On Wednesday 25 March, Knox competed in the Local Heat of the Interschool Chess Challenge at Ku-Ring-Gai Town Hall in Pymble and came away in First Place.
The boys were outstanding on the day, showing composure and strategic thinking across seven rounds of competition. Congratulations to all who represented the School – Year 11 students Brian and Savin, and Year 8 students Bruce, Christian, Edward, Evan, Ishaan, Jayden, Justin and Max.
Four Knox students placed in the Top Six – Edward (6th), Ishaan (4th), Brian (2nd) and Savin (1st).
Outside of school competition, Knox students had a hugely successful term break.
The Doeberl Cup is widely regarded as Australia's most prestigious chess tournament. An annual Easter event held in Canberra that has run almost uninterrupted since 1963, making it the country's longest-running weekend chess competition. It regularly draws more players than the Australian Chess Championships, attracts international grandmasters, and runs across four sections, with the Top 60 players competing in the Doeberl Cup Premier. Three of our students appeared in the Premier section: Year 9 students Harvey, Lucas, and Reyaansh, who joins us in Term Two. The boys distinguished themselves throughout, with Harvey notably finishing 9th overall and taking away the Bedi Cup (for Best Australian Junior). Ishaan and Savin also competed in the Doeberl Cup Minor and Major, respectively. A special mention to Alexis Vargas Arteaga, one of Knox's two chess coaches from the Sydney Academy of Chess, who finished second overall in the Doeberl Cup Premier.
Two of our students also competed in the Oceania Youth Championship U12-20. Both had phenomenal tournaments, with Ethan (Year 10) finishing 7th and Lucas coming 4th out of 163 juniors across the Oceania continent. Ethan then won the NSWJCL Sydney Autumn Two-Day Challenge, with Daniel (Year 9) finishing fourth in the same competition.
In Terms 2 and 3, the boys will continue to compete in the ICC as well as the NSWJCL Regional competition, defending our Junior and Senior titles. Within the School, we will also be holding a House Chess competition. We wish the boys luck as they compete for individual and team success. The boys are strongly motivated to make Knox Grammar Australia's top school for chess over the coming years.
15 October 2026
On Thursday 15 October, we welcomed parents, students and staff to the Great Hall for our Respectful Relationships Education community event, 'Growing Up in the Age of Algorithms'. The evening reflected the School’s commitment to partnering with families on some of the most significant issues facing young people today, creating space for informed discussion, shared learning and meaningful engagement around the challenges and opportunities of life in an increasingly connected digital world.
15 October 2026
Participants of the Knox Leader Development Program recently gathered in the Bryden Room to present their leadership projects and reflect on their development as leaders. It was an inspiring occasion, with staff sharing their vision and purpose, achievements and future goals, leadership journey, and key learnings gained through the process.
08 October 2026
Year 12 student Nathan represented Australia for the third time in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), travelling to Uzbekistan in Term 3 to compete with hundreds of students from dozens of countries across the globe.
