Toowoomba Anglican College

Toowoomba Anglican College and Preparatory School

Sola Nobilitas Virtus
Location
Toowoomba, QLD
Australia
Information
Type Independent
Established 1911
Enrollment ~450
Campus Toowoomba
Colour(s)

Gold, Navy and Maroon               

homepage = www.tacaps.qld.edu.au

Toowoomba Anglican College and Preparatory School is an independent co-educational primary and secondary school located in Toowoomba, Queensland.The school is an Anglican school, and a member of the Brisbane Anglican Diocese.

The school has a small village atmosphere at its 12-acre campus [1] on the edge of the Dividing Range, and has developed a variety of facilities on its East Toowoomba location. These include three sporting ovals, an outdoor 25m swimming pool, a multipurpose court, and the St Aidans School Chapel. It also has a large multi-purpose venue with bleacher seating called the Millennium Centre, where assemblies and other sporting events are held such as volleyball, basketball and netball.

History

The school was founded in 1911. Original enrolment comprised 17 boys. The school was founded and grew with a boarding focus to service the geographically isolated areas of Southern and Western Queensland. The focus on boarding has remained through the school's history.

In 1927 the campus was expanded with the purchase of the adjacent Stoneleigh House, which was used for boarding students. In 1942-43 the School grounds were commandeered by the Army as a result of World War II, and the school was evacuated to Southport on the Gold Coast. In 1972 the enrolment was expanded to become co-educational. In 1986 Stoneleigh House was demolished to make room for sporting facilities. The turret (known as the Bell Tower) was salvaged through the efforts of the Past Students Association, and to this day is sited between the sporting ovals that replaced Stoneleigh.

Heads of School

The Toowoomba Grammar Preparatory School / The Church of England Preparatory School

The Church of England Boys School

The Toowoomba Preparatory School

Toowoomba Anglican College and Preparatory School

Houses

The school has a day house system for internal competition, and a different house system for boarding.

There are three day houses: Gill (Maroon), Connal (Gold) and Fairfax (Navy).

Sports

Sports offered at the school include

Sporting facilities at the school include three junior sized ovals, four tennis and netball courts, an outdoor pool and a gymnasium.

Music

TACAPS has an extensive music program. The program includes a music exposure system where all students undertake activities using musical instruments such as violin. The result is extensive participation in small music ensembles through all age groups. TACAPS enters the annual Toowoomba Eisteddfod amongst other regional competitions, and typically enjoys significant success. The Chapel Choir is noted for its consistently high performance standard.

The school also encourages participation in musical productions. The annual Preparatory Years musical is a large production with participation of all students from Years 3 to 6 in all aspects from staging, music and management. The College Musical and College Play take place in alternate years.

Alumni

All previous students are able to join the Past Students Association.

Notable alumni include:

Associations

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tacaps.qld.edu.au
  2. ↑ The Toowoomba Preparatory School Centenary 1911-2011. 2011. ISBN 978-0-646-54782-4
  3. ↑ http://www.tppsa.org/175.html
  4. ↑ http://www.tppsa.org/index.php?id=61

External links

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