Northholm Grammar firmly believes that character and resilience are as crucial to young people ’ s future success as academic qualifications . Hence our commitment to an educational philosophy based on ‘ academic intentionality with pastoral attentiveness ’.

Our strategic intent to cultivate a learning environment that allows each student to become the best version of themselves includes a strong focus on moral character development , self-efficacy , self-determination , adaptive expertise ( building resilience ), selflessness and leadership .

Underlined within this approach is the significance of pupils learning about the importance of positive personal attributes such as self-respect and self-worth ,

Gymnastics team .

honesty , courage , kindness , generosity , trustworthiness and a sense of justice .

At Northholm we aim at building strong and positive relationships and embrace the character and resilience needed to deal with life ’ s inevitable challenges .

Our recent students ’ extraordinary achievements reflect our holistic educational approach and offer an insight into what life at Northholm is all about . Some of our students ’ outstanding achievements during this term are below .

• The Senior Drama Production of A Midsummer Night ’ s Dream . The drama productions are always a highlight of the academic calendar and it ’ s a magnificent reflection of the hard work and talents of our students in the creative and performing arts .

• The STEM Department entered a Year 7 and 8 Team and a Year 9 and 10 Team into the da Vinci Decathlon and achieved extraordinary results competing against the best schools in Sydney . Results included 1st in cartography , 9th in engineering , 13th in science ( Year 8 ), 5th in legacy and 11th in science ( Year 9 ) and 7th in creative producers ( Year 10 ).

• A thriving sports program with the HZSA Cross Country Carnival held at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre . The Primary pears were again the Best Performing School and had

The da Vinci Decathlon Team .

seven students qualify for the CIS . In the Secondary years we had seven students qualify for AICES .

• The Northholm Aerobics Teams continue to shine with the Primary and Secondary years both placing first in the Regional Championships and will now compete to qualify in the State Championships .

• Jett Watkin ( Year 6 ) has been named in the CIS Primary Boys Rugby Union Team and has now been selected for THREE CIS squads ( rugby union , rugby league and touch football ).

• Equestrian continues to achieve outstanding results in a diverse range of competitions culminating in great success at the North West Expo in Coonabarabran , the Pacific Coast Hack Championships and the Warringah Dressage Championships .

Character and resilience are the qualities , the inner resources that we call on to get us through the setbacks that are part and parcel of life . Fundamentally , education is about making sure our students have everything they need to realise their potential .

This includes offering them a broad and rich curriculum which gives them the knowledge and skills that will set them up for success in further study and in the world of work . But education should also support young adults to build their confidence and resilience , helping them to navigate through life ’ s ups and downs .

To enquire about enrolment or applying for a scholarship at Northholm Grammar , please contact the Head of Enrolments on 9656 2000 or visit our website northholm . nsw . edu . au . We look forward to hearing from you !