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.
26 November 2025
Knox students embarked on an unforgettable journey through the stunning landscapes of Central Australia, staying on traditional homelands and learning from Aboriginal peoples.
24 November 2025
It is with great sadness that we share the news of Mr Marsden Carr Hordern’s OAM, VRD, DLitt (Hon) (OKG39) passing. Aged 103, Marsden passed away in Sydney on 17 October 2025. Marsden – student 329 – was Knox Grammar School’s oldest known living Old Boy.
20 November 2025
Our Prep and Senior School students achieved outstanding results at the NSW VEX IQ State Championships on Sunday 9 November.
