GPS Schools

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There are also the member schools of The Great Public Schools Association of Queensland Inc. also commonly called GPS Schools.
AAGPS of NSW
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Headquarters Sydney, Australia
Location
Membership 9 member schools
Official languages English
Secretary-General Tony Lantry (SJC)
Formed 1892
Official website aagps.nsw.edu.au

The GPS, Great Public Schools, or Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS) is an association of mostly private boys' schools in New South Wales, Australia that share common interests, ethics, educational philosophy and contest sporting events among themselves. AAGPS was formed at a meeting in a cafe on 30 March 1892. As of 2006, AAGPS has nine members - eight Sydney schools and The Armidale School, a country boarding school.

Major sports are typically also played against various members of the Combined Associated Schools (CAS) and to a lesser extent members of the Independent Schools Association (ISA). While these games do not form part of the official GPS Championship, some (such as Joeys v Knox and Scots v Cranbrook Rugby) are developing into significant events.

Of NSW's 130 Rhodes Scholars 1904-2006, 85 have attended a GPS School.[1]

Contents

[edit] Members

School Location Current religious affiliation Full-time enrollment Founded
The King's School Parramatta Anglican 1400 1831
Sydney Grammar School Darlinghurst Non-denominational 1109 1854
Newington College Stanmore Uniting Church 1600 1863
St Ignatius' College (Riverview) Lane Cove Roman Catholic 1569 1880
St Joseph's College Hunters Hill Roman Catholic 999 1881
Sydney Boys High School Moore Park 1140 1883
Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore) North Sydney Anglican 1300 1889
The Scots College Bellevue Hill Presbyterian 1600 1893
The Armidale School Armidale Anglican 800 1894
Note Founding dates and religious affiliations are those stated by the school itself. Many of them had complex histories in their early years and the stories of their origins are subject to interpretation. See footnotes for details where appropriate.

[edit] Shields and mottos

Sydney Church of England Grammar School: Vitai Lampada Tradunt ("They Hand on the Torch of Life")

Sydney Grammar School: Laus Deo ("Praise be to God")

Sydney Boys High School: Veritate et Virtute ("Truth and Courage")

St Ignatius' College: Quantum potes tantum aude ("As much as you are able, so much dare to do")

St. Joseph's College: In Meliora Contende ("To strive for better things")

The King's School: Fortiter et Fideliter ("Bravely and Faithfully")

Newington College: In Fide Scientiam ("To Our Faith, Add Knowledge")

The Scots College: Utinam Patribus Nostris Digni Simus ("O that we may be worthy of our forefathers")

The Armidale School: Absque Deo Nihil ("Nothing Without God")

[edit] GPS sports

The sports contested are:

  • Rugby (Union), commenced in 1892.
  • Athletics, commenced in 1892.
  • Cricket, commenced in 1893.
  • Rowing, commenced officially in 1893, although some schools had competed at club competition before then. GPS schools compete annually in March for the Head of the River.
  • Rifle shooting, commenced at school level in 1905, but competition at club level began in 1893.
  • Tennis, commenced officially in 1972.
  • Basketball, commenced in 1975.
  • Swimming, commenced officially in 1988, with age band subsequently introduced. Schools had originally "invited" other school teams to compete at their swimming carnival. From 1903 to 1921, races were held over whatever distance the host school saw fit. From 1923, the competition was limited to a GPS Relay held by the host school. In 2002, swimming became an official GPS sport. In 2004, the AAGPS began to award a trophy for the Senior premiership.
  • Cross country, commenced officially in 1988.
  • Football (soccer), commenced officially in 1988, but has been played since at least August 1880, was limited to individual schools, and whichever opponent could be found.

Other activities include:

[edit] Sporting Premiers

[edit] Rugby Union (First Grade)

Year Premiers Runners-Up 3rd
1890 Kings
1891 Kings
1892 Kings
1893 Kings
1894 Kings
1895 Kings
1896 Newington
1897 Grammar
1898 Grammar
1899 Grammar
1900 Newington
1901 Kings
1902 Kings
1903 Kings
1904 St Joseph's
1905 St Joseph's
1906 St Joseph's
1907 St Joseph's
1908 Shore
1909 Shore
1910 Kings
1911 Newington
1912 Newington
1913 Kings
1914 Kings
1915 Grammar
1916 Grammar
1917 Kings
1918 St Joseph's
1919 Grammar
1920 Grammar
1921 Grammar
1922 Grammar
1923 St Joseph's
1924 St Joseph's
Grammar
Kings		 - -
1925 St Joseph's
1926 Kings
1927 St Joseph's
Kings		 -
1928 Kings
1929 Grammar
1930 St Joseph's
1931 St Joseph's
1932 St Joseph's
1933 St Joseph's
Shore		 -
1934 Kings
1935 St Joseph's
1936 St Joseph's
1937 St Joseph's
1938 St Joseph's
1939 St Joseph's Shore Scots
1940 St Joseph's
1941 Kings
Shore		 -
1942 St Joseph's
1943 High
Kings		 -
1944 Shore
1945 Shore
1946 St Joseph's
High		 -
1947 St Joseph's
1948 St Joseph's
Scots		 -
1949 Grammar
Scots		 -
1950 St Joseph's
1951 Kings
1952 St Joseph's
1953 Newington
1954 Kings
1955 St Joseph's
1956 St Joseph's
1957 St Joseph's
1958 St Joseph's
1959 Scots
1960 St Joseph's
1961 Kings
Newington		 -
1962 St Joseph's Riverview
Newington		 -
1963 High Riverview
Kings		 -
1964 Riverview St Joseph's
Kings		 -
1965 St Joseph's Newington
Kings		 -
1966 Grammar St Joseph's Shore
1967 Grammar
1968 St Joseph's Scots
Grammar		 -
1969 Shore St Joseph's Scots
Riverview
1970 St Joseph's
Shore		 - Kings
Scots
1971 High St Joseph's
Riverview
Scots		 -
1972 High
Riverview		 - Kings
1973 High St Joseph's Scots
1974 Kings St Joseph's Grammar
1975 Riverview St Joseph's Scots
1976 St Joseph's Scots
Newington		 -
1977 St Joseph's
Shore		 - Riverview
1978 Scots
St Joseph's
Kings		 - -
1979 Newington Riverview High
Scots
1980 Riverview Shore Grammar
St Joseph's
High
1981 St Joseph's Shore Scots
1982 St Joseph's Riverview
Kings
Scots		 -
1983 St Joseph's Kings Shore
High
1984 St Joseph's Riverview Scots
Kings
Shore
1985 St Joseph's
Shore		 - Scots
1986 St Joseph's Shore Grammar
1987 Scots St Joseph's Shore
1988 St Joseph's
1989 St Joseph's Scots
Newington		 -
1990 St Joseph's Newington
Scots		 -
1991 St Joseph's High Scots
1992 St Joseph's Shore Scots
1993 Scots High St Joseph's
1994 St Joseph's High Scots
1995 St Joseph's Newington Riverview
1996 Riverview Shore Newington
1997 Kings Riverview Shore
1998 St Joseph's
Kings
Shore		 - -
1999 Kings St Joseph's Scots
2000 Kings St Joseph's Riverview
2001 St Joseph's Scots Shore
2002 Kings St Joseph's
Riverview		 -
2003 Riverview
2004 St Joseph's Riverview Shore
2005 St Joseph's Riverview Shore
2006 St Joseph's
Riverview
Shore		 - -

Number of Premierships
55 - St Joseph's
30 - Kings
14 - Grammar
12 - Shore
7 - Newington, Riverview
6 - High, Scots

Information collated from primary sources, from the Sydney Morning Herald and from St Joseph's College.
Note: Competition during World War II was unofficial, but matches still took place and results are included here.

[edit] Rugby Union (Second Grade)

Year Premiers Runners-Up 3rd
1939 St Joseph's Shore Grammar
Kings
1976 Scots St Joseph's Riverview
1981 St Joseph's Riverview Scots
High
1982 St Joseph's
Shore		 - Scots
1983 Shore Riverview St Joseph's
1984 Riverview
Shore		 - Kings
1985 St Joseph's Shore Riverview
1986 St Joseph's Shore Scots
1987 St Joseph's
Newington		 - Shore
1989 Shore St Joseph's Riverview
1990 St Joseph's Kings Riverview
1991 Riverview St Joseph's Scots
1992 Newington
St Joseph's		 - Scots
1993 Newington
St Joseph's		 - Scots
1994 St Joseph's Riverview Kings
Shore
1995 St Joseph's Newington Riverview
1996 St Joseph's Shore Kings
1997 St Joseph's
Shore
Kings		 - -
1998 St Joseph's Shore Kings
1999 St Joseph's Kings Shore
2000 Kings
St Joseph's
Riverview		 - -
2001 Kings St Joseph's Riverview
2002 Riverview St Joseph's Shore
2003 St Joseph's
2004 St Joseph's Riverview
Scots		 -
2005 St Joseph's Riverview Scots
2006 Riverview
Shore		 - Kings

Information collated from primary sources and from the Sydney Morning Herald.

[edit] Athletics (Senior Division)

Year Premiers Runners-Up 3rd
2004 St. Ignatius' College St. Joseph's College Shore
2005 The King's School St. Ignatius' College St. Joseph's College
2006 St. Ignatius' College The King's School St. Joseph's College

[edit] Athletics (Junior Division)

Year Premiers Runners-Up 3rd
2004 St. Ignatius' College The King's School St. Joseph's College
2005 St. Ignatius' College The King's School Newington College
2006 St. Ignatius' College Newington College The King's School

[edit] Firsts Debating

Year Premiers Runners-Up
1993 St. Ignatius' College
Sydney Grammar School
1994 St. Ignatius' College
1995 St. Ignatius' College
1996 St. Ignatius' College Sydney Boys High School
1997 St. Ignatius' College
1998 St. Ignatius' College
1999 Sydney Grammar School
2000 Sydney Boys High School The Scots College
2001 St. Ignatius' College
2002 St. Ignatius' College Shore
2003 St. Ignatius' College The Scots College
2004 St. Joseph's College St. Ignatius' College
The King's School
Sydney Boys High School
2005 St. Ignatius' College Sydney Boys High School
2006 Sydney Boys High School

St. Ignatius' College

[edit] Cricket 1st XI

Year Premiers Runners-Up 3rd
2003 Newington College St. Ignatius' College
St. Joseph's College
2004 Sydney Grammar School The King's School Newington College
2005 St. Ignatius' College The King's School Newington College
2006 St. Joseph's College St. Ignatius' College The King's School

[edit] Firsts Basketball[2]

Year Premiers Runners-Up 3rd
1998 Newington College St. Joseph's College The Scots College
1999 The Scots College Newington College Shore
St. Ignatius' College
2000 The Scots College St. Ignatius' College St. Joseph's College
Shore
2001 The Scots College St. Ignatius' College
Shore
St. Joseph's College
2002 Shore St. Ignatius' College
The Scots College
2003 Shore Newington College
Sydney Grammar School
The Scots College
2004 The Scots College Newington College Sydney Grammar School
2005 Newington College St. Joseph's College St. Ignatius' College
2006 The King's School Shore Newington College

[edit] Rowing

Please see Head of the River (Australia)

[edit] Football First XI

Year Premiers Runners-Up 3rd
2002 St. Ignatius' College Sydney Boys High School
Sydney Grammar School
2003 St. Ignatius' College Sydney Grammar School
2004 Sydney Grammar School St. Ignatius' College Shore
2005 Shore Newington College
St. Joseph's College
Sydney Grammar School		 -
2006 Newington College The King's School Sydney Grammar School

[edit] Football Second XI

Year Premiers Runners-Up 3rd
2005 Shore St. Ignatius' College St. Joseph's College
2006 The King's School
Newington College
St. Ignatius' College		 - -

[edit] Cross Country

Year Premiers Runners-Up 3rd
2004 Newington College Sydney Grammar School St. Joseph's College
2005 Sydney Grammar School Newington College St. Joseph's College

[edit] Chess

Year Premiers Runners-Up 3rd
2006 Sydney Boys High School

[edit] GPS Members

[edit] Foundation Members of the 30 March, 1892 meeting

  • The King's School: Day Boys and Boarders
  • St. Ignatius' College, Riverview: Day Boys and Boarders
  • St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill: Boarders only
  • All Saints College, Bathurst.
  • Sydney Church of England Grammar School (also called "North Shore Grammar School" (SCEGS), more commonly called "The Shore School"): Day Boys and Boarders.

[edit] Members admitted after the 12 April, 1892 meeting

  • Sydney Grammar School: Day boys only
  • Newington College: Day Boys and Boarders
  • Cooerwull Academy

[edit] Members admitted after the 28 April, 1892 meeting

  • St Patrick’s College, Goulburn
  • The Scots College: Day Boys and Boarders

[edit] Other members

  • The Armidale School: Day Boys and Boarders (admitted 1897)
  • Sydney Boys High School: Day Boys only (admitted 1906)

[edit] Well Known GPS Sportsmen

[edit] Rugby Union

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Tennis

[edit] Rowing

  • Nick Baxter (Shore)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "NSW Rhodes Scholars" — University of Sydney list, (retrieved 29 June 2006)
  2. ^ "GPS Basketball Tables" (retrieved 29 June 2006)

[edit] External links

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