All Saints Anglican School
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All Saints Anglican School ("ASAS" or "All Saints") is a private, co-educational school established in 1987 under the Aegis of the Anglican Archdiocese of Brisbane. The school is located on a 40-hectare campus on the Gold Coast Hinterland at Merrimac
Merrimac, Queensland
Merrimac is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Merrimac had a population of 5,690. The community takes its name from two possible sources: the Merrimac River in New England or the USS Merrimac, a Union navy frigate itself named for the river.Merrimac is...

, near the Robina Central Business District. All Saints is divided into three sub-schools: the Junior School (Kindergarten to Year 6), the Middle School (Years 7 to 9) and the Senior School (Years 10 to 12). It has a total student body of approximately 1700 students.

Whilst a relatively new school, it is very well regarded and in 2008, All Saints topped Queensland's Academic List, which ranks schools according to OP-scores.

Merrimac Campus

All Saints is well resourced and has its own golf course and 3 ovals. The school contains two pools, one indoor and the other an outdoor one. It also has outdoor basketball, tennis, hockey and volleyball courts. In addition, a three-storey sports facility complete with a professional gym facility, indoor basketball courts and a fully furnished hospitality restaurant, Heavens Above. The campus also features a multilevel science facility complete with a lecture theatre for over 200 students, and also the Nairn Theatre, a theatre complex consisting of a small theatre, and a large main theatre with seating for over 500, used for stage productions and school assemblies. The new chapel is currently under construction, as well as the new tuckshop/cafeteria

House system

The Junior School consists of four different houses named after the dairy farms that were previously located near the School campus: Lyndon, Oakey, Talgai, and Clovelly.

The Middle and Senior Schools together have eight houses named after School Council Members and private benefactors: Fradgley, McIntosh, Day, Burling, Burchill, Reeves, Hobart, and Rapp.

Notable students

Famous students who went to All Saints Anglican School include:
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  • Nick Riewoldt
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  • Ben Daley
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  • Steve Fitzsimmons
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  • Sam Norton-Knight
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  • Taylor Henderson  (Operator Please Violinist)
  • Thomas Oar
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  • Ashleigh Gentle (Triathlete)
  • Tameka Butt
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  • Cody Simpson
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  • Straalen McCallum (Youngest singer ever signed by Sony Australia)

ASAS International

The School also has its own English Language Training Centre, the brainchild of entrepreneur William Adler. It gives international students the option to live either on campus in its boarding facility, "International House", or in homestay accommodation.
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