Knox Grammar School has marked NAIDOC Week with a series of events to celebrate and recognise importance of indigenous culture in our community.
The week began with an Acknowledgement of Country, smoking ceremony and plaque unveiling ceremony held at the new Boarders' Terrace.
The new plaque, created by Uncle Laurie Bimson, features an engraving of a stingray, the totem of the Guringai people.
Uncle Laurie Bimson with indigenous students and the plaque
'Bik-a-labarley mur-ra-ring walla gibalee yad-dung Gu-ring-ai wan-an-gini wahroong yen-ni-eubu. Maroon oom-oolli-yan ah Gu-ring-ai wan-an-gini Wahroong'
— 'Let us walk through Guringai Country as one. Take care of Guringai Country.'
The Knox 1st XI Football Team wearing the Knox Indigenous Jersey
On Friday, the School launched a new Knox indigenous crest which has been designed by a group of our indigenous students.
Knox 1st AFL Indigenous Jersey
The colours represent the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags, each with its own story ingrained in their creation and representation.
The stingray in the centre is a local totem for the Guringai people community of this area. The six circles inside the stingray represent the kinship groups from the area.
There are 15 figures and two inner circles in the centre of the stingray which represent people coming together, with particular focus on the number of Aboriginal students at Knox Grammar School.
Boys in the Senior School 1sts sporting teams proudly wore their jerseys featuring this unique Aboriginal artwork for the inaugural Knox Indigenous Round against Waverley College.
The Knox 1st XV Rugby Team wearing the Knox Indigenous Jersey
20 November 2024
Knox Grammar School supports the recent joint statement from the General Committee of the Associated Schools of NSW (CAS) and the Board of the Independent Sporting Association (ISA) regarding the new competition format for the 2025 Rugby season.
11 November 2024
Year 10 student Nathan Z recently returned from the 36th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) with a bronze medal. Nathan was selected through a rigorous process to participate in the event, hosted by the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport in Alexandria, Egypt.
07 November 2024
The Community Portfolio Leadership Team has kicked off Ride With Richter 2024 to support SpinalCure Australia’s cutting-edge neurostimulation research.
