Calrossy sheep scores an impressive 30/30 for its carcase
Read More Jun 08 2023
Any student who has faced the Challenge will know the anticipation of the “Bridge Buster” which has become one of the best known and biggest tests in the Science and Engineering Challenge. The challenge is to build a bridge with regulations in time, materials and size… it then gets put to the wei...
Read More Jun 05 2023
Alice is part of the School’s new Stage 3 program which began offering distance education to Year 5 and 6 students this year.
Read More Jun 04 2023
As the Calrossy Equestrian Team gears up for another very busy week at the North West Equestrian Expo, we thought it would be timely to acknowledge some recent equestrian success.
Read More Jun 01 2023
Children from across the country, including Tamworth, have joined to read the same book at the same time on Wednesday, May 24, as part of National Simultaneous Storytime.
Read More May 24 2023
Calrossy's Junior School team takes out their division for the second year in a row.
Read More May 22 2023
We catch up with Class of 2014 graduate Megan Lamph, now embarking on her second degree.
Phoebe has been selected in the NSW Combined Independent Schools sevens side, after a trial in Sydney, that will contest the All Schools championships later this year.
Read More Apr 30 2023
Meet Calrossy's dynamic Careers Adviser
Read More Apr 28 2023
Calrossy teacher James Forsyth has been named as one of Education's Rising Stars.
Read More Apr 05 2023
The motivation to make a positive impact in society prompted him into education.
Read More Mar 28 2023
Chris Curran has been many things at Calrossy in and out of the classroom, find out here.
Read More Mar 16 2023
The Australian Government is establishing a Commonwealth Regional Scholarship Program to better support the families of boarding school students from regional, rural and remote communities with the costs of education.
Read More Mar 15 2023
The Calrossy Careers program at Calrossy is making sure our students have as many opportunities as possible to make informed choices about their professional careers after school.
Read More Mar 10 2023
Meet one of our Junior School teachers whose classroom is all about positivity.
Read More Mar 06 2023
The Calrossy Yr 12 students have smashed their annual "Worlds Greatest Shave" fundraising event. It made last year's look wispy, beating 2022's benchmark by $20K for a grand total of just over $30k. Those who braved the razor said the cause made it "worth it".
Read More Mar 03 2023
The concepts for Calrossy’s next multipurpose classroom facility have finally been released and they are very impressive. The newest development to be built on the Calrossy William Cowper site consists of a two-storey classroom block incorporating specialised classrooms for Music, offices fo...
Read More Feb 28 2023
Parents will be aware that we are implementing the use of Yondr Phone Pouches this term in the Secondary School. This follows growing worldwide concern on the impact of smart phones in school classrooms, relating to mental health and learning. The NSW Government and opposition are both formulatin...
Calrossy staff went above and beyond to spread a little Christmas Spirit this year.
Read More Dec 16 2022
Calrossy has cemented itself as the leader in quality education in the region, with 2022 HSC results once again among the State’s best. Calrossy was the only school in the New England North West listed in the State’s Top 150 list.* Calrossy ranked 118th on the prestigious list, after securing ...
Read More Dec 15 2022
Brony Nielsen... Thank you for your enormous contribution to Calrossy over the last 20+ years. Last week Calrossy farewelled a long standing and much loved staff member, with Mrs Bronwyn Nielsen, hanging up her teaching hat after a great career, including more than two decades with Calrossy. ...
Read More Dec 14 2022
A special tribute to Mr Laurence Tockuss
Read More Dec 13 2022
It’s official! The countdown to the construction of Calrossy Anglican School’s next multipurpose classroom facility has commenced with work scheduled to to begin next month, once final approvals are granted.
Read More Dec 06 2022
Calrossy has proudly supported Hope in a Suitcase this year. For the past Term, the Junior School SRC have been sorting and packing items donated for children in the Tamworth area who are entering or changing Foster Care homes. Often these children enter these situations with no personal poss...
Read More Nov 30 2022
Photo and story: Courtesy of Northern Daily Leader (November 9, 2022) A Career change was the best decision Sophie Jones ever made. The Calrossy Anglican School Year 2 teacher was left feeling unfulfilled after she finished her psychology degree, and the switch to teaching has landed her ex...
Read More Nov 08 2022
You're invited to a special information session on this important topic with special guest speaker Dr Marshall Ballantine-Jones.
Read More Oct 24 2022
Photo and Story Courtesy of the Northern Dailty Leader - October 12, 2023 For as long as Middlemiss sisters Brianna, Amie, Jess and Peta can remember, Saturday's in winter have meant one thing - going to the rugby. It's been a ritual from when they were in nappies, through to running up a...
Read More Oct 11 2022
Supporting the spiritual and emotional wellbeing of our Calrossy students and the broader School community through the provision of pastoral care services, our School Chaplain, Mark Rundle works closely with wellbeing and allied health staff at Calrossy to support and serve students, staff, famil...
Read More Sep 07 2022
Working alongside students on the Brisbane Street Campus as Head of Senior Secondary and as part of our whole School team, Julia Boland might be a fresh face when it comes to working at Calrossy but she brings with her a longstanding drive and commitment to students.
Read More Aug 24 2022
THE Calrossy Junior School and Calrossy 7-9 SRC are proud to share their current project with the wider School community. The SRC has managed to acquire a 1963 Millard Capri Caravan.
Read More Aug 23 2022
Calrossy is all about Learning, Growing and Serving and the Junior School garden is definitely growing thanks to lots of rain and the generous support of the Calrossy Parents and Friends.
Read More Aug 22 2022
Erin is about to set off on a journey of nearly 17,000km after waiting for nearly two years.
Read More Aug 03 2022
While it will be years before they can get behind the wheel, our next generation of drivers are being encouraged to start saving for an electric car.
Read More Aug 02 2022
It’s official, Calrossy will be expanding its distance education program, eCalrossy, in 2023 offering the option for students from Years 5 to 9. The innovative program will allowing them to access a Calrossy education without leaving their home. It comes after unprecedented demand from far we...
Read More Jul 20 2022
It's time for some hands-on learning for distance ed students.
Read More Jun 28 2022
Year 12 Calrossy Anglican School student, stud founder and aspiring cattle geneticist has clinched the Herefords Australia CM Hocking Scholarship in what is the 20th year of the bursary supporting the next generation of agriculture leaders.
Read More Jun 15 2022
Visit inspires a new generation of authors
Read More Jun 14 2022
After a week of competition, Calrossy has been named the Champion School at the North West Equestrian Expo for the 9th Consecutive year!
Read More Jun 07 2022
On Monday, May 23 the Calrossy Anglican School Board held their Annual General Meeting. Bishop Rod Chiswell was in attendance. The meeting was significant in the School's history as the final piece of our amalgamation process was completed with the formal inclusion of Calrossy Preschool into the ...
Read More Jun 01 2022
What a great week at Wingham Beef Week for our Cattle Team with a long list of achievements.
Read More May 23 2022
Yr 2 students at Calrossy Anglican School braved the shave on Thursday to raise money to help fight blood cancer.
Read More May 13 2022
For the first time ever the national test took place completely online, with students quizzed on their reading and comprehension on the first day of the testing period.
Read More May 12 2022
Ruby started Calrossy while she still lived more than 12 hours away from the Tamworth-based school. Ruby began eCalrossy last year as she embarked on the start of her secondary education. The 13-year-old calls Gumpopla Station, Packsaddle, home. It’s 135,000 acres of grazing country, 285 kil...
Read More May 06 2022
Congratulations to our Calrossy Junior School HRIS representative team who won the overall HRIS Team point score trophy in Newcastle last week. The students scored the most team points per student according to School population. There were some outstanding results including Jacob Price who took o...
Read More May 03 2022
Calrossy Year 11 student Zoe Rudder has been named the State's Grand Champion Parader at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. The talented Argicultural student took out the top title after being named the Champion School Parader earlier in the week. In what has been a wet week of parading Calrossy...
Read More Apr 08 2022
Calrossy Archivist Rosalind Jones formally finished her employment, marking the end of over 40 years in education and 56 continuous years in schools.
Read More Apr 07 2022
WITH shovels in hand, a group of Calrossy Anglican School students were eager to do their bit for the environment on Wednesday as part of a program to rehabilitate local Tamworth riverbanks.
Calrossy students prepare for Sydney Show.
Read More Apr 04 2022
Two Year 12 Calrossy students, Marcus Ryan and Olivia Leckie, and Boarding Supervisor Alice Milson, attended the Waste Warriors 100 Mile Dinner on Friday evening.
Read More Mar 29 2022
The inaugural Calrossy Colour Run held last Friday (March 18) was a smashing and very colourful success!
Read More Mar 21 2022
The Calrossy Sheep Team are celebrating after an outstanding Walcha Show
Read More Mar 17 2022
Early mornings and long hours on the road, all before the school bell, are all in a day’s work for 17-year-old Calrossy student and cyclist, Isla Maidment. The Year 12 Boarder from Charleville has her sights set on the Under 19 State Championships Criterium in Newcastle next month. It won’t be he...
Read More Mar 15 2022
Our Yr 10 Calrossy Careers and Community Connections program has teamed up with The Northern Daily Leader to shine the spotlight on what's important to our teenagers growing up today.
Read More Mar 04 2022
Hear from our Careers Adviser, Charles Impey.
Read More Mar 01 2022
Congratulations to our Cattle Team Members who qualified at the Inverell Show on the weekend for the 13 - 18 Yrs NSW Parader Finals at the Sydney. Five students qualified for the Sydney Show - Mark Jones, Matthia Rudder, Lori Lott, Mia Rasmussen and Georgia Bailey. Calrossy also won the Sch...
Read More Feb 27 2022
DIGITAL IS FOREVER: Year Nine Calrossy Anglican School students Albert Smyth and Molly Carey took part in the Optus Digital Thumbprint Program.
eCalrossy is really making news. Journalist Kristie McKenzie, who works in the Special Projects Department for R M Williams Outback Magazine, was in Tamworth yesterday with her photographer to discuss all things eCalrossy
Read More Feb 23 2022
LIFE SKILLS are at the top of Tamworth youth mayor and Calrossy Yr 12 Student Calli Nagle's to-do list. The almost 17-year-old has been elected to the top job with Tamworth Regional Youth Council, and she hopes to use her position to let the 'adult council' know exactly what young people want.
Read More Feb 14 2022
Three of our Year 12 students recently graduated from a special program through the University of New England.
You're invited to come along to the Calrossy P & F Colour Run to be held on Friday March 18 at Calrossy
Read More Feb 09 2022
Mitch Watts (Class of 2020) selected in NSW Waratahs Under 20's. Congratulations to Mitchell Watts (2020) on his selection in the NSW Waratahs Under 20s team who will be taking to the field to play against the ACT Brumbies on Saturday, February 19. Mitchell is studying Commerce at the Universi...
Read More Feb 07 2022
Finley Turner is the perfect example of how beneficial the eCalrossy educational program can be. Finley lives on a station just out of White Clifts which is roughly an hour North West of Wilcannia. Finley is currently in Year 8 at eCalrossy, after his mum Danika heard about the program.
Communities across the Tamworth region came together on Australia Day to welcome new Australian citizens and also crown the winners of the annual Australia Day Awards. Tamworth Region Mayor Russell Webb sent his congratulations to each community member who was nominated for and won an award an...
Read More Feb 03 2022
Calrossy continued to enjoy great success in the Higher School Certificate for 2021, despite the various hurdles that our students faced over a globally tumultuous two year period. For different students, success can manifest itself in different ways. At Calrossy, we value the whole education...
Read More Jan 31 2022
Geoff Nielsen has been part of Calrossy Anglican School for 19 years as part of 40 illustrious years providing agricultural education. In addition to schools, Geoff spent nine years Lecturing in Grazing Systems Management at Orange Agricultural College (University of Sydney) and 5 years as th...
Read More Jan 24 2022
Once again Calrossy's Primary Industries program has produced graduates which are among the top in the State in the HSC. In the 2021 HSC, Isabella Burke placed third in Primary Industries and Sarah Bradfield fourth in the subject among all the students studying Primary Industries in New South ...
Read More Jan 21 2022
The results are in for the 2021 HSC and Calrossy is celebrating another amazing set of achievements across the cohort. Among the highlights; Calrossy is once again the top performing school in the New England and North West based on the success rate.* Seven ATARS above 95. Three top ...
Read More Jan 20 2022
Calrossy Junior School Yr 6 student Luke Sayad tops the district in the Newcastle Permanent Primary Mathematics competition.
Read More Dec 30 2021
Cooper Wilson bags Silver medal at NSW All Schools. Talented Calrossy Year 8 student, Cooper Wilson, has exceeded all expectations by jumping into second place at NSW All Schools Athletics. On top of this extraordinary achievement, Cooper also placed in the top ten in 100m final and 200m final...
Read More Dec 13 2021
Calrossy is thrilled to share the exceptional results of Year 7 student, Abbie Peet, at the NSW All Schools Athletics Meet. Abbie set three new Australian Records at the meet across the 100m, 200m, and 800m events, each of which were personal best times for Abbie. Racing as T36 Athlete, Abbie...
Record enrolments for Calrossy in 2022 and a big build on horizon at William Cowper Campus
Read More Dec 12 2021
Announcing our Calrossy Foundation Fundraiser - An afternoon with Owen Finegan
Read More Dec 09 2021
After several delays, a period of lockdown and online learning, the Year 12 HSC exams are finally over. Calrossy's last HSC exam was held on Thursday (December 2) afternoon, with Investigating Science students sitting down for the final three hour exam at the school. That exam came around a...
Read More Dec 06 2021
In 2022 the students on the William Cowper Campus will be accessing two new purpose built and fully enclosed Multi Sports Courts. Over the last six months we have been watching a once underused grassed area become something spectacular and undergo a transformation. These new courts will replace t...
Read More Nov 29 2021
Our Junior School resident green thumb, envrio club coordinator and dedicated classroom teacher Mr Laurence Tockus is taking some well earned time to focus on his health at the moment. Knowing how much the veggie patches mean to Mr Tockuss and the students of the Junior School, the Calrossy Paren...
Read More Nov 16 2021
William Cowper Campus Car Park Redevelopment After many months in the planning and approval process we are pleased to share the design for the William Cowper Campus car park redevelopment. This design will reduce the stress on Moore Creek Road during peak morning and afternoon pick-ups and dro...
Our wonderful leads in the cast of our Junior School musical production, Madagascar Jr were able to see some of their hard work come to life during the photoshoot held in our WCC hall. These 28 students attended rehearsals every Wednesday afternoon after school as well as every Monday and Frid...
Read More Nov 12 2021
The School community wishes its graduates the best, as they are reminded they are so much more than a number.
Read More Nov 08 2021
Photo and story courtesy of The Land.
Read More Oct 27 2021
A GROUP of Tamworth students are creating history as the first ever prep class to graduate from Calrossy Anglican School. Calrossy's inaugural prep class in 2008 will graduate Year 12 this year, and were recognised during a special Zoom assembly on Friday. As the school's transitional education program goes from strength to strength, Calrossy has also expanded prep in 2022 to offer programs three, four and five days a week.
Read More Oct 21 2021
The Sydney Thunder have added Calrossy's bouncer-loving, violin-playing fast bowler to their ranks for the upcoming Weber WBBL season, signing teenage quick Jessica Davidson.
Read More Oct 07 2021
Check out the work in progress for the development of our Multi purpose Sport Courts
Read More Sep 30 2021
Calrossy has announced a new "whole School" formal uniform to be phased in.
Read More Sep 28 2021
What makes Calrossy Junior School so unique? Private Tours are available for interested families.
Read More Sep 07 2021
Calrossy Anglican School Principal David Smith said it's good to have a road map because people want certainty, which is the most challenging aspect right now. "Where I'm not so pleased, is the way that the HSC has been pushed back by quite a number of weeks and I've already had a lot of conta...
Read More Aug 30 2021
The Calrossy Anglican School Masterplan is a dynamic long term working plan that will provide for the future generations of the Calrossy community from Prep to Year 12 and within the Boarding Houses.
Read More Aug 24 2021
Meet Margot Tong, a Calrossy Boarding Alumni who graduated in 1997. Margot names her Year 10 Biology classes as her most memorable during her time at Calrossy
Read More Aug 21 2021
So, Why is Science so important and what is it all about? Head of Science at Calrossy, Mrs Toni King answers these questions and more as part of Science Week at Calrossy.
Read More Aug 19 2021
Calrossy secondary student takes the lead establishing their own cattle stud! With big dreams, Emily Taylor is making a splash in the cattle industry. The Calrossy Boarder has established her own Cattle stud and is achieving great accolades within the cattle industry. This inspirational s...
Read More Aug 15 2021
Calrossy stands with our many families who are now in lockdown in Armidale, Hunter, Tamworth and Dubbo LGAs and the regional areas of Walgett, Coonamble, Warren, Bogan, Gilgandra, Narromine, Bourke and Brewarrina. This is tough for all of us but we know through flood and drought that our commu...
Read More Aug 12 2021
Take home learning packs and Zoom lessons are up and running at Calrossy in a swift response to lockdown.
Read More Aug 11 2021
Boarding ay Calrossy remains our strength, with refurbishments happening this year across the girls and boys boarding facilities.
Read More Aug 09 2021
Year 12 student, Grace Purtle, speaks out about the importance of mental health awareness.
Story and photos courtesy of the Northern Daily Leader TEACHERS took a dip in wintry conditions to raise some ice-cold cash for cancer research at Calrossy in what was an Olympic effort. While teacher's aide Maree Keating was busy practicing her dance moves for Saturday night's Stars of Ta...
Read More Jul 31 2021
Around 15 months ago we formally commenced an enquiry to consider an updated whole school uniform suite for Calrossy. School uniform is an emotive topic and it quickly became apparent that a wide range of views existed amongst our community. A wise Head of a big independent school warned me last ...
Read More Jul 26 2021
Last week Calrossy Career Advisor and students finished up their Northern University Tour for 2021. This tour started as a small pilot trip with three Calrossy Students in 2016 and this year Calrossy visited six universities and two campuses with almost 50 students from from Tamworth, Armidale, G...
Read More Jul 07 2021
Calrossy partners with Prosple linking our Alumni with current students.
Read More Jul 06 2021
Meet Caitlin, she's just one of the eCalrossy students who are currently at Calrossy for their second residential of the year. eCalrossy is the revolutionary distance education that is helping students like Caitlin receive quality education in a supported and connected environment for students wh...
Read More Jun 29 2021
The William Cowper Campus carpark to be sealed by the end of the year and other exciting projects.
This week, Head of HISE Mrs Draper, took some Yr 11 Calrossy Legal students to participate in an interschool Mock Mediation competition. The scenario was a property divorce settlement between the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Harry & Meghan). Calrossy Barrister Miller Lloyd represented client...
Read More Jun 25 2021
Calrossy students are paying it forward. In a recent community engagement program, a group of students were selected to work with the elderly at the Men shed at the Tamworth Botanical Gardens to make timber toys. These toys are then donated to a charity. This is a fantastic community program t...
Read More Jun 24 2021
It's been a very busy Term Two at Calrossy. Hear from our Principal Mr David Smith as he recaps some of the outstanding highlights and also discuss developments for Term Three. Click here for more https://youtu.be/aLlIjSP_IH8
Calrossy has hit the right note at the Tamworth Eisteddfod and is celebrating being back on the stage. The Infants and Secondary Choirs, Secondary Rock Band and Primary Concert Band all placed first. Meantime, the Primary Choir placed second, with the Secondary Jazz Band and Wind Orchestra bot...
Read More Jun 18 2021
The Calrossy Cattle are absolutely over the moon with their Kamilaroi Shorthorn Bulls sale results at the Shorthorn Beef DECTOMAX National Bull Sale held earlier today. The final result was $80,000 for 6 bulls, averaging over $13,000 each. In addition to our Bulls performing so well, Yr 11 stu...
Read More Jun 16 2021
Foundation CAS is integral in supporting the future growth and development of Calrossy Anglican School. The Foundation Committee is conscious and aware of the significant history of the school over the last 102 years. During Calrossy Centenary in 2019 two new scholarships were established to re...
Read More Jun 15 2021
Calrossy Dancers, take a bow. At last week's Tamworth Eisteddfod our dance troupes cleaned up with the following results School Dance Groups 16 years and over, the Calrossy 10 Dance Active Practical class came 1st with 2nd place going to our 9/10 Dance Elective class. In the School Dance Gr...
With only two more week left in Term 2, Principal Mr David Smith discusses all of the current achievements in this Calrossy Community update. Click here https://youtu.be/yLfOs5N-UXc
Read More Jun 11 2021
Hear from one of our eCalrossy families and how the program has changed their lives.
Read More Jun 09 2021
Calrossy named Champion School again at North West Equestrian Expo.
Read More Jun 08 2021
The tradition of House Music continued at Calrossy this term but with a whole new look. Secondary students from years 7 to 12 took part in the singing/musical competition in three categories; Year 7-9 large choral group Year 10-12 large choral group Senior small ensemble or solo. ...
Read More May 31 2021
Calrossy Anglican School Principal, Mr David Smith, extends a warm welcome to the 2021 Regional Tour. From boarding plans to new buildings, the tour will provide an opportunity to learn more about the exciting next chapter for Calrossy, as we learn from the past and look to the future. Jo...
Check out the fun of National Simultaneous Storytime!
Read More May 26 2021
(Cover story and photo courtesy of the Northern Daily Leader) GLOVED-UP and ready to go, Calrossy Anglican School kids have rolled up their sleeves to help sick children and their families. The Year 10 Connections class have volunteered to help garden, clean and anything in-between at Ronald...
Read More May 11 2021
Our thriving Junior School had humble beginnings.. take a walk down memory lane with us.
Read More May 10 2021
Calrossy will go online for the NAPLAN this year
Read More May 09 2021
It was a successful day for Calrossy Sport last Friday! With two of the biggest teams we have sent to HRIS Cross Country it was fantastic to see so much Red and Blue on the Track. Calrossy Junior School had an amazing eight student achieve a top ten position! Primrose Hatfield came away with an e...
Read More May 05 2021
Benji and Jackson Gordon compete at Junior Sedans Titles.
Read More Apr 29 2021
Our Secondary School Captains Kirrilly Filla and Matt Holmes are encouraging all Calrossy students to get involved in the event which commenced last year called "Light Up the Dawn" which is a way to honour our veterans without our traditional School representation at the march. How will you li...
Read More Apr 22 2021
It’s hard to believe that only 12 months ago the building contractors had cranes lifting the roof frames into place for the Multi Use Classroom block on the William Cowper Campus.
Read More Apr 21 2021
(Cover photo and story by the Northern Daily Leader) Dedicated music rooms and independent learning facilities will be the main features of a new building project that commence at Calrossy Anglican School at the end of the year. The new Multipurpose classroom building is part of a further $...
Read More Apr 11 2021
Our Calrossy Secondary students were given the perfect opportunity to discover all about career paths in two very different fields recently. The Health Careers Forum at the University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health in Tamworth is always a popular drawcard for any student with an interes...
Read More Apr 07 2021
(Cover photo and story provided by the Northern Daily Leader). Calrossy Anglican School's distance education program 'eCalrossy' may soon be available for students in years 5 and 6. It currently has a year 7 class with 11 students from areas of the state like Narrabri, Broken Hill, Barraba,...
Read More Apr 05 2021
Congratulations to the following Calrossy students who will make up the 19 person Tamworth Regional Youth Council. Students Lily Ausling, Callum Davies, Meg Watson, Mannat Uppal, Calli Nagle and Tahlia Barwick have all been elected members. The Tamworth Regional Youth Council is the represen...
Read More Mar 31 2021
We are excited to announce plans for a $7 million development.
Read More Mar 30 2021
It was our secondary students turn to compete at the Da Vinci Decathlon held in Armidale over the last two days and they have done amazingly well. Our Yr 7's came 3rd Overall and our Yr 8 Team came 1st in English, 1st in Art and Poetry and 1st in Ideation which combined gave them 1st Overall in t...
Read More Mar 24 2021
How good is this? Our Yr 5 and 6 Calrossy Junior School students participated in the Da Vinci Decathlon in Armidale on Wednesday and at the end of the competition our Yr 6 team came 3rd overall and the Year 5 team came 2nd in their category. This is a fantastic achievement considering they were u...
Our Secondary Calrossy Swimmers achieved great results while competing at the AICES Carnival yesterday at Hombush. Everyone had a great day and there were plenty of PB’s. The following students have made it through to CIS in April Amelia Simm 15yrs 1st- 50 fly 1st - 50 breast 2nd - 50...
It will be a real family affair when the Calrossy 1st XI pad up in their first Douglas Shield final since they last won the title 10 years ago in Parkes this Thursday. Skipper Matt Holmes will play alongside younger brothers Sam and Tom, the latter holding his spot in the side after an impress...
Read More Mar 16 2021
Sheep and Cattle Team success at the Walcha Show.
Read More Mar 14 2021
Important notice for all Calrossy Parents from Principal Mr David Smith
Calrossy smashes its fundraising target for a good cause.
A James Cook University (JCU) marine science scholar will gain a unique opportunity to engage with the port industry across the Great Barrier Reef, thanks to a ground-breaking environment partnership between North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) and JCU. Amy Cantrill (Class of 2020) has...
Read More Mar 09 2021
Calrossy powers through to a finals berth in schoolboys cricket.
Read More Mar 08 2021
Congratulations to our successful UNE GRASS (Growing Regional Agriculture and Science Students) Scholarship Recipients for 2020-21, Charlotte Lewis and Lilly Turner. Both girls were offered a work placement in their chosen scientific field along with $500.00 to help with expenses. As with most...
Read More Mar 07 2021
After two months preparing animals and developing cattle handing and show preparation skills, 35 very keen Calrossy Cattle Team members undertook final preparation and showing at the Barraba Show last Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7. It was a very exciting moment for all participating when Ca...
Our HRIS Opens Hockey Representative team have had an outstanding result from their recent trip to Newcastle for the HRIS Hockey selection trials. In a first for Calrossy, all 11 players have been selected for the HRIS Representative team that will now go on to the next level of competition next...
Read More Mar 03 2021
Courtney Coe (Head of Boarding) and Michael Wilson (School Development Coordinator) will be attending the latest ICPA State Conference over the 10th & 11th March 2021.
Read More Mar 02 2021
Para Athlete Abbie Peet brings home two silver medals.
Tahlia Barwick talks her way to the Rotary finals
The Calrossy 2nd XI Wiburd Shield team travelled to Maitland to play Hunter Valley Grammar in their 3rd round match today. Before the bus rolled out, School and First XI Captain, Matthew Holmes, climbed onboard to wish the team all the best for a great match....
Read More Mar 01 2021
For the past two years Calrossy Junior School has been involved in a communication link up over Skype with the city of Kamaishi in Iwate prefecture in Northern Japan. There are 14 schools in Kamaishi that participate which are split between Primary School and Junior High Schools (7-9). T...
Read More Feb 24 2021
Congratulations to Calrossy Alumni Riley Bomford (Class of 2019) who has been awarded the the Everingham Solomons Sir Adrian Solomons Memorial Law Bursary for 2020. Riley was presented with this award at a ceremony at Everingham Solomons on Friday, February 19. This prestigious award and honour i...
Read More Feb 21 2021
The Calrossy 2021 Southern University Tour arrived home last night after visiting 6 universities including the University of Wollongong, Macquarie University, University of Sydney, University of NSW, University of Technology and the Newcastle University. Our Calrossy students also experienced ...
Read More Feb 18 2021
Calrossy welcomes its new student leaders.
Read More Feb 08 2021
A great win for our cricketers in the Douglas Shield.
Covid-19 has presented more opportunities for Tahlia Barwick to discover herself and pioneer a way forward for youth during her part of the NSW Youth Parliamentary Council. The Calrossy student is almost three quarters through the program and has learned a lot about herself, about the region, ...
Read More Feb 03 2021
It has been a week of many firsts at Calrossy.
Read More Jan 29 2021
Calrossy welcomes Kindy and Prep!
Read More Jan 27 2021
We are excited about the year of new beginnings for Calrossy.
Read More Jan 24 2021
To say students had a challenging time in 2020 is an understatement, but data has been crunched to see if COVID stress impacted students' HSC results. While the numbers of distinguished achievers, those who achieved one or more band 6 marks, were down from the year before across the board, Cal...
Read More Jan 12 2021
Our students are going to have a whale of a time when they arrive back at school on the Calrossy William Cowper 7-9 Campus January 28. A really big 9 metre whale skeleton actually! It was installed in the foyer of the new Multi-purpose Classroom block over the last couple of weeks. After a...
VALE Mr Peter John Reed Mr Peter John Reed 15th November 1930 – 2nd January 2021. It is was with great sadness we received the news that Mr Peter Reed passed away on January 2nd at the age of 90 after a struggle with failing health. Peter was a loyal advocate of the Calrossy Cattle Team, pr...
Read More Jan 11 2021
A new Calrossy real time distance learning educational program is set to change one 11-year-old's life and health for the better. The COVID-19 practices we've all been mindful of, like handwashing and social distancing, are just part and parcel to Chelsea Dean's everyday life with Cystic Fibros...
The Calrossy community was sad to hear that on Christmas Day, 2020 Mrs Gloria Thew peacefully passed away at 97 years. Mrs Thew was a long time house mistress at Calrossy who contributed much to the Boarding community. A woman of deep Christian faith, she held students to high standards but was a...
Read More Jan 01 2021
Calrossy best performing school in region in HSC 2021 The results are in for the 2021 HSC and Calrossy is celebrating another amazing set of achievements across the cohort. Among the highlights; Calrossy is once again the top performing school in the New England and North West based o...
Read More Dec 17 2020
With current Covid-19 restrictions preventing parents and carers from attending the Presentation Days at Calrossy this year, you can still celebrate the achievements of our Students. Thanks to Chasing Summer Photography for capturing all of the awards and performances. We have video packages of b...
Read More Dec 06 2020
Calrossy students nominated for HSC Texstyle Exhibition.
Read More Dec 01 2020
The countdown is on to our new distance education program.
Read More Nov 10 2020
Less than 100 days to go and 100 reasons why we love Calrossy.
Read More Oct 27 2020
A healthy House system is an integral component of student leadership, belonging and competition. Right from the early years being part of a House is important. We are fortunate that each of the different Calrossy sections has enjoyed positive House involvement through many years, creating the co...
Read More Oct 25 2020
Take a closer look at how Calrossy will deliver education next year and into the future.
Read More Oct 12 2020
Calrossy launches new style of distance education.
Read More Sep 29 2020
View the full farewell assemblies for Year 12.
Read More Sep 28 2020
Calrossy offers new literacy program with proven results for early learners.
Read More Aug 31 2020
Today we received some fantastic news from Calrossy Alumni, Lucy Cantrill (Class of 2017). Lucy is currently living in Sydney and attending the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where she is completing her third year of Music Education. Lucy has recently written and illustrated an interactive eBook ...
Read More Aug 26 2020
Goldsworthy Oval is preparing to take its place alongside the rugby pitches of Twickernam as it comes to life with field markings after 6 months of hard work. It’s hard to imagine that only in February this year the oval was in such a bad state and is now lush and ready for our teams to take ...
Read More Aug 24 2020
Through studying Science and Technology students explore and understand the world around them. They develop skills in conducting scientific investigations and designing and producing solutions through learning. It starts small, or rather simple, in the early years of education, a spotlight o...
Read More Aug 19 2020
This week as we come to the end of National Science Week we recognise our talented Alumni who have pursued careers in the Science and Technology fields. One Alumna, Madeline Hinwood (Class of 2001) has shared her story with us: “I am an early career researcher at the University of Newcastle....
Some of Calrossy's Year 6 students look inside the new multi-purpose building.
Read More Aug 18 2020
Take a look inside Calrossy, without leaving home in our new 360 Tour.
Read More Aug 03 2020
The Calrossy journey for one family from Kindy to Year 12.
Read More Aug 02 2020
Year 10 student, Tahlia Barwick, selected in the State Youth Advisory Council.
Read our FAQ'S to get more details on our exciting 2021 model.
Read More Jul 20 2020
The countdown is now on till the launch of the exciting new Diamond School model for 2021 with only 200 days to go until the doors open on Calrossy’s new $4.1m Multi Use Classroom Block. Calrossy has adopted this innovative structure to provide for whole school learning which will provide ac...
Read More Jul 15 2020
In a normal year, we would be dressed in our best and finest rubbing shoulders with many of the region’s brightest young people as well as representatives of training providers and business & industry to celebrate Vocational Training. With 2020 being a pandemic year, the Training Awards were held...
Read More Jun 26 2020
There are changes happening every day with our new multipurpose building on the William Cowper Campus. Students, Staff and Support are getting excited for the completion. Today our Year 8 SRC Student Representitives toured alongside Dianne Cameron and Hugh Howey, the Heads of Secondary. Being t...
Read More Jun 24 2020
We shadow a Year 7 boy for a day, revealing how our model helps students learn.
Read More Jun 22 2020
Calrossy farewells Registrar, Miriam Knight, after 18 years service at the end of this term.
Read More Jun 21 2020
Calrossy's Principal Tours return across North West NSW.
This week we toured the new Multi-Use classroom block on the William Cowper Campus with Calrossy’s Head of Science Mary Koch, Chair of the Infrastructure Committee Todd McDonald and Director of Operations Andrew Brechin. This construction project is on time and on budget with the bricklaying wo...
Read More Jun 16 2020
Fantastic News just in. Last Night, Yr 12 Calrossy Student Luka Ison and his family, plus the Head of Music at Calrossy Mrs Naomi Turner, attended the composition workshop of Australian Composer Holly Harrison via NECOM, the Armidale Eisteddfod and Zoom! Winners were announced following this eve...
Read More Jun 10 2020
In 2021 four new Houses will be established to replace the 11 existing Houses.
Read More Jun 09 2020
Introducing Georgie Anderson Miss Georgie Anderson is currently teaching Year 1 Green at Calrossy, after starting her teaching career at the school in 2015 under the guidance of Kim Bargwanna. In this time Miss Anderson has taught several different year groups and become a familiar and friendly ...
Read More Jun 08 2020
Annual Board AGM and a farewell to Mr John Boag The 101st year of Calrossy has been a challenging time for us all. Having endured the worst drought on record and survived nearby bushfires, our school community is currently working with the uncertainty and challenges posed by COVID-19. H...
Read More Jun 03 2020
In news announced recently, Calrossy Year 12 student Emily Madirazza has been announced as Tamworth Youth Volunteer of the Year. Being acknowledged as one of the stalwart volunteers knitting together our community is a fantastic achievement, but what is it that makes Emily Madirazza tick? Read t...
Introducing James Forsyth. James Forsyth works in Secondary at Calrossy in the HSIE Department as a teacher of Geography (7-12) and Society and Culture (11-12) and has been a valued member of the Teaching team for six years. He currently is teaching Year 11 Geography and Society and Culture, Y...
Read More Jun 02 2020
It's National Reconciliation Week 2020. Calrossy continues the journey of Reconciliation acknowledging what happened in the past and the coming together for all Australians to build strong relationships with all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities especially our local Gamilaraay C...
Read More Jun 01 2020
Calrossy students get creative as authors.
Read More May 31 2020
The return to school has been a success at Calrossy from P - Year 12.
Read More May 17 2020
Calrossy has had to rethink how to show off its award winning bulls.
ANZAC Day is always an important day for Calrossy students with the opportunity to proudly participate in community parades and events showing their respect for those who bravely sacrificed so much for the freedom we enjoy today. Although we're unable to participate physically in community even...
Read More Apr 24 2020
Our Head of Primary Miss Claire Dalziel has a very important message for our Primary Students. To see the full message Click here https://youtu.be/gxFd-Ptl8IE
Read More Apr 09 2020
Students should not come to school on Thursday
Read More Apr 06 2020
It's one week into online learning at Calrossy.
Read More Apr 01 2020
Calrossy will go online for students on Thursday, March 26.
Read More Mar 23 2020
A special message from the Principal regarding COVID-19.
Read More Mar 16 2020
The Goldsworthy and Primary Oval get a new look.
Read More Mar 02 2020
Our Leadership teams for 2020 were inducted at a special Ceremony held on Monday February 3
Read More Feb 04 2020
Calrossy officially unveils its new Crest for a new century.
We're begining the year 2020 with exciting developments and growth at Calrossy. Watch what's happening right here.
Read More Jan 09 2020
Calrossy Anglican School's Tangara campus is a 93-hectare working farm where agriculture students run almost every aspect of the business, and the pupils are in their element.
Read More Dec 30 2019
Calrossy congratulates Year 12 student Kate Stacey on the region's highest known ATAR.
Read More Dec 17 2019
Safina Ireland a Calrossy Boarder from Walcha is named top in the State for Primary Industries.
Read More Dec 16 2019
Calrossy celebrates four Top 10 in the State places and 52 Top Band results in 2019 HSC.
The Calrossy tradition of a Christmas Carols evening continues.
Read More Dec 11 2019
The names of the winners of Calrossy's Art and Design Showcase have been revealed.
Read More Dec 01 2019
Textile classes turn remnant materials into pouches for fire effected wildlife.
Calrossy Secondary presented a showcase of music, drama and dance.
Congratulations to two of our Year 12 students selected for their textile works.
Read More Nov 19 2019
Calrossy schoolboy names in the Under 17's Waratah Sevens side.
Preparation work has begun on the new classroom block preparing Calrossy for the future.
Read More Nov 05 2019
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