By Luca Dukovski The Founder’s Concert is a concert that demonstrates the fantastic musical ability of our students from all year groups, including the junior schools, Lindfield and Wyvern House. This year’s concert will be based around “colour”, which will determine the type of music and atmosphere of the night. […]
Back to Newington Day 2025 Is Back – And It’s Bigger Than Ever!
By Jamie Lee Mason It’s that time of year again – and this one’s going to be unforgettable. Back to Newington Day (BTND) is happening on Saturday, 16 August 2025. General BTND Overview – Spaces Post – New Spaces – SAVE THE DATE – Back to Newington Day (BTND) Saturday 16 August 2025 Whether you’re […]
F-F-Frosty Fun
By Aiden Plumbe Last week in assembly on the 12th of August, we saw what Mr Ansourian claimed to be the second biggest science experiment at Newington. Everyone eagerly watched as Mr Ansourian talked us through the science behind the anticipated experiment before he poured the hot water into the tub […]
Go Go Gunpowder
By Sam Eyers On Monday 11 August, as one of many Science Week experiments, Year 9 had the opportunity to explore the bright, brilliant and copper-melting thermite reaction. Supervised by their classroom teachers and operated by Mr. Battaglia, the boys were presented with 6 different cups containing aluminium and copper […]
House Singing
The annual 2025 House Singing occurred on Friday the 12th of June with our sixteen houses singing a range of classic and amazing songs, competing for victory. This year’s House Singing Competition was a great time for both staff and students, and there were some unforgettable moments that need to be […]
House Competition Day Results
By Harry Benscher, and Deyan Nikolic This House Competition Day has been one of the most competitive yet with boys striving to do their best in all the sports offered on the day. With 3 different sports taking place around the ground (along with the side events of swimming and […]
The Science and Engineering Challenge
Written by Sam Eyers Last Thursday, Newington sent a group of year 9’s and 10’s out to Homebush to compete in a STEM challenge called ‘the Science and Engineering Challenge’ run by Newcastle University. It is a nationwide challenge that tests students’ problem solving and common sense. The teams each […]
Catch Me If You Can – Review
Written by Aiden Plumbe, Seth Bogardus, and Sam Eyers. After months of arduous work from a wide array of actors, singers, dancers, musicians, and crew, the 2025 Catch Me If You Can Musical commenced on the 12th of March. The musical was an immediate hit, selling out in just two […]
Head of the River 2025
By Ryan Low The best and biggest event of the rowing calendar has just passed. Our top-notch rowing teams have made the Black and White proud competing in the 128th AAGPS Head of the River. They were supported by our Year 9s, 10s and 12s, ably led by the 1st […]
2024 Europe Music Performance Tour
By Justin Zhang The 2024 Europe Music Performance Tour was a rich experience for all 38 students of the tour group. Over two weeks, the tour group travelled to five Central European countries—Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia, and Germany. It visited a collection of cultural landmarks, restaurants, plazas, malls, and museums. […]