1970 – 1979
Despite the School's apparent security, Diocesan events beyond the School's control were about to take place that would jeopardise the very existence of St Andrew's and seriously threaten its continuity. In September 1970 a report presented to Anglican Church authorities recommended that buildings in the Cathedral precinct, including an electricity sub station, Sydney Council workshops and the Worker Building on Kent Street be demolished as well as the School's new facilities opened in 1965. Diocesan Church House was also be demolished to make way for the redevelopment of the entire Kent/Bathurst Street site.
The Diocese voted to proceed with Stage 2 of the Sydney Square development. As a result in August 1971 the Cathedral Chapter advised the School that its relatively new 1965 premises were to be demolished to make way for this large commercial site development with frontage along Kent Street. Additionally, Synod had decided by a narrow voting majority that no place could be found for the School in the proposed new high rise building.
School personnel investigated numerous alternative locations around Sydney to possibly relocate the School from the Cathedral precinct. For various reasons these sites proved unsuitable. In effect, Synod's decision to proceed with the total St Andrew's site redevelopment meant that Australia's only Cathedral school faced closure.
