The Associated Schools

The Associated Schools (TAS) is an incorporated body involving thirteen 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

Current member schools

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

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. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  2. ↑ "Co-curricular program". Villanova College. Archived from the original on 18 August 2006.