On Wednesday 6 August we captured an historical moment: Acting Headmaster Mr Philip Barr, Chairman of Trustees Professor Eric Knight, University of Sydney Chancellor David Thodey AO, and our new Headmaster Mr Stuart McPherson toured College Street together, honouring a legacy that began over 170 years ago.
It was in Big School that the University of Sydney was officially inaugurated on 11 October 1852 – a moment that marked the beginning of higher education in New South Wales. Just two years later, in 1854, Sydney Grammar School was founded through an Act of Parliament inspired by the University’s own charter, reflecting an enduring bond between the two institutions. The Act appointed the University’s Chancellor and Professors of Classics and Mathematics as Trustees of the School, and in 1855, Grammar purchased its College Street site from the University.
