Inflatable World Dural is Open!
After much anticipation, Inflatable World at Dural is finally open! Kids and parents have been loving the brand-new set up, with a huge range of inflatables and a great café on site. Parents have been raving about the low fuss, easy party options available. After her daughters fourth birthday party, Sarah said “I could not […]
Galston High School
By Luke Cosgrove Galston High School Community has lost a much-loved teacher and long-standing member of the school and wider community, Jill Gray. Her teaching spans two generations of the Galston High School community. In over forty one years as a teacher with the Department of Education, with most of those years being at Galston […]
A Year to be Thankful
By Craig Hingston Although 2021 will be remembered as a challenging year, because of the COVID pandemic and lockdown, New Hope School at Dural had plenty to be thankful for. One reason to celebrate was the largest cohort of final year graduates. There was six Year 12 students in the Class of 2021 and most […]
Hills Grammar School
Hills Grammar introduced the Entrepreneurship program to their Senior School curriculum this year which has proven to encourage students to think about life beyond the school gates. The new program is part of the Deeper Water, Deeper Learning framework, aimed at developing Deep Learning Competencies of Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Citizenship and Character. Each […]
Celebrated – Hills Grammar Graduates
‘Fostering each student’s potential for greatness’ is a lofty goal set for Hills Grammar staff. However, it is fundamental to School’s mission, and as such, makes it most gratifying to follow the varied paths of its alumni, whose ‘greatness’ is exhibited in so many creative and significant ways. Hills Grammar has been privileged to tap […]
Biomimicry and the Living World – Hills Grammar Investigates
Hills Grammar is celebrating many things this term – students returning to campus, their online HSC Showcase, Year 6 hosting their Expo – and the excitement of going global for our deep teaching innovations! The Year 6 teaching team of Jannine Walker, Kellee Edwards, Joanne Lawson, Liz Gosper and Rachel Sommer, have excelled at providing an […]
Northholm Grammar’s Night of Excellence
Northholm Grammar proudly launched The Night of Excellence website in September to showcase the Major Works projects for the family and friends of our 2021 Year 12 Design and Technology, Drama, Music, Visual Arts and Society and Culture students. The Major Works exhibition is an important highlight for our young emerging artists and designers as […]
New Hope School with “Village Atmosphere”
BY CRAIG HINGSTON New Hope School at Dural is only months away from opening and it will be the most unique campus in the greater Hills area. The bespoke design features community-style buildings and layout which will produce a village atmosphere for the students. New Hope School is for children with mild to moderate intellectual […]
George Stepanovich Honoured with Youth Community Service Award
Her Excellency, The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales – as Patron of The Order of Australia Association NSW Branch – has presented Galston High School student George Stepanovich with the Youth Community Service Award for exceptional service or engagement with their local community, or to Australia in general. George was […]
Joyful Return to School
This week saw school students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 12 return to learning on campus and it was such a joyful occasion for students and parents alike. Backpacks heavy with books, shiny shoes and colourful face masks were a very welcome sight at schools across our local community. Arden Anglican School adorned both […]
