
Four student bands from the Senior School vied for rock glory in front more than 1,500 of their peers in the annual Knox Battle of the Bands competition.
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Year 11 band Trashwater (Jed Kohlmann, James Layman, Tyler Murray, Ollie MacGregor and Richard Leonard) won the competition with their performances of Arctic Monkeys 'Are You Mine' and an original song, 'Escape'.
The students from Trashwater won a recording session at Sony Music Australia.
Each band played an original and a cover song to audience of the entire Senior School.
Congratulations to our 2017 finalists False Idol, Evolution, Ignition and Prep band The Vipers.

15 September 2026
In 2025, Knox Grammar and Wahroonga Prep joined the Independent Schools NSW 'Respectful Relationships: Proactive Education' initiative. The program is designed to strengthen a whole-school approach to respectful relationships, helping young people develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions required to build healthy and respectful interactions throughout their lives.

14 September 2026
Congratulations to Knox Debating on another outstanding season. Knox retained the CAS Debating Shield for Best Overall School for the sixth consecutive year and claimed the Open Firsts Trophy after an undefeated season.

27 August 2026
How do we prepare the next generation of community members, global citizens, leaders, entrepreneurs, problem-solvers and innovators for life after school? What challenges and opportunities are shaping the world they will inherit?
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