St Paul's Grammar School

St Paul’s Grammar School
Location
Sydney , NSW Australia
Information
Type	Independent Co-educational Pre K-12, Non-Denominational
Motto	in Christo futurum 'In Christ the future'
Established	1983
Chairman	Rev Peter Adamson
Principal	Ian Wake
Grades	Pre-Kindergarten– Year 12
Enrolment	860
Campus	Taylor Road, Cranebrook
Colour(s)	Green and Blue
Affiliations	AHISA, ISA, HICES
Website	[1]

St Paul's Grammar School established in 1983, is an independent, coeducational school for students from Pre Kindergarten to Year 12. The school is situated in Cranebrook, an hour's drive west of the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales.

St Paul's Grammar School has around 860 students, from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12. The school is a member of multiple organisations for independent schools in New South Wales.

Location

The school is located in a rural part of Cranebrook, close to Penrith, in the Western Suburbs of Sydney.

Curriculum

The school offers the New South Wales Board of Studies courses from Kindergarten to Year 12. In addition to Board of Studies courses, the school offers the International Baccalaureate educational programme from Kindergarten to Year 12.

In the Junior and Middle Schools, the IB Programmes are integrated with the NSW Board of Studies courses. The IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) is taught in conjunction with the Board of Studies curriculum to approximately 300 students from pre-Kindergarten to Year 6. The IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) is taught in conjunction with the Board of Studies curriculum to approximately 300 students from Year 7 to Year 10. Students graduating from Year 10 achieve the International Baccalaureate IB Middle Years Programme Certificate; students also received the former Board of Studies School Certificate before it was scrapped in 2011.

In Years 11 and 12, students can either undertake the IB Diploma Programme or the Board of Studies Higher School Certificate. It teaches Languages Such as Latin, French, Chinese and Spanish

Facilities

The school's sporting facilities include a full-sized athletics oval, a smaller sports field and basketball courts.

The school has a sports centre with two basketball courts and a small amount of spectator seating. This building is also used for major school functions with room for seating for 2,500 people. It also has a Science Block, a Technology Block and a Performing Arts block, in addition to regular classrooms.

Co-curricular

Co-Curricular activities offered by the school include music groups, dance classes, the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme, chess and Bible study groups. RFS Cadets.

Sports

Sports offered by the school include: athletics (track and field - carnivals), cross country running, basketball, cricket, indoor soccer, netball, soccer, tennis, and touch football. Equestrian events are also offered to students, including dressage, eventing and show jumping.

Notable Alumni

• Pat Cummins, Australian test cricketer.
• Firass Dirani, actor.
• Brittanie Shipway, singer and The Voice Australia contestant.
• Chris Smith, musician and touring member of Australian band Short Stack.
• Amelia Jae, singer.
• Fiona Scott, Liberal MP for the Division of Lindsay, which encompasses the school.
• Josh Hunter, V8 Supercars motorsport driver.

See also

• List of Non-Government schools in New South Wales
• Cranebrook, New South Wales

External links

• Official Site
• Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales
• Association of Australasian IB Schools (AAIBS)