There are a wide variety of co-curricular activities offered outside of the Sport and Performing Arts programmes.
Start Up
Each year, Years 5-12 students are invited to participate in StartUp, a semester-long intensive co-curricular programme, which sees small groups of students learn about the process of being an entrepreneur. Partnering with experts in the entrepreneurial and start-up space, students receive hands-on guidance in the step-by-step development of their idea. At the end of the programme, a Finale event takes place, where finalists pitch their idea to a panel of external judges who examine the process undertaken by each team. Awards are presented to those teams whose ideas have advanced dramatically from the initial idea and have demonstrated the skills and passion needed to be a successful entrepreneur.
This hands-on programme helps establish a culture of enterprise at the School and develops an entrepreneurial spirit in students who are willing to be courageous and learn how to take guided steps towards developing their ideas with innovative solutions.
Problem-solving, entrepreneurialism and leadership are all skills embedded in the StartUp programme, equipping students with unique skills that can be utilised throughout their time at St Andrew’s Cathedral School and beyond.
StartUp has three divisions, based on year groups – Juniors (Years 5-6), Intermediate (Years 7-9) and Senior (Years 10-12). Each division learns skills appropriate to their age and stage of development and ensures students can continue to grow their depth of knowledge and entrepreneurial skills, year after year.
MakerSpace
Held on Friday afternoons, MakerSpace is for students passionate about design–a creative outlet where students can work on any project they imagine, from design to computer programming. It is held in our TAS (Technological and Applied studies) workroom, giving students access to a great range of digital technologies. All students are welcome from Year 7-12 with any amount of prior experience.
Shared projects have included making pyjamas, or creating computer games with students encouraged to define their own project in the workshop. They can also receive guided help for existing in-class projects.
Other co-curricular activities available across the Secondary School
- Mock Trial: A knock-out competition run by the Law Society of NSW open to Year 11 and 12 students, providing practical experience in the running of a court case.
- Debating: weekly training is followed by competition against other NSW schools.
- Theatresports: this form of improvised comedy sees teams of participants create a one-to-three-minute original scene. In Terms 2-4, teams of 3-5 students compete in the Theatresports Schools Challenge against more than 100 NSW schools.
- Knitting Club: a weekly lunchtime club where students are helped in knitting blanket squares for an Anglicare charity.
- Eco Club: a weekly lunchtime club where students create initiatives that endeavour to lessen the environmental footprint of the School.
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