St Andrew's Cathedral School

St Andrew's Cathedral School

Sydney NSW

Tucked behind Town Hall in Sydney’s CBD, St Andrew’s Cathedral School has been Sydney’s quintessential city school for more than 130 years, balancing the diversity inherent in its city location with an emphasis on community.

Based on its Christian foundation, the school has essential convictions about the dignity of every student — each one unique, loved by God and gifted for a purpose. A focus on character development sets the foundation for academic excellence and pastoral care. Fifteen character strengths — such as courage, hope, persistence and open-mindedness — have been carefully chosen to signpost life at the school, and these qualities are regularly reinforced in classrooms, assemblies, in the outdoor education program and on the sporting field.

St Andrew’s diverse community nurtures empathetic thinkers, equipped to thrive in the heart of the CBD and out into the world.

Throughout the junior school, students benefit from a combination of cognitive science, inquiry-based learning and explicit teaching in a structured environment, all with a goal of promoting deep learning. This approach extends to Gawura, the award-winning Kindergarten to Year 6 school for First Nations children that was established by St Andrew’s Cathedral School in 2007.

From Year 7 to Year 10, the NSW curriculum is taught through the lens of the Middle Years Programme (MYP) of the International Baccalaureate, an internationally recognised framework representing best practice methodology for middle schoolers that ensures they will be challenged at every stage of learning.

In senior college, around one-third of students opt to continue with the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme with the remainder pursuing the HSC. Both graduate credentials offer an enormous breadth of subjects. The supportive learning environment and commitment from expert teachers ensure our students are equipped to reach their academic potential. Typically, more than 93 per cent of our HSC and IB Diploma graduates are offered their first or second choice of university course.

Key Facts

School uniform

The uniform is compulsory

Number of students

Total enrolment: 150
In high school: 150
In Year 12: 150

Gender in depth

Female: 45%

Male: 55%

Other Requirements


Boarding school

Offers IB

Accepts international students

Our Curriculum

Subjects Overview

Math classes: streamed
English classes: vertical and streamed
LOTE taught:
Chinese, French, Spanish

Activities & Support Staff

Accelerated learning

Accelerated learning (11)

Activities

Activities (103)

Extra-curricular

Extra-curricular (2)

Music

Music (70)

Sports

Sports (20)

Support Staff

Support Staff (1)

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School Details

Sector

Independent

Level

Combined

Gender

Co-Ed

Religion

Anglican

Head of School: Dr Julie McGonigle

Addresses:

32 Kareela Rd Penrose New South Wales 2579

Sydney Square Sydney New South Wales 2000

Tel: (+61) 2 9286 9500

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