More than 3,500 of the state’s brightest girls and boys from Years 5 to 11 have participated in the NSW da Vinci Decathlon 2017 at Knox Grammar.
The Decathlon, which was created by Knox Grammar in 2005, celebrates the academic gifts of young people by providing a stimulating and challenging competition run in the spirit of an Olympic Decathlon.
Congratulations to this year’s overall winners of the NSW da Vinci Decathlon
Year 5
1st Wollongong Public School (Wollongong)
2nd Sydney Grammar Preparatory School (St Ives)
3rd Santa Sabina College (Strathfield)
Year 6
1st Ascham School (Edgecliff)
2nd Ermington Public School (Ermington)
3rd PLC Sydney (Croydon)
Year 7
1st Pymble Ladies’ College (Pymble)
2nd Knox Grammar School (Wahroonga)
3rd Sydney Girls High School (Surry Hills)
Year 8
1st Knox Grammar School (Wahroonga)
2nd Kambala (Rose Bay)
3rd Northern Beaches Secondary College: Manly Campus (North Curl Curl)
Year 9
1st Sydney Girls High School (Surry Hills)
2nd St Andrew’s Cathedral School (Sydney CBD)
3rd Meriden School (Strathfield)
Year 10
1st Abbotsleigh (Wahroonga)
2nd Meriden School (Strathfield)
3rd North Sydney Girls High School (Crows Nest)
Year 11
1st Pymble Ladies’ College (Pymble)
2nd James Ruse Agricultural High School (Carlingford)
3rd Queenwood School (Mosman)
For more information, please see the da Vinci Decathlon website, www.davincidecathlon.com.
11 February 2025
Last week, the Senior School celebrated the HSC results of the Class of 2024 with an assembly in the Great Hall. Students in Years 7-12 gathered as the recent graduates were recognised for their outstanding performances.
06 February 2025
Over the term break, students in Years 8-11 embarked on the Knox Basketball USA Tour.
04 February 2025
In December 2024, 25 students in Years 9, 10 and Year 11 flew over the Tasman to experience Queenstown in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
