The Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association Inc (QGSSSA) is a sporting association for girls from eight private

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 girls' schools, one co-educational private school, and one co-educational public school, based in Brisbane, Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, Australia

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Established in 1908 as the Secondary Schools Sports Association, inter-school competition first commenced in 1909 in the sports of Swimming, Tennis and Basket Ball. Competition is presently offered to, and organised for, girls from Years 8 to 12.

History

The Sports Association of Secondary Schools of Queensland, was formed in 1908, with three members: Brisbane Girls Grammar School

Brisbane Girls Grammar School

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School, is an independent, secular, day school for girls, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....

, The Brisbane High School for Girls (now Somerville House

Somerville House

Somerville House is an independent, boarding and day school for girls, located in South Brisbane, an inner-city suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....

) and Eton High School (now St Margaret's Anglican Girls School

St Margaret's Anglican Girls School

St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Ascot, an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....

). There is some evidence to suggest that Moreton Bay College

Moreton Bay College

Moreton Bay College is an independent Uniting Church, day school for girls, located in Manly West, an outer suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaEstablished in 1901 as the Moreton Bay Girls' High School, by Alice J...

 may also have participated in sporting competitions in the early years. The association had been initiated by Constance Harker, co-Principal of Somerville House, 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".

Ipswich Girls' Grammar School

Ipswich Girls' Grammar School

Ipswich Girls' Grammar School is an independent, Non-denominational, day and boarding school for girls, in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia....

 and St Hilda's School

St Hilda's School

St Hilda's School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Southport, a central suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia....

 joined the Association in 1911, followed by the Brisbane State High School

Brisbane State High School

Brisbane State High School is a partially selective, co-educational, state secondary school, located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a member of the Great Public Schools' Association of Queensland, and the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association...

 in 1921, St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School

St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School

St Aidan’s Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Corinda, a western suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...

 in 1939, Clayfield College

Clayfield College

Clayfield College is an independent, Uniting Church and Presbyterian, day and boarding school, predominantly for girls, located in Clayfield, an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....

 in 1941, Moreton Bay College in 1945, and St Peters Lutheran College

St Peters Lutheran College

St Peters Lutheran College is an independent, co-educational, Lutheran, day and boarding school, situated on a campus in Indooroopilly, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....

 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.

Members

School	Location	Enrolment	Founded	Denomination	Day/Boarding	Year Entered Competition	School Colors
Brisbane Girls Grammar School Brisbane Girls Grammar School Brisbane Girls' Grammar School, is an independent, secular, day school for girls, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....	Spring Hill Spring Hill, Queensland Spring Hill is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 2 km north of the central business district. Parts of Spring Hill can be considered to be extensions of the Brisbane CBD.-Schools:Spring Hill is serviced by a number of schools...	~1,150	1875	Non-Denominational Non-denominational Christianity In Christianity, nondenominational institutions or churches are those not formally aligned with an established denomination, or that remain otherwise officially autonomous. This, however, does not preclude an identifiable standard among such congregations...	Day	1908
Brisbane State High School Brisbane State High School Brisbane State High School is a partially selective, co-educational, state secondary school, located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a member of the Great Public Schools' Association of Queensland, and the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association...	South Brisbane South Brisbane, Queensland South Brisbane is an inner city suburb of Brisbane, Australia located on the southern bank of the Brisbane River, directly connected to the central business district by the Kurilpa, Victoria and Goodwill bridges....	~1,900	1921	Secular	Day	1921
Clayfield College Clayfield College Clayfield College is an independent, Uniting Church and Presbyterian, day and boarding school, predominantly for girls, located in Clayfield, an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....	Clayfield Clayfield, Queensland Clayfield is an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, located approximately from the CBD. Clayfield is bordered to the north by Nundah, to the East by Ascot and Hendra, to the west by Wooloowin and to the South by Albion....	~945	1931	Uniting Church Uniting Church in Australia The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union....	Day & Boarding	1941
Ipswich Girls' Grammar School Ipswich Girls' Grammar School Ipswich Girls' Grammar School is an independent, Non-denominational, day and boarding school for girls, in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia....	Ipswich Ipswich, Queensland Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...	~860	1892	Non-Denominational Non-denominational Christianity In Christianity, nondenominational institutions or churches are those not formally aligned with an established denomination, or that remain otherwise officially autonomous. This, however, does not preclude an identifiable standard among such congregations...	Day & Boarding	1911
Moreton Bay College Moreton Bay College Moreton Bay College is an independent Uniting Church, day school for girls, located in Manly West, an outer suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaEstablished in 1901 as the Moreton Bay Girls' High School, by Alice J...	Manly West Manly West, Queensland Manly West is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 16 km east of the CBD. Manly West contains a primary school, a preschool, Moreton Bay College and Moreton Bay Boys College. Over 47% of households in this area consist of a couple with children and a further 35% are couples without children...	~1,137	1901	Uniting Church Uniting Church in Australia The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union....	Day	1945
St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School St Aidan’s Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Corinda, a western suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...	Corinda Corinda, Queensland Corinda is a suburb in Brisbane, Australia. Located approximately 9 km southwest of the Brisbane central business district.It is believed that the name Corinda originates from a local cattle station owned by Sir Arthur Palmer, which he named after his Corinda pastoral station near...	~857	1929	Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...	Day	1939
St Hilda's School St Hilda's School St Hilda's School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Southport, a central suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia....	Southport Southport, Queensland -Sport:The Southport Sharks Australian rules football club has a presence in the area, including a club and function centre.-Transport:The Broadwaterway is a foreshoreway that encourages pedestrians and cyclists to travel along the Broadwater foreshores of Southport.A ferry terminal is planned for...	~1,188	1912	Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...	Day & Boarding	1911
St Margaret's Anglican Girls School St Margaret's Anglican Girls School St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Ascot, an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....	Ascot Ascot, Queensland Ascot is a predominantly affluent residential suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, characterised by large Queenslander homes. Located from Brisbane, the suburb is well catered for in terms of public transport with many bus and train services departing from Ascot railway station...	~900	1895	Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...	Day & Boarding	1908
St Peters Lutheran College St Peters Lutheran College St Peters Lutheran College is an independent, co-educational, Lutheran, day and boarding school, situated on a campus in Indooroopilly, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....	Indooroopilly Indooroopilly, Queensland Indooroopilly is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia which is located 7 km west of the Brisbane central business district.- Name derivation and history :...	~1,990	1945	Lutheran	Day & Boarding	1946
Somerville House Somerville House Somerville House is an independent, boarding and day school for girls, located in South Brisbane, an inner-city suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....	South Brisbane South Brisbane, Queensland South Brisbane is an inner city suburb of Brisbane, Australia located on the southern bank of the Brisbane River, directly connected to the central business district by the Kurilpa, Victoria and Goodwill bridges....	~1,200	1899	Uniting Church Uniting Church in Australia The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union....	Day & Boarding	1908

Former members

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

• Girton College, Toowoomba (1908)
• Commercial State High School
• University High School
• Wynnum High School and Technical College

Sports Played

• Badminton
• Basketball
• Cricket
• Cross Country
• Gymnastics (Artistic)
• Gymnastics (Rhythmic)
• Hockey
• Netball
• Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Touch Football
• Track & Field Athletics
• Volleyball
• Swimming

See also

• List of schools in Queensland
• Head of the River (Queensland)
  Head of the River (Queensland)
  The Queensland Head of the River refers to two high school rowing regattas in Queensland Australia, one for boys and one for girls . The boys regatta is held in mid to late March while the girls regatta is held in late August early September...