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Associated Independent Colleges
Associated Independent Colleges logo.png
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
Website http://aicsport.com.au/

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.


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Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Schools


  • 3 Sports


  • 4 Championships


    • 4.1 Athletics (track and field)


    • 4.2 Cross Country


    • 4.3 Swimming




  • 5 Premierships


    • 5.1 First XV Rugby


    • 5.2 First XI Cricket


    • 5.3 First XI Football


    • 5.4 First VI Volleyball


    • 5.5 First V Basketball


    • 5.6 First IV Tennis


    • 5.7 First IV Chess




  • 6 Other sports


    • 6.1 First XVIII Australian football


    • 6.2 First XIII Rugby league


    • 6.3 Golf


    • 6.4 Water polo




  • 7 Other events


  • 8 See also


  • 9 Notes


  • 10 References


  • 11 External links


    • 11.1 Colleges







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
1600
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
1340
1952

Roman Catholic
Day
Green & Gold

St Peters Lutheran College

Indooroopilly
2200
1945

Lutheran
Day & Boarding
Maroon & White

Villanova College

Coorparoo
1150
1948

Roman Catholic
Day
Green & Gold


Sports


There are currently ten sports officially contested within the AIC:




  • Athletics (track and field)

  • Basketball

  • Cricket

  • Chess

  • Cross country running





  • Football (soccer)

  • Rugby union

  • Swimming

  • Tennis

  • Volleyball




Four other sports are also offered:




  • Australian rules football

  • Golf





  • Rugby league

  • Water polo




Water polo is played as a social competition in Term 4.[5][6] An invitational golf day is also held in Term 4, with the annual Gordon Balharry Shield awarded to the AIC school with the best team score on an adjusted handicap basis.[7] Rugby league and Australian rules football competitions were introduced on a two-year opt-in trial basis for 2019.[8]


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: Australian football  • Cricket  • Volleyball • Swimming


  • 2nd: Chess  • Football  • Rugby union


  • 3rd: Basketball  • Cross country  • Rugby league  • Tennis


  • 4th: Athletics  • Golf  • Water polo


The championships for swimming, cross country, track and field athletics and golf are held on a single 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,[a] 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.



Championships



Athletics (track and field)


Winning teams on aggregrate points for all age groups:[9]























































































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
2017
Ashgrove
2018
Ashgrove

Championships – Iona (9), Ashgrove (8), St Edmund's (3).



Cross Country


Winning teams on aggregrate points for all age groups:[10]























































































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
2011dagger
Iona • St Patrick's
2012dagger
Ashgrove • St Patrick's
2013
St Patrick's
2014dagger
Ashgrove • St Patrick's
2015
Iona
2016
Iona
2017
Ashgrove
2018
Ashgrove

Championships – Ashgrove (8), Iona (8), St Patrick's (5), St Laurence's (2).


dagger indicates shared championship.



Swimming


Winning teams on aggregrate points for all age groups:[11]























































































Year
Winner
1999
St Peter's
2000
St Peter's
2001
Ashgrove
2002
Ashgrove
2003dagger
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
2017
St Peter's
2018
St Peter's

Championships – Ashgrove (13), St Peters (6), Iona (2).


dagger indicates shared championship.



Premierships



First XV Rugby


List of First XV premiers and runners-up:[3][12]












































































































Year
Premiers
Runners-up
1999
Ashgrove*
Padua
2000dagger
Iona • St Peter's
St Laurence's
2001dagger
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
2009dagger
Ashgrove • Iona
St Laurence's • Villanova
2010
Villanova*
Ashgrove • St Laurence's
2011dagger
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
2017
Ashgrove*
St Patrick's
2018dagger
Ashgrove • Iona • St Patrick’s
Villanova

Premierships - Ashgrove (12), Iona (4), Padua (3), St Peters (2), St Laurence's (2), St Edmund's (2), St Patrick's (1), Villanova (1).


* indicates undefeated season.
dagger indicates shared premiership for the year.



First XI Cricket


List of First XI premiers and runners-up:[13]












































































































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
2012dagger
Ashgrove • Iona • Padua  • Villanova
St Peter's
2013
Villanova
Ashgrove
2014
Ashgrove*
Villanova
2015
Ashgrove
St Patrick's  • Villanova
2016
Iona
St Laurence's
2017
St Laurence's*
Ashgrove
2018dagger
Ashgrove  • St Patrick's
Villanova

Premierships - Ashgrove (9), Iona (7), Villanova (5), St Laurence's (2), Padua (1), St Patrick's (1).


* indicates undefeated season.
dagger indicates shared premiership for the year.



First XI Football


List of First XI premiers and runners-up:[14]












































































































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
2013dagger
St Patrick's • Villanova
Padua
2014
St Peter's*

2015dagger
Iona • St Patrick's
St Laurence's
2016
St Edmund's

2017
Iona
St Patrick's
2018
Iona
St Patrick's

Premierships - Ashgrove (7), Villanova (4), Iona (3), Padua (2), St Laurence's (2), St Patrick's (2), St Edmund's (1), St Peters (1).


* indicates undefeated season.
dagger indicates shared premiership for the year.



First VI Volleyball


List of First VI premiers and runners-up:[15]












































































































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
2012dagger
St Laurence's • St Peter's • Villanova

2013
St Peter's

2014dagger
St Laurence's • St Peter's

2015
St Patrick's*
St Laurence's
2016
Padua*
St Laurence's
2017
Ashgrove*

2018
Iona*
St Laurence's

Premierships - Ashgrove (5), St Edmund's (5), Padua (3), St Peters (3), Villanova (3), St Laurence's (2), St Patrick's (1).


* indicates undefeated season.


dagger indicates shared premiership for the year.



First V Basketball


List of First V premiers:[16]












































































































Year
Premiers
Runners-up
1999
Ashgrove

2000
Ashgrove

2001
St Edmund's

2002dagger
Ashgrove • Villanova

2003
Ashgrove

2004dagger
Ashgrove • Villanova

2005dagger
Ashgrove • Iona
Padua
2006dagger
Ashgrove • St Edmund's

2007dagger
Iona • St Peter's
Ashgrove
2008
Iona
Padua
2009dagger
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
2016
Ashgrove*
St Patrick's
2017dagger
Ashgrove  • St Edmund's
St. Laurence's
2018
Ashgrove
St Edmund's

Premierships - Ashgrove (8), Villanova (5), Iona (4), Padua (3), St Edmund's (3), St Laurence's (1), St Patrick's (1), St Peters (1).


* indicates undefeated season.
dagger indicates shared premiership for the year.



First IV Tennis


List of First IV premiers:[17]












































































































Year
Premiers
Runners-up
1999
St Peter's

2000
Villanova

2001
Padua
Ashgrove
2002
Villanova

2003
Ashgrove
Padua
2004
Villanova

2005dagger
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
2016
St Peter's

2017
St Peter's*
Iona
2018
St Peter's*
Padua

Premierships - St Peters (7), Ashgrove (6), Villanova (5), Padua (1), St Edmund's (1), St Patrick's (1).


* indicates undefeated season.
dagger indicates shared premiership for the year.



First IV Chess


The AIC chess competition began in 2004. List of First IV premiers:[18]



















































































Year
Premiers
Runners-up
2004
Iona

2005
St Laurence's

2006
St Laurence's

2007
Padua
St Laurence's
2008dagger
Padua • Villanova

2009
St Laurence's

2010
Ashgrove

2011
St Edmund's

2012
Ashgrove

2013
Ashgrove

2014
Ashgrove
Padua
2015dagger
Padua • St Laurence's
Ashgrove
2016
Padua
St Laurence's
2017
Villanova
Padua
2018
Padua
St Peter's

Premierships - Padua (5), Ashgrove (4), St Laurence's (4), Villanova (2), St Edmund's (1), Iona (1).


dagger indicates shared premiership for the year.



Other sports



First XVIII Australian football


The AIC competition was introduced on a trial opt-in basis for 2019. List of Open age-group winners:













Year
Winners
Runners-up
2019




First XIII Rugby league


The AIC competition was introduced on a trial opt-in basis for 2019. List of Open age-group winners:













Year
Winners
Runners-up
2019




Golf


Teams of up to five compete for the Gordon Balharry Shield.[19] List of team winners and runners-up:



















































Year
Winners
Runners-up
Ref
2012
Iona
Villanova
[20]
2013



2014
St Patrick's
Iona
[21]
2015
Ashgrove

[22]
2016
Villanova

[23]
2017
Villanova

[23]
2018
Ashgrove
St. Edmunds
[24]


Water polo


Water polo is played as a social competition on an opt-in basis by AIC schools.[5][6]



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


  • List of schools in Queensland


Notes





  1. ^ The open division excludes players that turn 19 years of age or older in the year of competition.




References





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External links



  • aicsport.com.au official website


Colleges




  • Iona College

  • Marist College Ashgrove

  • Padua College

  • St Edmund's College





  • St Laurence's College

  • St Patrick's College

  • St Peters Lutheran College

  • Villanova College











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