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. Established in 1901 by the Revd Horace Henry Dixon, TSS is the oldest Anglican boys' boarding school in Queensland and the only all-boys boarding school on the Gold Coast. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1305 students from early learning to Year 12, including 276 boarders from Years 7 to 12. The school is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the

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(IPSHA), Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ), and has been a member of the

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(GPS) since 1920.

History

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The Southport School was established in 1901 by the Revd (later Rt Revd)

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. The land was originally owned by Benjamin and Ann Spendelove. The Spendelove family continued to make a contribution to the school, providing boxing coaching for many years. The first boarding houses (Delpratt, McKinley and Thorold) were established in 1907 and 1908. The Southport School has the third oldest school boat club in Queensland, having first started rowing in 1905. This followed Brisbane Grammar School and

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first having a rowing contest in 1891.

Headmasters

House system

As with most Australian schools, The Southport School utilises a house system. The Senior School is divided vertically into the twelve houses: eight day boy houses and four boarding houses. The Preparatory School is divided into four houses. The Senior Houses are:The Southport School Admissions Book
(accessed:2007-05-18) The three original houses – Delpratt, McKinley and Thorold – were founded in 1909, 1909 and 1908, respectively. The inaugural house shield competition was held in 1910, won by MicKinley. The additional day houses were added in the 1970s and 1980s, and the fourth boarding house, Biddle, added in 1988. The most successful house in the House Shield competition has been Thorold House, achieving its 40th House Shield victory in 2014; MicKinley had won 31 house shields and Delpratt 21 as of 2014.

Sport

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TSS has a strong sporting tradition and over the years has produced many Australian and international athletes of note. The school currently offers the following activities to its students:

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, cross country,

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, and

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. TSS has been a member of the Great Public Schools' Association Inc (GPS) since 1920. TSS fields soccer teams within the development divisions of Football Queensland South Coast. The school has achieved many sporting premierships during its membership. GPS Premierships (official GPS records): * Rowing (21) 1918, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1970, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2006, 2018 * Cricket (22) 1920, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 * Rugby (11) 1922, 1926, 1933, 1938, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2019 * Tennis (9) 1921, 1924, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1956, 2000, 2001, 2018 * Swimming (8) 1922, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016 * Gymnastics (7) 1935, 1936, 1962, 1963, 2008, 2009, 2010 * Sailing (7) 2002, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * Athletics (5) 1918, 1919, 1922, 1929, 1933 * Football (4) 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020 * Basketball (3) 2009, 2012, 2021 * Cross Country (1) 1990 * Shooting (4) 1956, 1963, 1967, 1971 (suspended 1974) Associated Schools Championships: * Basketball 1980–81 (1979–1986) * Soccer 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990 (1978–1991) State Championships *Basketball (2) 2012, 2021

Notable alumni

The Old Southportonians Association (OSA) is the alumni organisation for Old Boys of the school. The OSA celebrated its 100 years as a recognised body in 2007. Historic figures also include past choirmaster Henry John King

Student exchange program

The Southport School is a member of

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and as such has an extensive network of partner schools with which it performs many student exchanges. TSS is involved in a student exchange program with the

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in Chattanooga,

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, Canada.

Pacific Cable Station

The two surviving buildings of the Pacific Cable Station were relocated to the school in 1982 for use as the school's music department. Largely untouched from their original form, they are listed on the

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References

External links

The Southport School website
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