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Sport
Rawson Cup
The Admiral Sir Harry Rawson Cup, commonly known as the ‘Rawson Cup’, was presented to the Sydney University Sports Union in 1906 and is the height of male intercollegiate sport. The Cup is contested throughout the year by men representing each of the colleges. Points are accumulated by competing in Cricket, Rowing, Swimming, Rugby, Tennis, Soccer, Basketball and Athletics.
St Andrew’s College boasts winning the Rawson Cup more frequently than all the other Colleges combined, including eleven years in a row.
The Rosebowl
The Rosebowl is the female intercollegiate sporting competition. Similar to the Rawson Cup, it is contested throughout over the year via Rowing, Swimming, Netball, Hockey, Tennis, Soccer, Basketball and Athletics.
St Andrew’s College won the Rosebowl for the first time in 2006, only five years after becoming co-residential. St Andrew’s has now brought home the Rosebowl for 11 successive years.
The University Cup
The University Cup is a sporting competition for the co-residential colleges. The University Cup runs alongside the Rawson Cup and the Rosebowl. It was created to celebrate teamwork of women and men from co-residential colleges in an athletic competition setting, and to promote equality.
The Cup has been a generous gift from St Andrew’s former Vice Principal, John Sergeant, and his wife, Jennifer.
Intra-College Sport
St Andrew’s College also offers a comprehensive social sport program run by the Students’ Club. All students have access to sporting facilities, such as tennis courts, an oval, basketball courts and a state-of-the-art new gym.
Creative Arts and Public Speaking
Palladian Cup
The Palladian Cup is the intercollegiate creative arts competition. It provides an annual opportunity for our talented creative and performing artists to represent our College and showcase their talent.
Palladian events include: Solo Vocal, Ensemble Vocal, Solo Instrumental, Ensemble Instrumental, Oration, Debating, Solo Drama, Ensemble Drama, Dance and Visual Art.
These highly entertaining events take place throughout the academic year and are also seen as a time for the host College to demonstrate their production and organisational skills, giving opportunities for many to become involved with the event management behind each Palladian event.
The Palladian Cup brings the intercollegiate community together to celebrate creative excellence.
Creative Arts and Public Speaking
St Andrew’s is proud to also host a variety of Creative Arts activities within College. There are a variety of ways in which to exert creative talent including DramSoc (an annual dramatic / musical performance organised by the Students’ Club), Choir, Jazz Band, Pipe and Drum Band, String Quartet, Concerts and Jam Nights.
Creative Arts and Public Speaking
Sony Children’s Camp
Each year, St Andrew’s College students run a respite camp for children with disability. Volunteer students undertake comprehensive training prior to facilitating the camp in order to successfully care for the children for the duration of the camp.
Newtown Mission
St Andrew’s College students are given an opportunity to serve hot meals to members of the community in need on a regular basis. The College’s partnership with the Newtown Mission has enabled an expansion of student volunteer opportunities over the last few years.
Community Music
St Andrew’s College Chapel Choir and other instrumentalists within the College volunteer their musical talents at the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, one of Australia’s leading cancer treatment and research institutions.
Intra-College Competitions
Androvation
Androvation is a ‘hackathon’ within College. Students pitch to a panel of entrepreneurs in a bid to win a substantial sum of money. This money may be used to develop the winning team’s business proposition.
The Principal’s Prize for Poetry and Prose
Each year, the College runs two internal writing competitions: the Principal’s Prize for Poetry, and the Principal’s Prize for Prose. The winners are awarded a cash prize and have their work celebrated, published and archived within College, and shared with members of our community.
Students’ Club Activities
The Students’ Club runs a comprehensive suite of activities throughout the year, from informal jam nights to large-scale intercollegiate events (such as Drewtopia, an annual intercollegiate party). All activities are run through sub-committees. Click here to read more about Students’ Club Activities.
