Combined Associated Schools

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The Combined Associated Schools (CAS) are a group of schools in Sydney, Australia sharing common interests, ethics, educational philosophy and contest sporting events between themselves. All the CAS schools are all private schools that also often compete with members of the Great Public Schools (GPS) and Independent Schools Association (ISA).

Of NSW's 130 Rhodes Scholars 1904-2006, 13 have attended a CAS School.^[1]

1 History
2 Schools
- 2.1 Current member schools
3 CAS sports
4 Championships and Premierships
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Bold text The CAS was initiated by Knox Grammar School’s first Headmaster, Neil MacNeil, in 1928 when he proposed an association with Barker College, Cranbrook School, Trinity Grammar School, All Saints College, Bathurst, St Aloysius' College and Knox Grammar School. All had tried and failed to join the GPS.

The association was formed in 1929 to provide sporting and co-curricular competition with the foundation members being the above schools with the exception of All Saints, who were not mentioned again. Waverley College had its application of June 1929 deferred until it finally joined in the 1940s. The reason behind this was due to the fact that the Headmaster of Trinity Grammar School throughout the 1930s - Mr Daniel Feoderoff, came to an impasse with Waverley Headmaster at the time, Mr Edward Nelson, over school-fee issues. This issue questioned the integrity of the school and the application was held-up until 1941. At this point in time, Waverley had gained a new Headmaster - Mr Andrew Denman.

Since 1935, a representative from each CAS and GPS school has competed in the Lawrence Campbell Oratory Competition.

The CAS is primarily provides sporting competitions between the various school including Swimming and Athletics, Summer Sports of Cricket, Basketball and Winter Sports of Rugby, Football (Soccer) and Cross Country.

Apart from sport, the CAS also offers a wide range of cultural activities such as cadet competitions, chess, debating and public speaking.

Representatives from all six schools meet regularly to determine sporting schedules, school terms, competitions and address any issues arising from the CAS competition.

Sydney Grammar School often participate in debating competitions and some sport (mainly Volleyball) hosted by the CAS board.

Mr Tony Higgins, Dean of Careers at Knox Grammar School manages the employment relations aspect of the association. Mr John Day and Mr Roger Seaborn, members of the Trinity Grammar School Council also form part of this committee and are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the CAS. Mr August Courtis is in charge of the Public Relations Department.

The meeting of the representatives of the Combined Associated Schools in April 2006 saw the introduction of a cadet drill competition, suggested by Captain Helen Clarke of Knox Grammar School and Mr Gordon Barkl of the Barker College School Council. This will further enhance the links between the six CAS schools.

On the more cultural side of the CAS, the organisation has introduced over 1200 students into its chess, debating, mock trial and music competitions.

In June 2006, the CAS committee initiated the first joint-scholarship programme for academic performance. Awarded annually, the student attaining the scholarship is granted six years of secondary education at any of the six CAS schools.

The annual meeting of the CAS committee in April 2007 saw the introduction of lawn bowls as an official CAS sport through the initiative of Mr Pete Mullers and Ms Chantal Hunter of the Waverley College sport department. The event also saw the proposal of the introduction of a common teaching/learning program in the academic side of each of the six participating schools. The program has been drafted by Mr Shane Sedgman and Ms Jenny Emery of Knox Grammar School. The head of the CAS committee, Mr Dougal Parr, also announced his decision to step down from his position and was replaced by his deputy, Mr Edward Bradshaw.

[edit] Schools

[edit] Current member schools

School	Location	Enrollment	Founded	Denomination	Boys/Girls	Day/Boarding	Year Entered Competition	School Colors
Barker College	Hornsby	1979	1890	Anglican	Boys & Girls in Yrs 10,11 & 12	Day & Boarding	1929	Red & Blue
Cranbrook School	Bellevue Hill	1000	1918	Anglican	Boys	Day & Boarding	1929	Red, White & Blue
Knox Grammar School	Wahroonga	1850	1924	Uniting Church	Boys	Day & Boarding	1929	Black & Blue
St Aloysius' College	Milsons Point	1200	1879	Catholic	Boys	Day	1929	Blue & Gold
Trinity Grammar School	Summer Hill	1700	1913	Anglican	Boys	Day & Boarding	1929	Green, White & Grey
Waverley College	Waverley	1430	1903	Catholic	Boys	Day	1940s	Royal Blue & Gold

[edit] CAS sports

[edit] Championships and Premierships

[edit] Barker College

Cricket: 2000, 2001, 2002 (First time in CAS History - 3 in a row)2007
Swimming: 1940, 1946
Rugby: 1989, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2006
Soccer: 2003
Athletics: 1946, 1986-1991, 1996-2000, 2002, 2005
Debating 2004, 2005
Basketball: 2007 (equal)

[edit] Cranbrook School

Cricket: 1969, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1998
Debating: 1995, 1999 (Equal), 2001 (Equal)
Rugby: 1930, 1931, 1933, 1943, 1960, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1994
Swimming: 1942, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1974, 1976 (1st Equal)
Athletics: 1930, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1951, 1952
Basketball: 2007 (equal)

[edit] Knox Grammar School

Rugby: 1932, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1945,1954, 1957, 1964, 1967, 1972, 1976, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
Athletics: 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937-1939, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1992, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006
Diving: 2007
Swimming: 1933, 1934, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1959, 1963, 1967-70, 1972, 1975, 1976 (equal), 1977-87, 1992, 2003

[edit] St. Aloysius' College

Swimming: 1935
Rugby: 1933, 1972, 1978,
Cricket: 1957, 1971, 1990,
Basketball: 1999
Debating: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999 (Equal), 2001 (Equal), 2006

[edit] Trinity Grammar School

Volleyball: Summer: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Volleyball: Winter: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006
Basketball: 1988, 1990,1991,2002,2003,2004.
Cricket 1931, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1995, 1999, 2006.
Rugby 1935, 1937, 1938, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1970, 1975, 1986, 1990, 2000.
Soccer 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2002.
Swimming 1936,1937,1938,1953,1954,1956,1957,1964,1965,1966,2004,2005,2006,2007.
Diving 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (24 consecutive years)
Tennis 2000,2001.
Lawn Bowls 2006.
Track & Field 1932, 1940, 1941, 1955.

[edit] Waverley College

Basketball: 1902-2006
Cricket: 2003
Swimming: 1951, 1952, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Rugby: 1944, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004
Athletics: 1944, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1993, 1994, 1995

== Plume Shield (Rugby)

The Henry Plume Shield is awarded to the winner of the CAS 1st XV rugby competition.

1930 - Cranbrook
1931 - Cranbrook
1932 - Knox
1933 - Cranbrook, St. Aloysius
1934 - Knox
1935 - Trinity
1936 - Knox
1937 - Trinity
1938 - Trinity
1939 - Knox
1940 - Knox
1941 - Knox
1942 - Knox
1943 - Cranbrook
1944 - Waverley
1945 - Knox
1946 - Waverley
1947 - Waverley
1948 - Waverley
1949 - Barker
1950 - Waverley
1951 - Waverley
1952 - Waverley
1953 - Trinity, Waverley
1954 - Knox
1955 - Waverley
1956 - Trinity
1957 - Knox, Waverley
1958 - Waverley
1959 – Waverley
1960 – Cranbrook
1961 – Waverley
1962 – Trinity
1963 - Waverley
1964 - Knox, Trinity
1965 – Waverley
1966 – Waverley
1967 – Knox
1968 – Waverley
1969 – Cranbrook
1970 - Barker, Trinity
1971 – Waverley
1972 - Barker, Cranbrook, Knox, St. Aloysius
1973 – Cranbrook
1974 – Waverley
1975 – Trinity
1976 – Knox
1977 – Barker
1978 – St. Aloysius
1979 - Waverley
1980 - Barker, Trinity, Waverly
1981 – Waverley
1982 – Cranbrook
1983 – Waverley
1984 – Cranbrook
1985 – Cranbrook
1986 – Trinity
1987 – Waverley
1988 – Barker
1989 – Barker
1990 – Trinity
1991 - Barker, Knox
1992 – Barker, Waverley
1993 – Barker
1994 – Cranbrook
1995 – Knox
1996 – Waverley
1997 – Waverley
1998 – Barker
1999 – Knox
2000 - Knox, Trinity, Waverley
2001 – Knox
2002 – Waverley
2003 – Knox
2004 - Barker, Waverley
2005 – Barker
2006 - Barker

Totals including joint titles

Waverley - 30
Knox - 20
Cranbrook - 13
Barker - 13
Trinity - 13
St. Aloysius - 3

Members of the Combined Associated Schools, Sydney, Australia

[edit] References

^ "NSW Rhodes Scholars" — University of Sydney list, (retrieved 29 June 2006)

[edit] External links

NSW Rhodes Scholars

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