Associated Public Schools of Victoria

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Associated Public Schools of Victoria
Abbreviation APS
Formation 1900
Headquarters APS House
Hawthorn, Victoria
Location Melbourne, Victoria
Membership 11 Member Schools
Official languages English
Chairperson Dr Helen Drennen
Wesley College
(2010 - present)
Website http://www.apssport.org.au

The Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) are a group of eleven elite independent schools in Victoria, Australia, similar to the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales in New South Wales.

The association was established in 1900[1] so that students of the member schools may compete against each other on the sporting fields, the original competition sports were Australian Rules Football, Rowing and Cricket. Students now compete in a variety of sports, which are split into three seasons, Summer, Winter and Spring. Students in Year 7 and above compete on Saturdays and students in primary year levels compete on Friday afternoons. Major annual competitions include the APS Head of the River rowing regattas, the APS Combined Swimming & Diving Championships and the APS Athletics Championships.

In March 2005, the APS member schools formed a set of guidelines regarding the awarding of sporting scholarships to students, following criticism of recruiting practices employed by the schools.[2] The headquarters of the APS is known as APS House and is situated on Morrison Street, Hawthorn, Victoria.


Contents

[edit] Schools

[edit] Current member schools

School Location Enrolment Founded Denomination Boys/Girls Day/Boarding Year Entered
Competition		 School Colours
Brighton Grammar School Brighton 1121 1882 Anglican Boys Day 1958         
Carey Baptist Grammar School Kew, Donvale 2131 1923 Baptist Boys & Girls Day 1958             
Caulfield Grammar School Caulfield, Malvern, Wheelers Hill 3010 1881 Anglican Boys & Girls Day & Boarding 1958         
The Geelong College Geelong 1182 1861 Uniting Church Boys & Girls Day & Boarding 1908             
Geelong Grammar School Geelong 1444 1855 Anglican Boys & Girls Day & Boarding 1900     
Haileybury Brighton, Berwick, Keysborough 3083 1892 Uniting Church Boys & Girls Day 1958             
Melbourne Grammar School Melbourne 1789 1858 Anglican Boys (K-12) & Girls (K-6) Day & Boarding 1900     
St Kevin's College Toorak 1740 1918 Catholic Boys Day 1958             
Scotch College Hawthorn 1837 1851 Presbyterian Boys Day & Boarding 1900             
Wesley College Melbourne, Glen Waverley, Elsternwick, Clunes 3600[3] 1866 Uniting Church Boys & Girls Day 1900         
Xavier College Brighton, Kew 1940 1878 Catholic Boys (K-12) & Girls (K-4) Day & Boarding 1900         

[edit] Founding member schools

Crest School
GGS LOGO.png Geelong Grammar
Melbournegrammarcrest.jpg Melbourne Grammar
Scotch emblem 2007-small.jpg Scotch College
Wesley College
Xaviercollegelogo.png Xavier College

[edit] Sports

Boys

  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Cross Country
  • Football (Australian)
  • Hockey
  • Rowing
  • Rugby (VSRU runs this competition)
  • Soccer
  • Squash
  • Swimming & Diving (combined with diving from 1998)
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Water Polo

Girls

  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Hockey
  • Netball
  • Rowing
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming & Diving (combined with Diving from 1998)
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Water Polo

[edit] Carnivals

Students from the associations member schools participate in a number of carnivals during the year including Swimming & Diving, Rowing and Athletics.

[edit] APS/AGSV sport

From 1968 to 1999 Tennis was the only sport played between the Associated Public Schools of Victoria and the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria. In 2000 a full range of Summer and Winter Combined matches at Firsts level commenced.

[edit] Current member schools

School
Carey Baptist Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School
The Geelong College
Geelong Grammar School
Haileybury
Wesley College

[edit] Sports

  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Netball
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball

[edit] The APS Regatta (Heads of the River)

The Victorian Head of the River race is contested between the 11 APS schools, the race is usually the last race of the official APS rowing season and has recently been rowed on Lake Nagambie which is a full buoyed international standard course allowing six boat finals. Girls from the APS also participate in the Head of the Schoolgirls regatta, where they compete with schools from the Girls Sport Victoria (GSV) group.

Further information: Head of the River (Victoria) and Head of the Schoolgirls (Victoria)

[edit] Website

[edit] References

  1. ^ Associated Public Schools of Victoria, Celebrating 100 Years
  2. ^ Leung, Chee Chee (March 29, 2005). "Top schools pledge to play fair". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Top-schools-pledge-to-play-fair/2005/03/28/1111862322316.html. 
  3. ^ http://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01603b.htm

[edit] See also

Members of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria, Australia
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