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Middle School students lead a recycling revolution!

Middle School students lead a recycling revolution!

August saw the official launch of the new St Andrew’s Cathedral School Recycling Hub.  Australians currently recycle 63 per cent of their household waste, but Ava and Alec Chakar, siblings in Year 8 and 9, set out to help students at the School do…

Elevating gifted learners through deeper, real-world engagement

Elevating gifted learners through deeper, real-world engagement

St Andrew’s Cathedral School launches new enrichment programme for gifted and talented students. St Andrew’s Cathedral School is delighted to announce the new programme, which will strengthen the School’s existing provision for high-ability learners. The School has a long-standing, highly regarded gifted education programme…

A school that endeavours to nurture the strengths of each staff member

A school that endeavours to nurture the strengths of each staff member

St Andrew’s Cathedral School named Five Star Employer of Choice. St Andrew’s Cathedral School has once again been named 2025 Employer of Choice by The Educator, affirming the School’s commitment to providing the best possible workplace for its staff. The Employer of Choice report recognises…

Year 11 student writes and co-directs a theatrical triumph

Year 11 student writes and co-directs a theatrical triumph

The student-led production Clear Illusion was hailed a clear success! The theatre curtains rose on the opening night of Clear Illusion on a wintery Friday in June. This original, student-created drama was written and co-directed by Year 11 student and 2025/26 School Captain, Lachlan Sparshott. Set in wartime London and packed with courtroom twists, Clear…

Practical advice, inspiring speakers and a glimpse into life beyond School

Practical advice, inspiring speakers and a glimpse into life beyond School

Learning the Ropes brought real-world career insights straight to our students. Hosted by the Old Andreans Association (OAA) on 12 June, this biennial event welcomed over 400 students from Year 9 to 12, along with their parents, for an evening packed with rare insights and invaluable real-world advice. More than…

Hear the voices that echo through generations

Hear the voices that echo through generations

Our 2025 Showcase concert filled Sydney Town Hall with music, memory and meaning On Wednesday 25 June, our students took to the stage for ‘Showcase 2025: Generations’, a powerful celebration of St Andrew’s Cathedral School’s 140th year.  In a concert that drew on our School’s musical roots and far-reaching legacy,…

Honouring Strength, Vision and Legacy at St Andrew’s Cathedral School 

Honouring Strength, Vision and Legacy at St Andrew’s Cathedral School 

The School gathered to celebrate First Nations culture, learning and contribution during NAIDOC Week. During the last week of June, the School community gathered to celebrate NAIDOC Week. The various events and activities were hosted by Gawura School, the First Nations School within St Andrew’s Cathedral School. This week was…

Founders’ wisdom sparks vision for First Nations restoration

Founders’ wisdom sparks vision for First Nations restoration

St Andrew’s Cathedral School launches Restoration Action Plan and First Nations Strategic Plan. St Andrew’s Cathedral School proudly celebrates 140 years this year, with our First Nations school, Gawura School, being founded much more recently – in 2007. Gawura School sits within St Andrew’s Cathedral School and is…

Celebrating 140 Years – a Legacy of Light

Celebrating 140 Years – a Legacy of Light

2025 sees St Andrew’s Cathedral School mark historic milestone. From humble beginnings in a borrowed Pitt Street schoolroom with just 27 boys – 22 of them choristers – St Andrew’s Cathedral School has grown into an exciting, vibrant, coeducational learning community. Proudly situated in the heart of the city, the…

From Ukraine, via Australia, and on to the world stage

From Ukraine, via Australia, and on to the world stage

Internationally acclaimed pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk inducted into the St Andrew’s Cathedral School Hall of Honour. At our annual Evening of Celebrating and Prizegiving (ECAP) in December 2024, the School was incredibly proud to induct Old Andrean (OA), Alexander Gavrylyuk (OA2002) into the St Andrew’s Cathedral School Hall…