Bob Meakin, Head of Senior School / Deputy Headmaster
Our Year 12 students commenced their Trials and Mocks on Monday for both the HSC and IB. The students appear to be in good spirits and were relived to make a start on the examinations.
Introduction
Academic
Adrian Harrison, Director of Academics – Senior School – Acting
Congratulations to our amazing Science Department for delivering an outstanding celebration of science under the theme “Decoding the Universe".
Writing Hub
Writing skills have recently been identified as a key area for development in all subjects for students across the country. To help students further develop these skills, Cranbrook offers Writing Hub, a literacy initiative designed to provide targeted, individualised support in a relaxed and supportive environment.
Student Wellbeing
Student Wellbeing Programme – This Week’s Highlight
This week during SWP, students across year levels took part in a range of thoughtful and interactive sessions.
Sports
Matt Grice, Director of Sport
Saturday marked the close of the 2025 Winter season, and what a finish it was. A huge congratulations to our Cross-Country team, who have once again won the Michael Spratt Cup for the second year in a row.
Cranbrook School’s House Athletics Carnival 2025
The House Athletics Carnival will be held on Tuesday, 19 August 2025, at E.S. Marks Athletics Stadium, Kensington. It is a great Community Day in the school calendar.
Running Lines: Volume 7 2025
That's the wrap of the 2025 rugby season. What a great send off it was for our Year 12 boys who have been instrumental to our program all season.
Creative & Performing Arts (Music, Drama, Visual Arts)
Spring Festival 2025
Cranbrook School’s Spring Festival 2025
Year 12 Drama Final Showcase
Cranbrook Drama invite you to join us in celebrating the achievements of our Year 12 Drama students as they present their final showcase performances.
Andrew Benson, Head of Drama
We are thrilled to announce the 2026 Cranbrook Drama Tour to Japan in September 2026, an extraordinary opportunity for students taking Drama as an elective in 2026, Years 9-11, HSC Drama, and IB Theatre to engage deeply with one of the world’s most distinctive and culturally rich theatrical traditions.
Service & Experiential Learning
City2Surf – Service, Joy and Resilience in the Rain
On Sunday, 10 August, in true Cranbrook spirit, a hardy group of students braved what can only be described as inclement weather cheering on participants as we manned the first drink station for the now iconic City2Surf course.
News
Daisy Turnbull, Director of Coeducation
I am excited to share our new uniform look book for families to peruse the new coeducational uniform suite designed by Johnathan Ward for Noone. All students from Preschool to Year 12 will be wearing the new uniform.
Cranbrook Teachers Talking Teaching: Recap Corridor Cultures – A Co-Research Project with Sydney University
This term’s first Cranbrook Teachers Talking Teaching session explored the powerful and thought-provoking Corridor Cultures project, a multi-year collaboration with the University of Sydney. The research investigates how school spaces, particularly corridors, shape students’ experiences of identity, belonging and inclusion.
Old Cranbrookian Seamus Cloonan Visits IBDP English A: Language and Literature Students
Today the IBDP English A: Language and Literature students were treated to a presentation by Old Cranbrookian (1993), Seamus Cloonan, a multi-award winning creative.
Community
Articles of Interest – Week 4, Term 3
A round up of articles to read.
Events
Cranbrook Gala – Save The Date
Cranbrook Gala - Save The Date