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Knox Grammar School

Knox Grammar School is an independent Uniting Church day and boarding school for boys, officially located in Wahroonga, with the majority of its campus situated in the neighbouring suburb of Warrawee, on Sydney's Upper North Shore, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1924 by the Presbyterian Church of Australia as an all-boys school named after John Knox. The school has since grown, branching out into a large Senior School and a Preparatory School, enrolling approximately 3,345 students. The school also caters for approximately 210 boarding students from Years 7 to 12.

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Knox is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), and is a founding member of the Combined Associated Schools (CAS).

History

Knox Grammar School was established on Sydney's North Shore in 1924, by the Presbyterian Church. The school was named after John Knox, the 16th century Scottish reformer, who planned a network of schools in every church parish.

Knox opened as a Presbyterian Boys' School after founding members John Gilmore, William McIlrath, Robert Gillespie and Andrew Reid purchased the original property, 'Earlston', as the first school building. Now the Gillespie Heritage House, 'Earlston' was previously owned by Sir Charles Mackellar, was designed by architects Spain & Cosh, and built in 1908 for W. Moses Esq., Warrawee.

The school was officially opened by the Hon. Sir George Fuller KCMG, Premier of New South Wales, on 5 February 1924. Under the founding headmaster Neil MacNeil, a Rhodes Scholar, Knox grew rapidly and survived the Great Depression. From 1924 to 1939 when MacNeil's time as headmaster ended the school's enrolment had risen from 28 to 300 students.

Headmasters

The first Headmaster of Knox was Neil MacNeil, a Rhodes scholar from Victoria. During his time as Headmaster, Knox grew in academic achievement and the campus and facilities were expanded. MacNeil guided Knox through the Great Depression which started during the initial founding years of the school. When the school opened, only 28 students attended Knox, by the end of Neil MacNeil's time as Headmaster in 1939, the amount of students had risen to over 300.

Motto

Knox Grammar School’s motto, Virile Agitur, is a Latin phrase that has traditionally been rendered in English as “Do the Manly Thing” (most common in the Preparatory School) or “The manly thing is being done.” The phrase draws the New Testament exhortation 1 Corinthians 16:13–14, where St Paul urges believers to “be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong” and to “do everything in love.”

In the context of Knox’s founding by the Presbyterian Church in 1924, the motto was chosen to reflect a Christian ideal of disciplined, courageous manhood grounded in faith and service. The biblical underpinning connects the “manly thing” not only to masculinity or toughness, but to the Pauline call to live with integrity, courage and love in all aspects of life - academic, spiritual and communal - which continues to shape the school’s ethos today.

Campus

There are several locations throughout Sydney being part of Knox Grammar School, with the main two campus located in the suburb Wahroonga. The two main campuses are the Knox Grammar Senior School (Years 7 to 12), located on the railway side of the Pacific Highway, and the Knox Grammar Preparatory School (Years Kindergarten to 6), located on Billyard Avenue. The smallest campus is Wahroonga Preparatory School, a small co-educational school located next to Wahroonga Park.

Facilities

Knox's senior campus includes the Great Hall and Aquatic Centre (opened August 2011), sports facility, gymnasium, squash and weights rooms, music and drama centres, two boarding houses (one opened September 2010) and the new performing arts academy (opened late 2019). Knox owns several major sporting fields including one on campus at the Senior School, two on campus at the Prep School, and t

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