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Formation | 1918 |
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Headquarters | Brisbane, Queensland |
Membership | Anglican Church Grammar School Brisbane Boys' College Brisbane Grammar School Brisbane State High School Ipswich Grammar School St. Joseph's Nudgee College St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace The Southport School Toowoomba Grammar School |
Official language | English |
Secretary General | Nicole L'Efevre |
The Great Public Schools Association of Queensland Inc. (GPS) is an association of nine south-east Queensland secondary schools established in 1918. With the exception of Brisbane State High School, GPS schools are all-male, private schools. Similar associations exist in New South Wales (AAGPS) and Victoria (APS).
Source: [1]
There have been critics of the GPS competition of Brisbane State High's membership to the GPS Competition, primarily because it is the only Public School in the GPS competition. However, its membership is maintained despite dispute. The term "Public Schools" in the GPS acronym encompasses all public education including the Grammar Schools who are indeed themselves Public Schools. (Grammar Schools Act, 1860)
School | Location | Enrolment | Founded | Denomination | Day/boarding | Year entered competition* | School colours | School nickname |
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Anglican Church Grammar School [note a] | East Brisbane | 1,800 | 1912 | Anglican | Day & boarding | 1918 | Blue and grey | Churchie |
Brisbane Boys' College | Toowong | 1,600 | 1902 | Uniting Church/Presbyterian | Day & boarding | 1918 | Green, white and black | BBC or College |
Brisbane Grammar School | Spring Hill | 1,700 | 1868 | Secular or Non-denominational | Day & boarding | 1918 | Dark blue and light blue | Grammar or BGS |
Brisbane State High School | South Brisbane | 3,361 (approximately 1,669 males) [2] | 1913 [3] | Secular | Day | 1921 | Cerise and navy blue | State High |
Ipswich Grammar School | Ipswich | 1,080 | 1863 | Non-denominational | Day & boarding | 1918 | Red and white | Ipswich or IGS |
St Joseph's College, Nudgee | Boondall | 1,750 | 1891 | Catholic | Day & boarding | 1918 | Blue and white | Nudgee |
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | Spring Hill | 1,691 | 1875 | Catholic | Day | 1918 | Red & black | Terrace or Gregory Terrace |
The Southport School | Southport | 1,305 | 1901 | Anglican | Day & boarding | 1920 | Maroon, navy and white | TSS or Southport |
Toowoomba Grammar School | Toowoomba | 1,258 | 1875 | Non-denominational | Day & boarding | 1920 | Blue and gold | Toowoomba or TGS |
School | Location | Enrolment | Founded | Denomination | Day/boarding | School colours |
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St. Laurence's College | South Brisbane | 2000 | 1915 | Catholic | Day | Black and gold |
Central Technical College High School, a Government-run school, was initially a member from 1918 but merged with Brisbane Junior State High School and High Top Wynnum State School in 1921* to form Brisbane State High School, which is still a member of the association. Brisbane state high school has gone on to win many of these GPS competitions.
St. Laurence's College was forced to leave the GPS in the 1920s because it did not have a cricket pitch and a football oval. They competed at least up to and including the September 23, 1928 Athletics Carnival. They are now members of the Associated Independent Colleges (AIC) Competition.
The schools have competed in an annual basketball premiership since 1986.
School | Premierships | Outright | Shared | Outright years | Shared years |
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St Joseph's Nudgee College | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2001, 2003 | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998 |
Anglican Church Grammar School | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1988, 1989, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2020 | 1990, 2019 |
Brisbane State High School | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2016 | 1998, 2000, 2004, 2011, 2022 |
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1997 | 2000, 2004, 2019 |
The Southport School | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2009, 2012, 2021, 2023 | 2022 |
Ipswich Grammar School | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1986, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2015, 2018 | 1991, 1992 |
Toowoomba Grammar School | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2022 | |
Brisbane Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brisbane Boys' College | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1987, 1995, 2005, 2017 | 2005 |
Notes
The schools have competed in an annual cricket premiership since 1919.
School | Premierships | Outright | Shared | Outright years | Shared years |
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St Joseph's Nudgee College | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1925, 1937, 1938, 1964, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2009 | 1922 |
Anglican Church Grammar School | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1934, 1935, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1976, 1984, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2012 | 1929, 1931, 1955, 1962 |
Brisbane State High School | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1949, 1966, 1977, 1979, 1992, 1993, 2002 | |
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1952, 2004 | 2020 |
The Southport School | 24 | 19 | 5 | 1926, 1927, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 | 1920, 1923, 1928, 1929, 1971 |
Ipswich Grammar School | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1937, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1989, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016 | 1922 |
Toowoomba Grammar School | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1924, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2005 | 1923, 1928 |
Brisbane Grammar School | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1919, 1921, 1930, 1946, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1978, 1983, 2013, 2022 | 1920, 1931, 1955, 1971 |
Brisbane Boys' College | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1947, 1985, 1995, 2003 | 1962, 2020 |
Notes
The schools have competed in an annual cross-country championship since 1971.
School | Wins | Outright | Shared | Outright years | Shared years |
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St Joseph's Nudgee College | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1999, 2005, 2015 | 2010 |
Anglican Church Grammar School | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2009, 2012 | 1975, 2007 |
Brisbane State High School | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2020, 2021, 2023, | |
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014 | 2004, 2010 |
The Southport School | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1990 | |
Ipswich Grammar School | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1991, 1992 | 2004, 2007 |
Toowoomba Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brisbane Grammar School | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1974, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2016, 2017 | 1975 |
Brisbane Boys' College | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024 | |
Ipswich Grammar School | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1991, 1992 | 2004, 2007 |
Notes
The schools have competed in an annual cross-country championship since 2014.
School | Wins | Outright | Shared | Outright years | Shared years |
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St Joseph's Nudgee College | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 | 2019 |
Anglican Church Grammar School | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2014, 2022, 2023 | 2019 |
Brisbane State High School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
The Southport School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ipswich Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Toowoomba Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brisbane Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brisbane Boys' College | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes
The schools have competed in an annual gymnastics competition from 1915 to 2021, making it the oldest GPS sport, dating before the establishment of the GPS Association in 1918. [4]
School | Wins | Outright | Shared |
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St Joseph's Nudgee College | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Anglican Church Grammar School | 16 | 16 | 0 |
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | 5 | 4 | 1 |
The Southport School | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Toowoomba Grammar School | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Brisbane Grammar School | 65 | 64 | 1 |
Brisbane Boys' College | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Notes
The schools have competed in an annual Head of the River rowing championship since 1918.
Notes
The schools have also competed for the Old Boys Cup for best overall school at Head of the River since 1988.
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The schools have competed in an annual rugby premiership since 1918 (initially playing rugby league until 1928, when the schools reverted to rugby union). [5]
School | Premierships | Outright | Shared | Outright years | Shared years |
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St. Joseph's Nudgee College | 45 | 37 | 8 | 1920, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2023, 2024 | 1924, 1932, 1950, 1954, 1993, 2010, 2017, 2022 |
Anglican Church Grammar School | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1939, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1982, 1999, 2014, 2015 | 1950, 1954, 1974, 2003, 2005, 2022 |
Brisbane State High School | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1947, 1964, 1969, 1975, 1983, 2009, 2016 | 1973, 1974, 1976, 1984, 1992, 1993, 2005, 2010 |
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1927, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1996, 2004 | 1954, 1956 |
The Southport School | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1922, 1926, 1933, 1938, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2019 | 2003, 2010, 2017, 2022 |
Ipswich Grammar School | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1918, 1919, 1934, 1985, 1988, 1989 | 1984, 1993 |
Toowoomba Grammar School | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1930, 1948 | 1924, 1932, 1954, 1956 |
Brisbane Grammar School | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1958, 1972, 2012 | 1956, 1973, 1976, 1992 |
Brisbane Boys' College | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | 1954 |
Notes
An annual sailing competition was instigated in 2000.
School | Wins | Win years |
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The Southport School | 11 | 2002, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
Anglican Church Grammar School | 4 | 2001, 2004, 2009, 2010 |
Brisbane Grammar School | 5 | 2000, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2022 |
Brisbane Boys' College | 3 | 2007, 2008, 2011 |
Notes
The schools have competed in an annual Association football competition since 1991.
School | Wins | Outright | Shared | Outright years | Shared years |
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Brisbane Grammar School | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1992, 1994, 2000, 2007 | 1999, 2006 |
Ipswich Grammar School | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1996, 2008, 2009, 2017 | 1998, 1999 |
Brisbane Boys' College | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1991, 1993, 2004, 2010, 2011 | |
St Joseph's Nudgee College | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2018, 2022, 2023 | 1998, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
Brisbane State High School | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2005 | 2006 |
Anglican Church Grammar School | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2019, 2024 | |
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2021 | |
The Southport School | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2012, 2020 | 2013, 2014 |
Toowoomba Grammar School | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2016 |
Notes
The schools have competed in an annual swimming competition since 1918.
School | Wins | Outright | Shared | Outright years | Shared years |
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St Joseph's Nudgee College | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1923, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025 | 1954 |
Anglican Church Grammar School | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1930, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 2014 | |
Brisbane State High School | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1933, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 | |
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1918, 1919, 1921, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1970, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1900, 1991 | 1954 |
The Southport School | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1922, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016 | |
Ipswich Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Toowoomba Grammar School | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1935 | |
Brisbane Grammar School | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024 | |
Brisbane Boys' College | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Notes
The schools have competed in an annual swimming competition since 2014.
School | Wins | Outright | Shared | Outright years | Shared years |
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St Joseph's Nudgee College | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2019, 2022, 2023 | |
Anglican Church Grammar School | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021 | |
Brisbane State High School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2018, 2024, 2025 | |
The Southport School | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2016 | |
Ipswich Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Toowoomba Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brisbane Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brisbane Boys' College | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | |
Notes
The schools have competed in an annual Tennis competition since 1918.
School | Wins | Outright | Shared | Outright years | Shared years |
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St Joseph's Nudgee College | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1935, 1936, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994 | 2003, 2011, 2013 |
Anglican Church Grammar School | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005 | 1941, 1948, 1957 |
Brisbane State High School | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1954, 1959, 1973, 1984 | 1972 |
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1955, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999 | 2002, 2003 |
The Southport School | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1924, 1926, 1930, 1956, 2000, 2001 | 1921, 1934, 2018 |
Ipswich Grammar School | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1929, 2010 | 1921, 1941, 2002, 2009 |
Toowoomba Grammar School | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1927, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1952 | 1948, 1957 |
Brisbane Grammar School | 43 | 36 | 7 | 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1933, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2012, 2021, 2022 | 1921, 1934, 1972, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013 |
Brisbane Boys' College | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1983, 1987, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023 | 1934, 2011, 2013, 2018 |
Notes
The schools have competed in an annual athletics competition since 1918.
School | Wins | Outright | Shared | Outright years | Shared years |
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St Joseph's Nudgee College | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1920, 1921, 1931, 1940, 1955, 1969, 1970, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2023 | 1919 |
Anglican Church Grammar School | 21 | 19 | 2 | 1923, 1943, 1944, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1974 | 1929, 1935 |
Brisbane State High School | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1946, 1947, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 | |
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1927, 1930, 1934, 1950, 1951 | |
The Southport School | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1918, 1922, 1933 | 1919, 1929 |
Ipswich Grammar School | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024 | |
Toowoomba Grammar School | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1945, 1971, 1972 | |
Brisbane Grammar School | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1924, 1926, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1948, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995 | 1935 |
Brisbane Boys' College | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1925, 1939, 1942, 2016, 2017, 2018 | |
Notes
The schools have competed in an annual athletics competition since 2014.
School | Wins | Outright | Shared | Outright years | Shared years |
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St Joseph's Nudgee College | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 | |
Anglican Church Grammar School | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2014, 2018 | |
Brisbane State High School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
The Southport School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ipswich Grammar School | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2024 | |
Toowoomba Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brisbane Grammar School | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2023 | |
Brisbane Boys' College | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2016 | |
Notes
The schools have competed in an annual volleyball premiership since 1994.
School | Wins | Outright | Shared | Outright years | Shared years |
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St Joseph's Nudgee College | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 2002 |
Anglican Church Grammar School | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1998, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024 | 2020 |
Brisbane State High School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1997, 2014, 2021 | 1996, 2000, 2010, 2015, 2020 |
The Southport School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ipswich Grammar School | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | |
Toowoomba Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brisbane Grammar School | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 | 2000, 2010, 2015, 2020 |
Brisbane Boys' College | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2019 | 1996 |
Notes
The schools have competed in an annual chess premiership since 1995.
School | Premierships | Outright | Shared | Outright years | Shared years |
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St Joseph's Nudgee College | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Anglican Church Grammar School | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 | 2010 |
Brisbane State High School | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2004, 2005 | |
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
The Southport School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ipswich Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Toowoomba Grammar School | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | |
Brisbane Grammar School | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1995, 1996, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019 | 2006, 2010 |
Brisbane Boys' College | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Notes
The schools have competed in an annual debating premiership since 2002.
School | Premierships | Outright | Shared | Outright years | Shared years |
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St Joseph's Nudgee College | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Anglican Church Grammar School | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2007, 2012, 2020, 2022 | |
Brisbane State High School | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | |
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2006, 2019, 2023 | 2002, 2005 |
The Southport School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ipswich Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Toowoomba Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brisbane Grammar School | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 | 2002, 2005, 2024 |
Brisbane Boys' College | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Notes
The GPS Competition holds an Annual Music Showcase where member schools present a set repertoire that is decided by the school who is hosting for that particular year. Students then rehearse for a final concert which, in 2019, was held in the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC). The event celebrates the creative talent of students across all 9 of the member schools.
Additionally, there was previously GPS Shooting which got removed because of safety hazards. Toowoomba Grammar School had very many premierships in the time it was a GPS competition. When the GPS allowed you to enter 3 teams, Toowoomba Grammar School won 1st, 2nd and 3rd.