Throughout the last week of Term 1, more than 1,200 boys and girls from Knox and Ravenswood took part in the Annual Field Exercise (Cadet Camp) near Lithgow.
This unique co-educational experience truly challenges the students, building skills such as teamwork, leadership and resilience.
Girls and boys work together, leading each other and being led through a series of challenges such as hiking, a high ropes course, flying fox and obstacle course. The students prepare their own meals in the field over hexamine stoves and sleep under a simple hootchie flysheet in the bush.
Despite recent rain, the conditions at the camp were spectacular, allowing the activities to proceed. It was a joy to see the students work together to encourage each other and keep spirits high.
In Term 4 of Year 8, all Knox boys join the Cadet Unit and must complete at least one year of training.
Most boys opt to stay in the Cadet Unit after this first compulsory year. Girls from Ravenswood have the choice to join in Year 8, with an increasing number of girls taking up the opportunity every year.
29 October 2025
Last Friday marked a proud milestone for the Knox Ravenswood Army Cadet Unit, as we formally inducted our 2025–26 leadership team during the annual Cadet Under Officer (CUO) Induction Parade.
27 October 2025
Earlier this term, Sophie Gee, co-host of the podcast ‘Secret Life of Books’, delivered a presentation on the psychological benefits of engaging with literature.
24 October 2025
Last weekend, we welcomed hundreds of individual and team competitors from 60 schools nationwide as they showcased their creativity and critical thinking at the National Finals of the Future Problem Solving competition.
