Knox Annual Report 2009 - Knox Grammar School

1. MESSAGE FROM KEY SCHOOL BODIES
Headmaster’s Opening Remarks
It is my pleasure to present Knox Grammar School’s Annual Report for 2009
Academically Knox boys made significant overall improvements with the School receiving the
2008 HSC results in December and university offers in January 2009. The results were the highest
in ten years and 95% of Knox boys were successful in gaining entry to courses of their choice at
university. School Certificate results and NAPLAN test results were likewise improvements on
previous years, confirming that our approach to academic programming and delivery is highly
effective.
The School also completed its five-yearly K-12 re-registration inspection by the Board of Studies
and was re-registered without any concerns. This was a high pressure time for staff who must
engage with the Board of Studies over a number of months and still maintain the integrity of the day
to day operations of the School. All staff should feel very proud of their contribution to this
successful process.
In our co-curricular program boys have received excellent instruction and have been given a widerange
of opportunities to put that training and talent to the test. It has been a successful year in
sports where the School is CAS Champions at the highest level in Basketball, Cricket, Rugby,
Diving, Volleyball, Debating, Chess and State Champions in Football and runners-up in Athletics
and Swimming. The sports program from K-12 is meeting the needs of our boys in a variety of
sports and at age-appropriate levels.
The world of Music and Drama continues to grow providing boys with some very special
opportunities to develop and enjoy these activities. You will have read of the involvement and
successes of our groups at the National and State levels. Both Prep and Senior School
groups finished with honours at both the Yamaha and NSW Band Competitions, whilst Knox
ensembles also won Gold at the McDonalds Performing Arts Challenge and the Australian National
Band Championships.
The school is continuing to have a 21 st Century makeover, with key iconic buildings renewed and
new buildings rapidly rising to benefit the boys of today and those of the future. Specifically the
Knox Boarding Centre and across from it, the Great Hall and Aquatic Centre will be ‘best in the
world’. The Boarding Centre will open in June 2010 and the Great Hall in January 2011.
Comprehensive details of the full achievements at Knox Grammar School in 2009 can be found in
the 2009 Headmaster’s Report and the Head of Preparatory School’s Report available on request by
contacting the School.
John W Weeks
Headmaster 2009
Knox Grammar School Annual Report 2009 Page 3
Prepared for the NSW Board of Studies and the Commonwealth Government