Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association

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Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association
Formation1908
Headquarters Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Membership
10 member schools
Official language
English
Website qgsssa.com.au

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, [1] 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.

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History

Somerville House athletics team, c.1900 Somerville1900.jpg
Somerville House athletics team, c.1900

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. [1] The association had been initiated by Constance Elizabeth Harker, co-Principal of Somerville House, [2] and its aim was to "promote a friendly spirit between schools and at the same time deepen and strengthen the loyalty of individual girls to their own school". [1]

Ipswich Girls' Grammar School and St Hilda's School joined the Association in 1911, followed by the Brisbane State High School in 1921, St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School in 1939, Clayfield College in 1941, Moreton Bay College in 1945, and St Peters Lutheran College in 1946. Several other schools have also been members of the QGSSSA at some time, – Girton College Toowoomba, Commercial State High School, University High School, Wynnum High School and Technical College. [1]

Schools

Members

SchoolLocationEnrolmentFoundedDenominationDay/BoardingYear Entered
Competition		School Colors
Brisbane Girls Grammar School Spring Hill ~1,150 [3] 1875 [4] Non-Denominational Day1908 [1]  
Brisbane State High School South Brisbane ~3,150 [5] 1921 Secular Day1921 [1]   
Clayfield College Clayfield ~945 [6] 1931 [7] Uniting Church Day & Boarding1941 [1]    
Ipswich Girls' Grammar School Ipswich ~8601892 [8] Non-Denominational Day & Boarding1911 [1]    
Moreton Bay College Manly West ~1,137 [9] 1901 [10] Uniting Church Day1945 [1]   
St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School Corinda ~857 [11] 1929 Anglican Day1939 [1]    
St Hilda's School Southport ~1,188 [12] 1912 Anglican Day & Boarding1911 [1]    
St Margaret's Anglican Girls School Ascot ~900 [13] 1895 [11] Anglican Day & Boarding1908 [1]    
Somerville House South Brisbane ~1,200 [14] 1899 [15] Uniting Church Day & Boarding1908 [1]   

(N.B. Years of participation in the QGSSSA in brackets.)

Sports Played

Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta

Swimming

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "A Brief History". QGSSSA. SportingPulse. 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
  2. ↑ Gill, K.E (1983). "Harker, Constance Elizabeth (1875 - 1964)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 9 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. p. 199. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  3. ↑ "Aspiration and Intent Statements". School Profile. Brisbane Girls' Grammar School. Archived from the original on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
  4. ↑ "A Brief History". School Profile. Brisbane Girls' Grammar School. Archived from the original on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
  5. ↑ "Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane | School profile - 2016 | My School". www.myschool.edu.au. Retrieved 5 August 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
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  11. 1 2 "Annual School Report 2007". School Reports. St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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