We are so excited to announce that Knox Boarding has won 'Boarding School of the Year' at the Australian Education Awards 2021.
This is a testament to the incredible commitment of our Boarding staff, led by Mr Brian Sullivan, and the wonderful support we receive from our Boarding families.
"At our centre of what we do, is our total focus on developing, supporting and caring for each Boarder. Exciting and fun ‘Whole of Life’ Boarding programs offer support, both in a pastoral and academic sense, and aim to develop the whole child, so he is able to flourish, be engaged, develop lifelong friendships and achieve his personal goals."
"Leadership opportunities, social integration initiatives, and student led ‘Mentoring’ opportunities such as our ‘Cultural Immersion and Diversity Committee’ are wonderful opportunities for the boys to grow. We encourage the Boarders to initiate, develop and support many social events, like our newly created ‘Boarding Brothers Cup’ Inter-House competition.
Our bespoke Boarding programs are centred around ‘The Knox Total Fitness Model’ (Positive Psychology), delivered weekly by our Boarding Wellbeing Leader. With a quarter of our Boarders being International students, we have developed our bespoke ‘Immersions Program’ tailored to provide an onsite transition of support for our International boys starting at Knox."
Our overarching vision is to ensure that Next Generation Boarding is a positive choice for local, rural, and overseas parents, not merely a function of distance or deficit.
Within that vision, Boarding provides a complementary and valuable addition not just to the home experience, but also the school experience.
Our vision is to:
The Australian Education Awards 2021 were announced in December 2021 by The Educator magazine.
25 June 2025
“We were motivated to invent a tool that would help the community and society, by making an application not just for us students,” said Daniel (Year 11). “From what I’ve observed, our Student Administration Officer takes a lot of phone calls about student absence, and she could have more time to be focused on more meaningful tasks.”
24 June 2025
Titration Club launched in Term 2 with great success, attracting more than 40 Years 11-12 Chemistry students. Each week, students performed precise analytical titrations in preparation for the NSW National Titration Competition, held on Friday 13 June at the University of Technology Sydney.
20 June 2025
Knox Grammar School’s Senior School Instrumental Ensembles have delivered exceptional performances across all divisions at the 2025 Sydney Eisteddfod. Returning to a full suite of Eisteddfod performances this year, our Knox Academy of Performing Arts (KAPA) proudly celebrates our best overall results to date, including first place in every Secondary School Premium Section entered.
