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www.sacs.nsw.edu.auSydney Square, Sydney

2016-2018 Strategic planConnected, engaged, creative

and sustainable

Foreword from Dr John Collier

Dear members of the St Andrew’s Cathedral School Community,

In these days of rapid change in society, and therefore in schools, it is more important than ever to be purposeful in what we do. In this way, we can embrace developments which we believe will be beneficial for our students. This is about making choices, and deciding which options to pursue and which to ignore, at least for the time being; which to relegate to a lower priority, and which to discard entirely.

Every school is different.

We need to determine our

distinctives, and enhance

them. This Strategic Plan

attempts to do just that.

It has been 18 months in

development, including

broad consultation: with

parents through the P and F

and Year group breakfasts,

with staff, School Council

and student representatives.

For the plan to be

meaningful, it needs to be

a living document, which

‘breathes’ SACS, which is

organic to what we do and

which will be the reference

point for decisions. When

allocating resources, the

pre-eminent question

will be ‘is it in the plan?’.

I hope you will agree that

this plan captures our ‘DNA’.

This is why it is based on

our mantra ‘Heart, Mind,

Life’, which is an apt

reflection of feedback from

our community about

SACS’ comprehensive

approach, which you all

value so highly.

It is not essential for

everyone to be equally

passionate about every

aspect of the plan. As a

highly inclusive school,

SACS actually values

diversity very strongly,

and prizes the fact that

people can find that,

within an overall shared

purpose, total alignment

is not essential.

Thank you especially

to Ms Alison Walburn,

our Director of Marketing

and Strategy, who has

had carriage of the plan’s

development, and has

worked so assiduously

in what has been a very

thorough and lengthy

process.

I hope you find the

Strategic Plan a helpful

overview of the school’s

aspirations for its next

stage of serving young

people and their parents.

Yours faithfully,

Dr John Collier

Head of St Andrew’s

Cathedral School

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Message from Rev Dr Colin Bale

In the 130th anniversary year of the founding of St Andrew’s Cathedral School it gives me great pleasure to commend the School’s Strategic Plan for 2016-2018. It builds on what was achieved under the previous plan and provides the framework that will inform and guide the school’s programme and services over the next three years.

Its key terms – Connected,

Engaged, Creative and

Sustainable – indicate

the dynamic, thoughtful

and relational features

of SACS, which I believe

accurately represent

who we are as a school.

The School Council has

had an important role in

the development of the

Strategic Plan, ensuring

that what is proposed is in

line with our school’s vision

and mission statements

and contributes to their

achievement. The ongoing

role for Council is to monitor

the implementation of the

plan and to ensure that

sufficient resources are

provided for its successful

enactment.

As our School motto via crucis via lucis (the way of

the cross, the way of light)

indicates, we continue with

the purpose for which the

School was established

and which remains the

wonderful truth that I hope

every one in our School

comes to appreciate

and know.

I am confident that in our

130th year the Strategic

Plan for 2016-2018

continues the great work

of St Andrew’s Cathedral

School as a place of

learning where the saving

knowledge of God through

the Lord Jesus Christ is

the sure basis for all that

we say, plan and do.

Yours faithfully,

Rev Dr Colin Bale

Chairman of the

St Andrew’s Cathedral

School Council

Priorities for 2016-2018

Connected

Engaged

Creative

Sustainable

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Connected

a school connected to and serving the world

• Introduce International

Baccalaureate Middle

Years Programme (MYP)

into Year 7 2016 and

progressing to Year 9

in 2018

• Expand and strengthen

the culture of second

language learning in

the SACS community

• Establish an International

City Schools Coalition

of schools to explore

opportunities for online

collaborative learning

and information sharing

• Establish and nurture

city learning partnerships,

taking advantage of our

location for relevant

learning opportunities

• Expand and strengthen

service-learning

within and beyond

the curriculum

Engaged

a school where the community is engaged and growing every day

• Investigate and embed

best practice student

wellbeing programmes

that support the growth

of students

• Grow programmes that

support and promote

staff development

and wellbeing

• Prioritise opportunities

across the school to

explore and engage with

the Christian Gospel

• Ensure that learning

challenges students of

all ability levels

• Nurture an engaged

and supportive school

community

Creative

a school that inspires and nurtures creativity in all aspects of life

• Embed and celebrate

creativity across the

curriculum and with staff

• Integrate and

enhance the Creative

and Performing Arts

programme

• Enhance the use of

technology for learning

across the curriculum

Sustainable

a school that is growing and promotes sustainability

• Build financial

strength

• Develop innovative

learning spaces

• Manage risks tightly

• Strengthen

environmental

stewardship

• Ensure that the school’s

IT infrastructure and use

of learning technologies

supports new learning

initiatives

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Strategic planning framework

To inspire students

to be passionate,creative learners,

who engage with the message of Christ and fully

develop their gifts and abilities in order to serve

in the world.

To Fulfill

Our Vision

Hearts that love,Minds that grow,

Lives that give

Producing

Our Graduate Attrib

utes

· Connected

a school connected to and serving the city and the world

Engageda school where the community is engaged and growing every day

Creativea school that inspires and

nurtures creativity in all of life

Sustainablea school that is growing and

promotes sustainability

Priorities

Our Strategic Plan

St Andrew'sCathedral School

is a leading city-based,globally connectedlearning community

that seeks to beauthentically

Christian.

Our Purpose

Our Mission

Delivering

O

ur Learning Model

Learning that is:Significant,

Challenging, Networked and Future-focused

2016–

2018

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St Andrew’s:St Andrew’s Cathedral School is a coeducational K-12 Anglican school, located in the heart of Sydney’s CBD.

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