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.
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.
