Students from elite school in drugs scandal

Police have been contacted and two students have left a prestigious private Sydney school after they were allegedly found in the possession of drugs while on a school camp.

A spokesperson for Newington College, a top private boys’ school in Sydney’s inner west, said two students were found in the possession of a “THC-based product”.

“The school commenced a thorough investigation at the end of last term, and these investigations will continue when the students return to school for term 2,” the spokesperson said.

“The school has detailed and rigorous internal policies for responding to these sorts of matters.”

The spokesperson confirmed Newington College had contacted police about the matter, and the two students involved had left the school.

“The two students in possession of a THC-based product were returned from camp early and are no longer at the school,” the spokesperson said.

“NSW police has been contacted about the possession of a THC-based product.”

The school camp in question was a five-day cadet camp at Eungai Creek, on the NSW mid-north coast, and both Newington College and Methodist Ladies College students were in attendance, The Daily Telegraph reports.

NSW Police and Methodist Ladies College have been contacted for comment.

This is not the first controversy Newington College has faced in recent months after its decision to transition to co-education – which it announced in late 2023 – sparked backlash from some members of the school community.