St Andrew's Cathedral School
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Sydney, New South Wales Australia 
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| Coordinates | 33°52′25″S 151°12′20″E / 33.87361°S 151.20556°ECoordinates: 33°52′25″S 151°12′20″E / 33.87361°S 151.20556°E |
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| Type | Independent, Day school |
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Latin: Via Crucis Via Lucis ("The Way of the Cross is the Way of Light") |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 14 July 1885 |
| Founder | Dr Alfred Barry, Third Bishop of Sydney |
| President | Rev. Dr Glenn Davies |
| Chairman | Rev. Dr Colin Bale |
| Principal | Dr. John Collier (Head of School) |
| Staff | ~123 (As of Dec 2008) |
| Years | K–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrolment | ~1,253 (2008) |
| Colour(s) | Blue and White |
| Slogan | "Passion for learning, Preparing for life" |
| Website | www.sacs.nsw.edu.au |
St Andrew's Cathedral School is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, day school located in the heart of the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school currently caters for approximately 1,100 students from Kindergarten to Year 12.
The school is one of Sydney's oldest, founded in 1885, as a choir school for St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney. St Andrew's is legally supervised by the Cathedral Chapter which appoints and approves members of the School Council which was formed in 1979. The Council is responsible for administering the School's policies and formulating its mission and vision as well as appointing successive Heads of School. A boys' school for much of its history, St Andrew's opened its doors to senior girls (Years 10 to 12) in 1999. In 2008, the school became a co-educational school with boys and girls enrolled from Kindergarten to Year 12.
The School is a member of the International Choir Schools' Association, the Independent Schools Association (ISA), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), and the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA).
In 2009, St Andrew's became an IB World School and now offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma as an alternative leaving qualification to the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC).
St Andrew's Cathedral School was founded by the third Bishop of Sydney, Metropolitan of New South Wales and Primate of Australia Dr Alfred Barry. The School was opened as the St Andrew's Schoolroom on 14 July 1885 in the Old Baptist Church premises in Pitt Street, on the corner of Bathurst and Kent Streets, Sydney. At the School opening, Bishop Barry stated that St Andrew's was established to provide "the choristers with a high-class, free education on Church principles, in addition to a musical training". The School started with 27 boys, of whom 22 were choristers and, although it was later nicknamed the "Choir School", provision was made for non-choristers to attend. Enrolments reached a total of 80 in 1892, but suddenly dropped to about 50 and remained at this number for many years.
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