Success for Pipes and Drums at Australian Juvenile Championships and Australian Solo Championships
Our Preparatory School Pipe Band was rewarded for its hard work and dedication with a runner-up placing in the Development section at the inaugural Australian Juvenile Pipe Band Championship over the long weekend.
Students from the Senior School also joined them at Scots PGC in Warwick, Queensland, to perform in the Solo component of the championship weekend, and staff also took part.
Our Head of Pipes and Drums, Mr Ainsley Hart, said that the older Pipes and Drums boys were able to act as mentors for the younger boys over the weekend.
"The trip gave the boys a fantastic opportunity to develop their playing and pipe band skills among the best student players in Australia," Mr Hart said.
"The boys performed excellently and were rewarded with the runner-up position in the Development section of this Australian championship. What a phenomenal result. We are all extremely proud of their achievements."
Students
Charles Brady (Snare U13 D Grade 2/4 March, U13 D Grade 6/8 March): 3rd, 1st and Aggregate Champion U13 D Grade Snare
Matt Ding (Tenor U13 Novice): 3rd
Christopher Gower (Snare U16 D Grade 6/8 March): 2nd
Isaac Guo (Tenor U13 Novice): 1st
Xavier Luzar (Piping U18 B Grade MSR, U18 & Open Hornpipe & Jig, U18 B Grade Piobaireachd): 2nd, 2nd, 2nd
Cameron Soutter (Snare U13 Novice 2/4 March): 2nd
Daniel Stretton (Piping U18 & Open C Grade Piobaireachd): 2nd
Leo Westley-Loch (Piping U13 Novice March): 3rd
Staff
Joe Flemming (Snare A Grade MSR, A Grade Hornpipe & Jig): 3rd, 2nd
Ainsley Hart (Piping Veteran’s Piobaireachd, Veteran’s March): 1st, 2nd and Aggregate Champion Veterans
William Sincock (Snare D Grade 2/4 Open, D Grade 6/8 Open; Piping A Grade MSR, A Grade Hornpipe & Jig): 1st, 1st and Aggregate Champion D Grade Snare; 3rd, 3rd
24 November 2025
It is with great sadness that we share the news of Mr Marsden Carr Hordern’s OAM, VRD, DLitt (Hon) (OKG39) passing. Aged 103, Marsden passed away in Sydney on 17 October 2025. Marsden – student 329 – was Knox Grammar School’s oldest known living Old Boy.
20 November 2025
Our Prep and Senior School students achieved outstanding results at the NSW VEX IQ State Championships on Sunday 9 November.
19 November 2025
Established by our Middle Academy, Knox’s Global Challenge program gives students the opportunity to address a major world issue.
