The Associated Schools

The Associated Schools
Formation 1956
Headquarters Brisbane, Queensland
Membership
14 schools
Official language
English
Website theassociatedschools.com.au

The Associated Schools, or TAS, is an incorporated body involving fourteen co-educational independent Queensland secondary schools in a variety of sporting and cultural activities established in 1956 following the disbanded Metropolitan Secondary School Sports Association in 1955, which had been established in 1950.

Schools

The member schools currently participate in one of two competition divisions; The Associated Schools, and the Greater Brisbane Conference.

Current member schools

School[1] Location Enrolment Founded Denomination Boys/Girls Day/Boarding Year entered
competition
School Colours
The Associated Schools
Cannon Hill Anglican College Cannon Hill 815 1989 Anglican Boys & Girls Day 2000 Red, Royal Blue and White
Canterbury College Waterford 1,250 1987 Anglican Boys & Girls Day 1991 Red & Navy Blue & White
St John's Anglican College Forest Lake 1,400 1994 Anglican Boys & Girls Day 2000 Red, White & Navy Blue
John Paul College Daisy Hill 2,500 1982 Ecumenical Boys & Girls Day & Boarding 1983 Burgundy & Blue
Ormiston College Ormiston 1,200 1988 Non-Denominational Boys & Girls Day 1996 Maroon & Blue
Redeemer Lutheran College Rochedale 950 1981 Lutheran Boys & Girls Day 1983 Sky and Royal Blue
St Columban's College Caboolture 850 1928 Roman Catholic Boys & Girls Day 1956 Blue, Gold
St Paul's School Bald Hills 1,600 1961 Anglican Boys & Girls Day 1962 Cardinal Red & Bottle Green
West Moreton Anglican College Ipswich 1,600 1993 Anglican Boys & Girls Day 2000 Navy Blue, Rust & Gold
Greater Brisbane Conference
Faith Lutheran College, Redlands Thornlands 950 2000 Lutheran Boys & Girls Day 2009 Blue, Gold, White
Faith Lutheran College, Plainlands Plainlands 950 2000 Lutheran Boys & Girls Day 2009 Blue, Gold, White
Rivermount College Yatala 830 1992 Non-Denominational Boys & Girls Day 2000 Navy Blue, Green and Gold
The Springfield College Springfield 600 1998 Anglican / Uniting Church Boys & Girls Day 2004 Red & Navy Blue & White
Sheldon College Sheldon 1600 1997 Non-Denominational Boys & Girls Day 2016 Sky, Navy & White

Former member schools

School Location Enrolment Founded Denomination Boys/Girls Day/Boarding Years
competed
School colours
Iona College Wynnum West 1,300 1958 Roman Catholic Boys Day 1985–98 Black & White
Loreto College Coorparoo 710 1928 Roman Catholic Girls Day 2000–08 Blue & Gold
Marist College Ashgrove Ashgrove 1,474 1940 Roman Catholic Boys Day & Boarding 1956–98 Blue & Gold
Marist College Rosalie Paddington 250 1929 Roman Catholic Boys Day 1956–2008 Cerise & Blue
Padua College Kedron 1,200 1956 Roman Catholic Boys Day 1994–98 Brown, Grey, White & Gold
St Edmund's College Ipswich 961 1892 Roman Catholic Boys Day 1985–98 Blue & White
St Laurence's College South Brisbane 1,375 1915 Roman Catholic Boys Day 1956–98 Black & Gold
St Patrick's College Shorncliffe 960 1952 Roman Catholic Boys Day 1956–98 Green & Gold
St Peters Lutheran College Indooroopilly 2,000 1945 Lutheran Boys & Girls Day & Boarding 1956–98 Maroon & White
Stuartholme School Toowong 705 1920 Roman Catholic Girls Day & Boarding 2000–08 Red, Gold & Blue
Villanova College Coorparoo 1,128 1948 Roman Catholic Boys Day 1956–98 Green & Gold
The Scots PGC College Warwick 450 1918 Uniting Church Boys & Girls Day & Boarding 2000–12 Red, Green & White

Many of these schools withdrew from TAS to form the Associated Independent Colleges in 1998.[2]

Sports

Apart from the core sports of Swimming, Cross-country and Athletics, all TAS sport is played on Saturdays over 3 trimesters. Each trimester is approximately nine weeks.

Boys Girls Carnival
Trimester 1 Cricket
Volleyball
Basketball
Tennis
Swimming
Trimester 2 Rugby
Tennis
Hockey
Netball
Cross Country
Trimester 3 Basketball
Soccer
Volleyball
Touch Football
Athletics

Other activities

References

  1. "The Associated Schools: Member Schools" (PDF). Faith Lutheran. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  2. "Co-curricular program". Villanova College. Archived from the original on 18 August 2006.
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