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    • From our Head of School
    • The gift of doing hard things
    • The heart of wellbeing
    • Creative contemplation: reflecting the personal through the arts
    • The enchanting sea journey that brought everyone along
    • From early vision to character-building adventures: Kirrikee celebrates 40 inspiring years
    • Gawura: a diverse community
    • A lifelong love of performance
    • The secret to success in maths
    • Encouraging the values, understanding the numbers
    • The Captains’ Dinner
    • In profile: Joey Watson
    • In profile: Alexandra Grant
    • Stay connected with our schools
The gift of doing hard things

The gift of doing hard things

At the top of the world, eighteen St Andrew's Cathedral School students, guided by teachers, walked 80km in very difficult conditions. It tested their endurance, developed their characters and gave them a better understanding of themselves and their world.

In Focus
From our <em>Head of School</em>

From our Head of School

From our Head of School…

Head of School
The heart of wellbeing

The heart of wellbeing

In the Level 7 gymnasium of St Andrew’s Cathedral School, a crowd of excited kids are cheering on acrobats. But it’s no circus act, it is a performance by Backflips Against Bullying, a group that engages kids with thrilling physical feats – while teaching them about bullying and responses to it. It's all part of the Wellbeing programme at the School.

The Buzz
Creative contemplation: reflecting the personal through the arts

Creative contemplation: reflecting the personal through the arts

Creative contemplation: reflecting the personal through…

The Buzz

The enchanting sea journey that brought everyone along

The School’s performances of The Little Mermaid were truly magical opportunities, transporting audiences to an evocative fantasy world, filled with mermaids, entertaining undersea characters and, of course, a handsome prince.

The Buzz

From early vision to character-building adventures: Kirrikee celebrates 40 inspiring years

In 1984, St Andrew’s Cathedral School bought its first ever piece of land in the rural Southern Highlands. For a school in the middle of the CBD in a multi-story tower this represented a new way to learn – and it was where Outdoor Education programme for our School would take its first early steps and grow into the robust, inspiring programme it is today.  

Breaking Ground
Gawura: a diverse community

Gawura: a diverse community

Gawura: a diverse community Now in…

Breaking Ground
A lifelong love of performance

A lifelong love of performance

For Szu Yu Chen, being an accompanist has been a lifelong vocation accompanying musicians and singers on the piano. 

Up Close

The secret to success in maths

John Williams' enthusiasm for maths is catching. His mission is to make maths more accessible to more students.

Up Close

Encouraging the values, understanding the numbers

Amrit is delving deep into the narratives behind the data – and the values we use to interpret it – while working for better wellbeing outcomes for students.

Up Close
The Captains’ Dinner

The Captains’ Dinner

The Captains’ Dinner is one of the warmest most enjoyable events we hold here at St Andrew’s Cathedral School. It brings together former and current student leaders for an evening of friendship, fellowship, and inspiration.

In The Fray
In profile: Joey Watson

In profile: Joey Watson

Journalist and author, Matthew Garrick (OA2003), arrived at St Andrew’s Cathedral School in 2001 and showed plenty of promise in English and Visual Arts. 

Connected

In profile: Alexandra Grant

Alexandra was in one of our first coeducational cohorts, showing great promise in English and history. Since then, Alexandra has forged a stellar career, including representing Australia at APEC and the G20.

Connected

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May 2024

  • Latest Issue
  • In This Issue
  • From our Head of School
  • The gift of doing hard things
  • The heart of wellbeing
  • Creative contemplation: reflecting the personal through the arts
  • The enchanting sea journey that brought everyone along
  • From early vision to character-building adventures: Kirrikee celebrates 40 inspiring years
  • Gawura: a diverse community
  • A lifelong love of performance
  • The secret to success in maths
  • Encouraging the values, understanding the numbers
  • The Captains’ Dinner
  • In profile: Joey Watson
  • In profile: Alexandra Grant
  • Stay connected with our schools