|  Guiding principles
The ideal preparation is maintained over time, despite change, through the school maintaining its adherence to the following guiding principles:
- The promotion of and adherence to conservative education values, achieved through a focus on literacy and numeracy within a knowledge-based curriculum.
- The Christian faith in the Anglican tradition is vital in shaping the life, culture, values and spiritual strength of the School.
- The school is a self-reviewing institution which values the opportunity to continuously evaluate and adapt its programme and processes.
- Learning experiences are balanced to provide both an understanding of history and tradition, and the development of skills for life in the 21st Century.
- The structure of a co-educational Pre-School and Junior School, with single sex Boys’ and Girls’ Preparatory Schools is a central and defining component of our educational philosophy.
- The significance given to the place of music and music education enhances the unique and special character of the school, founded as it was to educate the Cathedral Choristers, a vital role that must be sustained into the future.
- The place of sport is valued in the development of a well-rounded individual, who knows how to be part of a team and who responds appropriately to the winning or losing of competitive activity.
- Co-educational opportunities, outside of formal class time, are provided to facilitate sound social development of boys and girls.
- A strong sense of family is experienced; families enjoy belonging and staff enjoy working.
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