What…

New Chapter opens for school and Cathedral

New Chapter opens for school and Cathedral

The fully restored and updated Chapter House – the beautiful gothic building adjacent to St Andrew’s Cathedral – was officially opened by the Most Reverend Dr Glenn Davies, Archbishop of Sydney, on Thursday, 11 March 2021. The stunning restored Chapter House. The project was jointly managed by St Andrew’s Cathedral…

YourChoicez points students towards healthy relationships

YourChoicez points students towards healthy relationships

Your Choicez presenter Over the past two weeks, students in Years 8 and 10 have attended a series of seminars produced by YourChoicez – an organisation that seeks to educate students about developing healthy relationships. Students already benefit from a Personal Development syllabus that provides excellent grounding in these areas and a Pastoral…

SACS a training ground for future teachers

SACS a training ground for future teachers

In 2021, St Andrew’s Cathedral School has welcomed back two interns, and has introduced two new interns from Alphacrucis College as part of a program that seeks to give trainee teachers first-hand experience in the classroom. The program is part of The Teaching School Alliance – Sydney (TSAS) – a unique…

Middle School leaders & ambassadors announced for 2021

Middle School leaders & ambassadors announced for 2021

Congratulations to the following Year 9 students who have been commissioned as Middle School leaders and ambassadors for 2021. The students were presented with their badges at our Middle School Assembly on Monday 1 February. Middle School Leaders Lois ArthursonChloe BadgerBrendan BennettDaniel BottRama Chadda-HarmerCallista ChristabelCleo GavagnaDaniel GowJack LesnieLewis O’SullivanBronte ParkinGrace Patching…

Big City Make Off transforms school

Big City Make Off transforms school

The Cathedral, Chapter House and school foyer were transformed as part of the Big City Make Off today in order to raise funds for Rough edges, a community organisation that seeks to support people experiencing homelessness and marginalisation. Students from each of the eight house groups created their own lolly…

Stunning IB Diploma results achieved by 2020 cohort

Stunning IB Diploma results achieved by 2020 cohort

To read the IB Diploma results snapshot, click here. St Andrew’s Cathedral School is celebrating its best ever IB Diploma results. Deputy Head of School (Secondary) Mr Brad Swibel wrote to the school community to announce the stunning results: We are delighted with the 2020 IB Diploma results,…

Olivia sets new trajectory after stunning HSC result

Olivia sets new trajectory after stunning HSC result

Olivia Hayes’ exceptional HSC results came as a shock for the talented sportswoman, whose major work in Design and Technology was selected among the final works to be displayed in the HSC Shape 2020 exhibition. She is now thinking of changing her university preferences to include a design element.

Strong HSC results announced following challenging year

Strong HSC results announced following challenging year

St Andrew’s Cathedral School is celebrating the impressive results of HSC students following a challenging year. Deputy Head of School (Secondary) Mr Brad Swibel wrote to the school community to announce the excellent results. IB Diploma results will be released in early January. Dear Parents and Carers, …

Introducing Dr Julie McGonigle …

Introducing Dr Julie McGonigle …

On 2 December 2020, Dr Julie McGonigle was announced as the next Head of School, starting in 2022. Julie has been a part of the St Andrew’s Cathedral School community since 2017. Our current Head of School Dr John Collier shares some of the highlights of Julie’s career and how she…

Top educator award for Music and Gawura teams

Top educator award for Music and Gawura teams

St Andrew’s Cathedral School’s Music Department and Indigenous school-within-a-school were presented with highly prestigious education awards last week. The Australian College of Educators (ACE) awarded the entire staff of the Music Department with an Excellence in Education Team Award, to mark their great success in collaboration and teaching in achieving some…

NAIDOC week celebrations 2020

NAIDOC week celebrations 2020

Theme: Always was, always will be.  8–15 November 2020 Always Was, Always Will Be recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. During NAIDOC Week 2020, we have many activities that our students and community are involved in. Below…

Hackathon win for StartUp winner

Hackathon win for StartUp winner

Year 12 (2021) student Amy Diaz has put the design thinking skills taught in the school’s StartUp entrepreneurial program to real-life use, winning a UNSW high school Hackathon competition. Amy Diaz Working as part of a small team of students from all over Sydney, Amy developed an app which she…