Southwest Preparatory Conference

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The Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC) is an athletic conference for large, elite private high schools in Texas. It is composed of the following schools:

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Current members

*Indicates member joining in 2026–27
InstitutionLocationYear FoundedPopulationTypeNicknameColorsFormer TAPPS Member?
Awty International School Houston, Texas 19561,754

(2022)

Coed

(Nonsectarian)

RamsGreen, GoldYes
Cistercian Preparatory School Irving, Texas 1962355

(2020)

Boys

(Catholic)

HawksBlack, WhiteYes [1]
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart Houston, Texas 1960750

(2022)

Girls

(Catholic)

ChargersNavy, Light BlueYes
Episcopal High School Bellaire, Texas 1983797

(2020)

Coed

(Episcopal)

KnightsBlue, WhiteYes
Episcopal School of Dallas Dallas, Texas 19741,170+Coed

(Episcopal)

EaglesBlue, WhiteYes [1]
Fort Worth Country Day School Fort Worth, Texas 19631,116Coed

(Nonsectarian)

FalconsRed, BlueYes [2]
Greenhill School Addison, Texas 19501,279Coed

(Nonsectarian)

HornetsGreen, GoldNo
Hockaday School Dallas, Texas 19131,113 [3] Girls

(Nonsectarian)

DaisiesGreen, WhiteNo
Houston Christian High School Houston, Texas 1998470

(2021)

Coed

(Christian)

MustangsBlue, WhiteYes
The John Cooper School The Woodlands, Texas 19881,365Coed

(Nonsectarian)

DragonsGreen, BlackYes
The Kinkaid School Piney Point Village, Texas 19061,375

(2015)

Coed

(Nonsectarian)

FalconsPurple, GoldYes [4]
The Oakridge School Arlington, Texas 1979800

(2017)

Coed

(Nonsectarian)

OwlsGreen, NavyYes [2]
St. Andrew's Episcopal School Austin, Texas 1952941Coed

(Episcopal)

HighlandersBlue, Black, WhiteNo
St. John's School Houston, Texas 19461,493Coed

(Nonsectarian)

MavericksRed, BlackNo
Saint Mary's Hall * [5] San Antonio, Texas 1879790Coed

(Christian)

BaronsPurple, WhiteYes
St. Mark's School of Texas Dallas, Texas 1906911Boys

(Episcopal)

LionsBlue, GoldNo
St. Stephen's Episcopal School Austin, Texas 1950694Coed

(Episcopal)

SpartansPurple, RedNo
Texas Military Institute* [5] San Antonio, Texas 1893552Coed

(Episcopal)

PanthersBlack, GoldYes
Trinity Valley School Fort Worth, Texas 19591,017

(2020)

Coed

(Nonsectarian)

TrojansBlue, WhiteNo

Former members

InstitutionLocationYear FoundedPopulationTypeNicknameColorsLeft SPCCurrent Conference
All Saints' Episcopal School Fort Worth, Texas 19511,264 [6] Coed

(Episcopal)

SaintsNavy, White2018 [7] TAPPS [a]
Allen Academy [8] Bryan, Texas 1886340Coed

(Nonsectarian)

RamsBlue, Gold1970sTAPPS
Casady School Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 19471,020Coed

(Episcopal)

CyclonesNavy Blue, White2024 [9] OSSAA
Holland Hall Tulsa, Oklahoma 19221,034Coed

(Episcopal)

DutchRed, Black, White2016 [10] [7] OSSAA
Lutheran High School [8] Houston, Texas 1949960Coed

(Lutheran)

PioneersGreen, Silver1970sTAPPS
Saint Mary's Hall San Antonio, Texas 1879790Coed

(Christian)

BaronsPurple, White2016 [7] TAPPS
Wichita Collegiate School [8] Wichita, Kansas 1963966Coed

(Nonsectarian)

SpartansRoyal Blue, GoldN/AAVCTL [b]

See also

Notes

  1. All Saints' had previously been a member of TAPPS before joining the SPC in 2000.
  2. Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League

References

  1. 1 2 "Winter Soccer State Results" (PDF). tapps.biz. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
    Note: Episcopal School of Dallas were the TAPS runner-up for girls winter soccer in 1984 and third place winners for the boys. Bellaire Episcopal did not begin classes until the 1984-85 school year.
  2. 1 2 "State Volleyball Results" (PDF). tapps.biz. September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2023.
  3. "Hockaday School (Home Page)". hockaday.org.
  4. "TAPPS State Tennis Results" (PDF). tapps.net (now tapps.biz) via Wayback Machine.
  5. 1 2 Hinojosa, David (May 19, 2025). "TMI, Saint Mary's Hall Set to Join Southwest Preparatory Conference". expressnews.com.
  6. "About - All Saints' Episcopal School". aseschool.org. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 Riddle, Greg (January 16, 2017). "UPDATED: Football Power Fort Worth All Saints Will Leave SPC and Join TAPPS; See What SPC and TAPPS Have to Say About It". dallasnews.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 "Southwest Preparatory Conference". theoakridgeschool.org.
  9. "A Departure from Tradition: Casady to Leave the SPC". casadyschoolcrier.org. January 26, 2022. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  10. "Vol. 9: OSSAA vs. SPC". hollandhall.org. Retrieved September 3, 2024.