Associated Independent Colleges
 | |
| Formation | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Queensland |
Membership | Iona College, Brisbane Marist College Ashgrove Padua College, Brisbane St Edmund's College, Ipswich St Laurence's College St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe St Peters Lutheran College Villanova College |
Official language | English |
The Associated Independent Colleges, or AIC, is a group of independent secondary schools in south-east Queensland, Australia. With the exception of St Peters Lutheran College, AIC schools are all-boys schools (St Peter's secondary girls compete in the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association).
The AIC was founded in 1998 as an athletic association for male secondary students. All eight colleges were formerly members of The Associated Schools (TAS), founded in 1956. Some colleges were originally members of the Metropolitan Catholic Schools Association (MCSA), founded in 1934. The most prominent sports contested include rugby union,[1][2] cricket and football, as well as swimming and track and field.
History
The Associated Independent Colleges was formed in 1998 with the first year of competition being 1999. All AIC members were previously in The Associated Schools (TAS). The TAS had expanded to include fifteen schools by the mid 1990s and the standard of competition was falling. The colleges with the strongest athletic programs in the TAS competition's top division moved to form the AIC.[3]
After the AIC was founded, only one all-boys school remained in TAS, the now defunct Marist Brothers College Rosalie. In protest of the departure of the eight AIC schools from TAS competition, all TAS schools with a primary school attached withdrew from the Combined Independent Colleges (CIC) association for private primary schools in 1998. Six of the Associated Independent Colleges were foundation members of the CIC.
The Combined Independent Colleges association was dissolved in 2013.[4] Primary schools attached to AIC schools had previously competed against their Great Public Schools (GPS) counterparts within the CIC, but the headmasters of the GPS and AIC associations expanded their respective competitions in 2014 to include primary students from grades 5–7.[4]
Schools
| School | Location | Enrolment | Founded | Denomination | Day/Boarding | School Colours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona College | Wynnum West | 1394 | 1958 | Roman Catholic | Day | Black & White |
| Marist College Ashgrove | Ashgrove | 1700 | 1940 | Roman Catholic | Day & Boarding | Blue & Gold |
| Padua College | Kedron | 1360 | 1956 | Roman Catholic | Day | Brown & Gold |
| St Edmund's College | Ipswich | 1100 | 1892 | Roman Catholic | Day | Blue & White |
| St Laurence's College | South Brisbane | 1520 | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Day | Black & Gold |
| St Patrick's College | Shorncliffe | 1200 | 1952 | Roman Catholic | Day | Green & Gold |
| St Peters Lutheran College | Indooroopilly | 2000 | 1945 | Lutheran | Day & Boarding | Maroon & White |
| Villanova College | Coorparoo | 1150 | 1948 | Roman Catholic | Day | Gold & Green |
Sports
There are currently twelve sports officially contested within the AIC:[a]
Ashgrove, Iona and St Laurence's have traditionally been prominent in the rugby competitions, although Padua has enjoyed recent success. St Peters, Villanova and Padua have tended to field strong soccer teams. St Patrick's has had success in cross country and Ashgrove and Iona have won the most titles in athletics and swimming. The sporting calendar for the AIC is split into terms:
- 1st: Cricket • Volleyball • Swimming
- 2nd: Chess • Football • Rugby
- 3rd: Basketball • Cross country • Tennis
- 4th: Athletics • Golf • Water polo
The championships for swimming, cross country, and track and field athletics are held on a single carnival day. The other sports are played in a round-robin format (no finals) with each school playing all others once. Premierships in each grade, for age divisions from under 13 to open,[b] are won by the teams with most points over the season. The premierships for the schools' first teams in each sport, particularly the First XV rugby, tend to attract the most interest.
Premierships
First XV Rugby
List of First XV premiers and runners-up:[3][5]
| Year | Premiers | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ashgrove* | Padua |
| 2000† | Iona • St Peter's | St Laurence's |
| 2001† | Ashgrove • St Laurence's | Iona |
| 2002 | Ashgrove* | Villanova |
| 2003 | Ashgrove* | St Laurence's |
| 2004 | Ashgrove* | St Laurence's |
| 2005 | Ashgrove* | St Laurence's |
| 2006 | Ashgrove* | St Patrick's |
| 2007 | Ashgrove* | St Laurence's |
| 2008 | St Laurence's* | Ashgrove |
| 2009† | Ashgrove • Iona | St Laurence's • Villanova |
| 2010 | Villanova* | Ashgrove • St Laurence's |
| 2011† | Ashgrove • Padua • St Edmund's | Iona |
| 2012 | St Peter's* | Ashgrove |
| 2013 | Iona* | St Edmund's • St Peter's |
| 2014 | St Edmund's* | Ashgrove • Padua |
| 2015 | Padua* | Ashgrove |
| 2016 | Padua* | St Patrick's |
Premierships - Ashgrove (10), Iona (3), Padua (3), St Peters (2), St Laurence's (2), St Edmund's (2), Villanova (1).
* indicates undefeated season.
† indicates shared premiership for the year.
First XI Cricket
List of First XI premiers and runners-up:[6]
| Year | Premiers | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Iona | Ashgrove |
| 2000 | Iona | Villanova |
| 2001 | Villanova | St Laurence's |
| 2002 | Villanova | St Laurence's |
| 2003 | Ashgrove | St Laurence's |
| 2004 | Iona | St Laurence's |
| 2005 | Ashgrove | Padua |
| 2006 | Iona | Padua |
| 2007 | Iona | St Laurence's |
| 2008 | St Laurence's | Iona |
| 2009 | Ashgrove | Padua |
| 2010 | Ashgrove | St Laurence's • Villanova |
| 2011 | Ashgrove | St Patrick's |
| 2012† | Ashgrove • Iona • Padua • Villanova | St Peter's |
| 2013 | Villanova | Ashgrove |
| 2014 | Ashgrove* | Villanova |
| 2015 | Ashgrove | St Patrick's • Villanova |
| 2016 | Iona | St Laurence's |
Premierships - Ashgrove (8), Iona (7), Villanova (5), Padua (1), St Laurence's (1).
* indicates undefeated season.
† indicates shared premiership for the year.
First XI Football
List of First XI premiers and runners-up:[7]
| Year | Premiers | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Padua | St Laurence's |
| 2000 | Ashgrove | Padua |
| 2001 | Padua | St Laurence's |
| 2002 | St Laurence's | Ashgrove |
| 2003 | Ashgrove | Padua |
| 2004 | Ashgrove | St Laurence's |
| 2005 | Villanova | Iona |
| 2006 | St Laurence's* | Ashgrove |
| 2007 | Villanova | St Laurence's |
| 2008 | Ashgrove | Padua |
| 2009 | Ashgrove | St Laurence's |
| 2010 | Ashgrove | Padua |
| 2011 | Ashgrove | Villanova |
| 2012 | Villanova* | St Laurence's |
| 2013† | St Patrick's • Villanova | Padua |
| 2014 | St Peter's* | |
| 2015† | Iona • St Patrick's | St Laurence's |
Premierships - Ashgrove (7), Villanova (4), Padua (2), St Laurence's (2), St Patrick's (2), St Peters (1), Iona (1).
* indicates undefeated season.
† indicates shared premiership for the year.
First VI Volleyball
List of First VI premiers and runners-up:[8]
| Year | Premiers | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | St Edmund's | |
| 2000 | Villanova | |
| 2001 | Padua | |
| 2002 | Villanova | |
| 2003 | St Edmund's | Ashgrove • Padua |
| 2004 | Ashgrove | |
| 2005 | St Edmund's | Ashgrove |
| 2006 | Padua | Ashgrove |
| 2007 | Ashgrove | |
| 2008 | St Edmund's | |
| 2009 | Ashgrove | St Patrick's |
| 2010 | Ashgrove | St Edmund's |
| 2011 | St Edmund's | Ashgrove |
| 2012† | St Laurence's • St Peter's • Villanova | |
| 2013 | St Peter's | |
| 2014† | St Laurence's • St Peter's | |
| 2015 | St Patrick's* | St Laurence's |
| 2016 | Padua* | St Laurence's |
Premierships - St Edmund's (5), Ashgrove (4), Padua (3), Villanova (3), St Peters (3), St Laurence's (2), St Patrick's (1).
* indicates undefeated season.
† indicates shared premiership for the year.
First V Basketball
List of First V premiers:[9]
| Year | Premiers | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ashgrove | |
| 2000 | Ashgrove | |
| 2001 | St Edmund's | |
| 2002† | Ashgrove • Villanova | |
| 2003 | Ashgrove | |
| 2004† | Ashgrove • Villanova | |
| 2005† | Ashgrove • Iona | Padua |
| 2006† | Ashgrove • St Edmund's | |
| 2007† | Iona • St Peter's | Ashgrove |
| 2008 | Iona | Padua |
| 2009† | Iona • Padua • Villanova | St Laurence's |
| 2010 | Padua | St Laurence's |
| 2011 | St Laurence's | Padua • Villanova |
| 2012 | Villanova | St Patrick's |
| 2013 | Villanova | Ashgrove |
| 2014 | Padua* | St Patrick's |
| 2015 | St Patrick's* | St Peter's |
Premierships - Ashgrove (7), Villanova (5), Iona (4), Padua (3), St Edmund's (2), St Laurence's (1), St Patrick's (1), St Peters (1).
* indicates undefeated season.
† indicates shared premiership for the year.
First IV Tennis
List of First IV premiers:[10]
| Year | Premiers | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | St Peter's | |
| 2000 | Villanova | |
| 2001 | Padua | Ashgrove |
| 2002 | Villanova | |
| 2003 | Ashgrove | Padua |
| 2004 | Villanova | |
| 2005† | St Edmund's • Villanova | |
| 2006 | St Patrick's | Ashgrove |
| 2007 | Ashgrove | |
| 2008 | Ashgrove | |
| 2009 | Ashgrove | St Peter's |
| 2010 | Ashgrove | St Laurence's |
| 2011 | Ashgrove | Padua |
| 2012 | Villanova | Ashgrove |
| 2013 | St Peter's | Villanova |
| 2014 | St Peter's | |
| 2015 | St Peter's | Villanova |
Premierships - Ashgrove (6), Villanova (5), St Peters (4), Padua (1), St Edmund's (1), St Patrick's (1).
† indicates shared premiership for the year.
First IV Chess
The AIC chess competition began in 2004. List of First IV premiers:
| Year | Premiers | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Iona | |
| 2005 | St Laurence's | |
| 2006 | St Laurence's | |
| 2007 | Padua | St Laurence's |
| 2008 | Padua | Villanova |
| 2009 | St Laurence's | |
| 2010 | Ashgrove | |
| 2011 | St Edmund's | |
| 2012 | Ashgrove | |
| 2013 | Ashgrove | |
| 2014 | Ashgrove | Padua |
| 2015† | Padua • St Laurence's | Ashgrove |
| 2016 | Padua | St Laurence's |
Premierships - Ashgrove (4), Padua (4), St Laurence's (4), St Edmund's (1), Iona (1).
† indicates shared premiership for the year.
Championships
Athletics (track and field)
Winning teams on aggregrate points for all age groups:[11]
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Ashgrove |
| 2000 | Iona |
| 2001 | Iona |
| 2002 | Iona |
| 2003 | Ashgrove |
| 2004 | Ashgrove |
| 2005 | Ashgrove |
| 2006 | Iona |
| 2007 | Iona |
| 2008 | Iona |
| 2009 | Iona |
| 2010 | Iona |
| 2011 | Iona |
| 2012 | St Edmund's |
| 2013 | St Edmund's |
| 2014 | St Edmund's |
| 2015 | Ashgrove |
| 2016 | Ashgrove |
Championships – Iona (9), Ashgrove (6), St Edmund's (3).
Cross Country
Winning teams on aggregrate points for all age groups:[12]
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Iona |
| 2000 | Iona |
| 2001 | Iona |
| 2002 | Ashgrove |
| 2003 | St Laurence's |
| 2004 | St Laurence's |
| 2005 | Ashgrove |
| 2006 | Iona |
| 2007 | Iona |
| 2008 | Ashgrove |
| 2009 | Ashgrove |
| 2010 | St Patrick's |
| 2011† | Iona • St Patrick's |
| 2012† | Ashgrove • St Patrick's |
| 2013 | St Patrick's |
| 2014† | Ashgrove • St Patrick's |
| 2015 | Iona |
| 2016 | Iona |
Championships – Iona (8), Ashgrove (6), St Patrick's (5), St Laurence's (2).
† indicates shared championship.
Swimming
Winning teams on aggregrate points for all age groups:[13]
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1999 | St Peter's |
| 2000 | St Peter's |
| 2001 | Ashgrove |
| 2002 | Ashgrove |
| 2003† | Ashgrove • Iona |
| 2004 | Iona |
| 2005 | Ashgrove |
| 2006 | Ashgrove |
| 2007 | Ashgrove |
| 2008 | Ashgrove |
| 2009 | Ashgrove |
| 2010 | Ashgrove |
| 2011 | Ashgrove |
| 2012 | St Peter's |
| 2013 | Ashgrove |
| 2014 | St Peter's |
| 2015 | Ashgrove |
| 2016 | Ashgrove |
Championships – Ashgrove (13), St Peters (4), Iona (2).
† indicates shared championship.
Other events
Aside from athletic competitions, the AIC has formed a community with many other interactions. Member schools participate in the QDU debating competition, various mission and social justice events, the Queensland Catholic Colleges Music Festival (QCMF) and other social functions.
As all AIC schools are of Christian denomination, an Ecumenical service is hosted each year by one of the schools on a rotational basis. It is attended by staff and student leaders representing each school.
See also
Notes
- ^ Australian rules football is the only other sport that all eight schools play that is not included in the AIC structure. Padua, St Laurence's and Iona have traditionally been prominent in the sport.
- ^ The open division excludes players that turn 19 years of age or older in the year of competition.
References
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- ^ a b "MBBC Sport 2015" (PDF). Moreton Bay Boys' College. 15 October 2014. Archived from the original (PDF 0.3 MB) on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Honour Board - Tennis". St Laurence's College Old Boys Association. 2014. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
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External links
- aicsport.com.au official website