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QGSSSA
The Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association Inc (QGSSSA) is a sporting association for girls from eight private girls' schools, one co-educational private school, and one co-educational public school, based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Established in 1908 as the Secondary Schools Sports Association, inter-school competition commenced in 1909 in the sports of Swimming, Tennis and Basket Ball. Competition is offered to, and organised for, girls from Years 7 to 12. History The Sports Association of Secondary Schools of Queensland, was formed in 1908, with three members: Brisbane Girls Grammar School, The Brisbane High School for Girls (now Somerville House) and Eton High School (now St Margaret's Anglican Girls School). There is some evidence to suggest that Moreton Bay College may also have participated in sporting competitions in the early years. The association had been initiated by Constance Harker, co- Principal of Somerville House, and its aim was to " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moreton Bay College
, motto_translation = With Courage and Hope , established = 1901 , type = Independent, single-sex, day school , denomination = Uniting Church , slogan = , chair = Samantha O’Brien , principal = Janet Stewart , chaplain = Peter Lockhart , city = Manly West , state = Queensland , country = Australia , coordinates = , enrolment = ~1,260 (P–12) , staff = ~96 , colours = Maroon and gold, with pink often used to represent sporting teams , homepage www.mbc.qld.edu.au Moreton Bay College is an independent Uniting Church, day school for girls, located in Manly West, an outer suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Established in 1901 as the Moreton Bay Girls' High School, by Alice J. Alison Greene and her siste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Girls Grammar School
, motto_translation = Nothing without labour , address = Gregory Terrace , city = Spring Hill , state = Queensland , postcode = 4000 , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent secondary day school , denomination = Non-denominational , gender = Girls , established = , principal = Jacinda Euler , colours = Royal blue , slogan = , enrolment = , num_employ = , homepage = , sister_school = Brisbane Grammar School , affiliations = Brisbane Girls Grammar School is an independent non-denominational secondary day school for girls, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1875, the school is one of eight grammar schools in Queensland that were established under the ''Grammar Schools Act'' of 1860. The school originally opened as a branch of the Brisbane Grammar School with fifty students under the direction of a principal, Janet O'Connor. Brisbane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerville House
Somerville House is an Independent school, independent, Boarding school, boarding and day school for girls, located in South Brisbane, Queensland, South Brisbane, an inner-city suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Established in 1899 as the Brisbane High School for Girls, the School was eventually named after the Scottish scientific writer, Mary Somerville (1780–1872), though the school's official name is still Brisbane High School for Girls. Today, Somerville House is owned by the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association (PMSA), and provides classes from Preparatory to Year 12, within two sub-schools — Junior School (Years Prep to 6) and Senior School (Years 7 to 12). Within the Senior School it is also split into Middle Years ( Years 7-9) and Senior Years (Years 10-12). The school currently caters for approximately 1,385 students from Prep to Year 12, including approximately 100 boarders currently ranging from Years 6 to 12. Somerville Hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Hilda's School
, motto_translation = Not for Ourselves Alone , established = , type = Independent single-sex early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school , denomination = Anglicanism , slogan = , principal = Wendy Lauman , chairman = Sherril Molloy , alumni = , location = Southport, Queensland , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = Australia Queensland#Queensland , enrolment = ~1,250 (Pre–Prep to 12) , staff = ~246 , colours = Red, yellow and blue , homepage = , free = The Southport School , free_label = Brother school St Hilda's School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Southport, a central suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Established in 1912, St Hilda's has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,250 students from Pre-Preparatory to Year 12, including 160 full and weekly boarders fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane State High School
, motto_translation = Knowledge is Power , city = South Brisbane , state = Queensland , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Public, selective, co-educational, secondary, day school , established = , principal = Wade Haynes , enrolment = 3,361 (7–12) (2020) , colours = Cerise and navy blue , website www.statehigh.com.au , campus = Urban (South Brisbane) Brisbane State High School (BSHS or often commonly State High) is a partially selective, co-educational, state secondary school, located in South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a member of the Great Public Schools Association of Queensland, and the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association. It was the first state secondary school established in Brisbane, as well as the first academic state high school to be founded in Queensland. The school employs a variety of selecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School
St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Corinda, a western suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was named after Aidan of Lindisfarne, an Irish saint. Founded in 1929 by the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and caters for approximately 800 students from Kindergarten to Year 12. Along with St Margaret's Anglican Girls School, it remains a school run by the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent (part of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane). St Aidan's is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), and has been a member of the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA) since 1939. Tradition St Aidan's was opened, in Corinda, on 4 February 1929, by Henry Frewen Le Fanu. Sister Elisabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Margaret's Anglican Girls School
St Margaret's Anglican Girls School is a private, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls. The school is located in Ascot, an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The school was founded in 1895 by the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent. It has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently enrolls approximately 1175 students from Pre-Preparatory to Year 12, including 185 boarders from Years 5 to 12. St Margaret's has eight Houses: Chaucer, Bede, Herrick, Kendall, Tennyson, Milton, Spenser and Lawson. St Margaret's is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), and is a founding member of the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association (QGSSSA). History In 1895, The Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent opened a boarding S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clayfield College
, motto_translation = Let Your Light Shine , established = 1931 , type = Independent, day and boarding , gender = Girls and Boys , denomination = Uniting Church and Presbyterian , slogan = , principal = Dr. Andrew Cousins , chaplain = Reverend Paul Yarrow , key_people = , city = Clayfield , state = Queensland , country = Australia , coordinates = , enrolment = ~500 , grades = PP – 12 , num_employ = , colours = Green, gold and blue , website clayfield.qld.edu.au Clayfield College is an independent, Uniting Church and Presbyterian, day and boarding school, located in Clayfield, an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The College is owned and governed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipswich Girls' Grammar School
, motto_translation = Diligence Overcomes All , established = 1892 , type = Independent, day & boarding , gender = Girls , denomination = Non-denominational , slogan = , principal = Peter Britton , key_people = , chairman = Greg Ploetz , city = Ipswich , state = Queensland , country = Australia , coordinates = , enrolment = ~860 , grades = P-12 , num_employ = ~170 , revenue = , products = , colours = Navy blue, pale blue & white , homepage = Ipswich Girls' Grammar School (IGGS) is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for girls, in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The school is one of the eight original 'Queensland Grammar Schools'. These schools are independent, non-denominational, not-for-profit statutory bodies of the Queensland Government. They are not linked to, administered, or governed by any religious organisation or specific style of education. Both boys and girls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Peters Lutheran College
, motto_translation = ''Further beyond'' , established = , authority = Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority , schooltype = Private school , gender = Co-educational , religious_affiliation = Lutheran , slogan = ''Excellence in Christian co-education'' , region = Queensland , city = Indooroopilly , state = Queensland , country = Australia , country1 = Australia , coordinates = , enrolment = 1986 (in 2017) , grades = Prepyear 12 , head_name = Head of College , head = Tim Kotzur , staff = 183 teaching, 182 non-teaching (in 2017) , colours = , houses = , affiliation = Associated Independent Colleges , homepage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane, Queensland
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
