All Saints Anglican School

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All Saints Anglican School
Address
All Saints Anglican School
Highfield Drive

Gold Coast
,
Queensland
,
4226

Australia
Information
TypeIndependent school, day and boarding
MottoTruth, Faith, Compassion
Denomination Anglican
Established1987
HeadmasterPatrick Wallas
GenderCo-educational
Colour(s)Navy blue, light blue, beige and house uniforms
   
Affiliation Associated Private Schools
Head of Junior SchoolShelley Travers
Head of Middle SchoolTodd Harm
Head of Senior SchoolBryn Evans
Website asas.qld.edu.au

All Saints Anglican School ("ASAS" or "All Saints") is a private, co-educational school located in Merrimac, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1987 under the Aegis of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane. The school is located on a 40-hectare campus in the Gold Coast Hinterland. All Saints is divided into three sub-schools: the Junior School (kindergarten to Year 6), the Middle School (years 7 to 9) and the Senior School (years 10 to 12). It has a total student body of approximately 1850 students. In 2012 All Saints celebrated its 25th year on 1 November (Foundation Day).

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Merrimac Campus

The school houses two swimming pools, one indoor and one outdoor, both heated. It also has extensive playing fields and sporting facilities including a large three-storey Health and Physical Education Centre including a well resourced work-out room, indoor and outdoor basketball, tennis, hockey and volleyball courts and a small golf course. The campus also features a multi-level science facility complete with a lecture theatre for over 200 students, a purpose built music centre and a professional theatre space consisting of the main theatre seating 530 (the Nairn Theatre), a smaller theatre (the Dell'Arte), a full costume department and a green room. The Holloway Music Centre consists of two large practice spaces for band and oral rehearsals, classrooms and a number of individual sound-proof studios used for individual or small group tuition. A new Chapel was completed in early 2012. A new international house was constructed in late 2018.

House system

The Junior School consists of four different houses named after the dairy farms that were previously located near the School campus: Lyndon, Oakey, Talgai, and Clovelly.

The Middle and Senior Schools together have eight houses named after School Council Members: Fradgley, McIntosh, Day, Burling, Burchill, Reeves, Hobart, and Rapp.

A variety of activities are undertaken via house based competitions including swimming, athletics, cross country, chess, singing and public speaking.

Notable alumni

Entertainment

Sport

NameSportTop Level Team/Affiliation
Will Ashcroft [3] Australian rules football Brisbane
Jack Bowes [4] Australian rules football Gold Coast, Geelong
Alex Davies [5] Australian rules footballGold Coast
Piers Flanagan [6] Australian rules footballGold Coast
Taylor Hine [7] Australian rules footballGold Coast
Steven Lawrence [8] Australian rules football Brisbane, St Kilda
Tom Nicholls [7] Australian rules footballGold Coast
Nick Riewoldt [9] Australian rules footballSt Kilda
Joel Tippett [10] Australian rules footballGold Coast, North Melbourne
Kurt Tippett [9] Australian rules football Adelaide, Sydney
Bodhi Uwland [11] Australian rules footballGold Coast
Lachie Weller [12] Australian rules football Fremantle, Gold Coast
Maverick Weller [13] Australian rules footballGold Coast, St Kilda, Richmond
Marc Woolnough [14] Australian rules football Geelong
Andrew Symonds [15] Cricket Australia
Megan Anderson [16] Mixed Martial Arts Ultimate Fighting Championship
Gretel Tippett [17] Netball New South Wales, Queensland
Ben Daley [9] Rugby union Australia
Ben Grant [18] Rugby union Queensland
Sam Norton-Knight [19] Rugby unionAustralia
Thomas Oar [20] Soccer Australia
Tameka Yallop [21] Soccer Australia
Jade Neilsen [20] SwimmingAustralia
Giaan Rooney [22] SwimmingAustralia
Ashleigh Gentle [23] Triathlon Australia

ASAS International

The School has its own English Language Centre called International House. It gives international students the option to live either on campus in its boarding facility which houses 60 students, or in homestay accommodation while they complete short term English language courses or attend the school in mainstream classes.

Extracurricular activities

All Saints offers a wide variety of extra-curricular activities including music, drama, choir and sporting activities. A variety of outdoor experiences are also offered at the School and participating students learn physical skills and leadership. As well, the School offers the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and holiday ski trips. Students may also participate in a number of language and cultural experiences and trips which are regularly undertaken to New Caledonia, France, Japan, China, Italy and Spain.

The Japanese Language Supplementary School of Queensland Japanese School of Gold Coast (Gōrudo Kōsuto Kō), a weekend Japanese school, holds its classes at All Saints. It maintains its school office in Surfers Paradise. [24]

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