Toowoomba Anglican School
Australian secondary school
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The Toowoomba Anglican School (formerly Toowoomba Anglican College and Preparatory School) is an independent Anglican co-educational primary and secondary day and boarding school located in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.[1] The school is a member of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane and is affiliated with the Junior School Heads Association of Australia.[citation needed]
- The Toowoomba Grammar Preparatory School
- The Church of England Preparatory School
- The Church of England Boys School
- The Toowoomba Preparatory School
- Toowoomba Anglican College and Preparatory School
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Australia 27°33′28″S 151°58′37″E | |
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| Type | Independent co-educational primary and secondary day and boarding school |
| Motto | Latin: Sola Nobilitas Virtus |
Religious affiliation | Anglican Diocese of Brisbane |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1911 |
Head of School | Simon Lees |
| Enrolment | 650[citation needed] |
Campus size | 5-hectare (12-acre) |
Campus type | Regional |
| Colours | Gold, navy and maroon |
| Affiliation | Junior School Heads Association of Australia |
| Website | taschool |
History
The school was founded in 1911 as The Toowoomba Grammar Preparatory School. Original enrolment comprised 17 boys. The school was founded and grew with a boarding focus to service the geographically isolated areas of Southern and Western Queensland. The focus on boarding has remained through the school's history.[citation needed]
In 1927 the campus was expanded with the purchase of the adjacent Stoneleigh House, which was used for boarding students. In 1942–43 the School grounds were commandeered by the Army as a result of World War II, and the school was evacuated to Southport on the Gold Coast. In 1972 the enrolment was expanded to become co-educational. In 1986 Stoneleigh House was demolished to make room for sporting facilities. The turret (known as the Bell Tower) was salvaged through the efforts of the Past Students Association, and to this day is sited between the sporting ovals that replaced Stoneleigh.[citation needed]
In 2001 the school's board was subject of a civil case, S v Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane [2001] QSC 473,[2] involving sexual offending by a housemaster in the 1990s.[3] The events later formed the basis of the 2017 film Don't Tell.[citation needed]
Heads of school
The following is a lead of heads of the school:[citation needed]
| Ordinal | Officeholder | Title | School name | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
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| 1 | Ernest Albert Gill | The Toowoomba Grammar Preparatory School The Church of England Preparatory School | 1911 | 1926 | 14–15 years | ||
| 2 | Rev. Ernest Aldington Hunt | The Church of England Boys School | 1927 | 1928 | 0–1 years | ||
| 3 | Norman Scott "Boss" Connal OBE | Headmaster | 1929 | 1958 | 28–29 years | [4] | |
| 4 | Edgar "Blue" White | 1959 | 1973 | 13–14 years | |||
| 5 | Robert "Bob" Smith | The Church of England Preparatory School | 1973 | 1979 | 5–6 years | ||
| 6 | Robert Brewster | The Toowoomba Preparatory School | 1979 | 1992 | 12–13 years | ||
| 7 | Tim Waley | 1993 | 1995 | 1–2 years | |||
| 8 | Bruce Howden OAM | 1995 | 2009 | 13–14 years | [5] | ||
| 9 | Sandra Hawken | 2010 | 2013 | 2–3 years | [6] | ||
| 10 | Simon Lees | Head of School | Toowoomba Anglican College and Preparatory School Toowoomba Anglican School | 2014 | 2025 | 11–12 years | |
| 11 | Nick Johnstone | Principal | Toowoomba Anglican School | 2025 | current |
Houses
The school has a day house system for internal competition, and a different house system for boarding.[citation needed]
There are three-day houses: Gill (maroon), Connal (gold) and Fairfax (navy).[citation needed]
Sports
Sports offered at the school include AFL, athletics, basketball, cricket, cross country, soccer, rugby union, rugby league, hockey, netball, softball, swimming, tennis, touch football, and volleyball.[citation needed]
Sporting facilities at the school include three junior-sized ovals, four tennis, and netball courts, an outdoor pool, and a gymnasium (which also acts as the School's assembly hall).[citation needed]
Notable alumni
All previous students are able to join the Past Students Association. Notable alumni include:
- Air Vice Marshal Don Bennett CB, CBE, DSO, (1919–20)
- Charles Copeman AM, Rhodes Scholar 1953; mining industrialist (1941–42)
- Sally Kehoe, an Olympic rower (1992–98)[7]
- Pippa Savage, a national rower (1988–93)
