Public Schools Association

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Public Schools Association
Formation	1905
Headquarters	Perth, Australia
Membership	Aquinas College Christ Church Guildford Grammer Hale School Scotch College Trinity College Wesley College
Official languages	English

Established in 1905 the Public Schools Association, or the PSA, is an association of seven elite independent boys schools in Perth, Western Australia. The schools compete against each other in athletic competition throughout the year. There are three main events held annually; the Head of the River rowing regatta, The Interschool Athletics Carnival, and the Interschool Swimming Carnival.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Member schools 2.1 Current 2.2 Former 3 Sports 3.1 Athletics 3.2 Badminton 3.3 Basketball 3.4 Cricket 3.5 Cross Country 3.6 Football 3.7 Golf 3.8 Hockey 3.9 Rowing (Head Of The River) 3.10 Rowing (Champion School) 3.11 Rugby 3.12 Soccer 3.13 Surfing 3.14 Swimming 3.15 Tennis 3.16 Volleyball 3.17 Waterpolo 4 Trophies awarded 5 See also 6 External links 7 References

[edit] History

The PSA was formed in 1905 by the Christian Brothers' College (name change to Aquinas College in 1937), the Church of England Grammar School (now Guildford Grammar School), The High School (now Hale School) and Scotch College as a group of independent boys schools.^[2] The PSA invited Wesley College to join in 1952, followed by Christ Church Grammar School in 1956 and Trinity College in 1968.^[2] The presidency of the PSA is held by the headmaster of the "host school" which rotates annualy among member shools. The 2007 PSA host school was Aquinas College. Robert J White, Aquinas College's headmaster, was the president of the PSA. To celebrate the centenary of the PSA in 2005, every student of all member school were given a commemorative pin.

[edit] Member schools

[edit] Current

School			Location	Enrolment	Founded	Affiliation	Day/Boarding	Membership	School Colours
		Aquinas College	Salter Point	1,100[3]	1894[4]	Catholic	Day & Boarding	1905[5]	Red & Black
		Christ Church	Claremont	1,310[6]	1910	Anglican	Day & Boarding	1956	Blue & Gold
		Guildford Grammar School	East Guildford	900[7]	1896	Anglican	Day & Boarding	1905	Navy Blue & White
		Hale School	Wembley Downs	1,300[8]	1858	Anglican	Day & Boarding	1905	Oxford Blue, Cambridge Blue & Gold
		Scotch College	Swanbourne	1,170[8]	1897	Uniting	Day & Boarding	1905	Maroon, Blue & Gold
		Trinity College	East Perth	1,200	1962	Catholic	Day	1968	Blue, White & Green
		Wesley College	South Perth	1,300	1923	Uniting	Day & Boarding	1952	Black, Green & Gold

[edit] Former

School	Location	Founded	Denomination	Years Competed	School Colours
Christian Brothers' College (Name was changed to Aquinas College in 1937)	Perth	1894	Catholic	1905-1937	Red & Black

[edit] Sports

Weekly sports fixtures occur during the summer months in basketball, cricket, tennis, volleyball and water polo, with Term 1 Competitions comprising of 6 Rounds (Each School plays each other once), and a smaller Term 4 Competition (3 or 4 rounds). The Major Competitions are only run over Term 1 for these sports.^[9]

Winter fixtures include Australian rules football, badminton, cross country running, hockey, rugby union, and soccer, and are played over 10 rounds (each school plays each other once, & 4 schools twice).^[1] In the years preceding the admission of Trinity College the schools played each other twice. Since the admission of Trinity College there have several experiments at getting a balance, including: The Current System 1 Round Plus finals

[edit] Athletics

Introduced in 1905, the athletics carnial trophy is known as the Alock Cup, it is believed to have been donated my Alcock & Company, suppliers of sporting goods. The Carnival is held annually at Perry Lakes Stadium in Floreat.^[10]

In recent years the athletics has been closely contested between rivals Aquinas and Trinity. Aquinas won in 2003 but this was followed by a hatrick of Trinity wins (2004, 2005, 2006).

Aquinas College won the event in 2007, 69 points clear of second placed Trinity College.

Aquinas runner, Herb Elliot (Olympic Gold Medalist)	Hale School Athletics Team 1951	Hale School Athletics Team 1952	Hale School Athletics Team 1953
Hale School Athletics Team 1954

[edit] Badminton

Introduced in 2002, badminton is the youngest PSA sport.^[2] The badminton trophy, known as the Brother Kelly cup is named after Brother J. Kelly, a former headmaster of Trinity College.^[10]

[edit] Basketball

Basketball became an official PSA sport in 1980, the Blackwood Cup was introduced in the same year to commemorate the long service to Christ Church Grammar School and the PSA of Mr A F Blackwood, Deputy Headmaster from 1966-1983. The pre-season basketball competition is known as the Shortland-Jones Basketball competition, which was established in 1980.^[10]

[edit] Cricket

Darlot Cup is the 1st XI Cricket trophy. The competition, begun in 1901, used the Darlot Cup as an official PSA Trophy in 1905 with the Establishment of the PSA. It was originally awarded for seasonal competition (October to March). From 1905 to 1915 the Alcock Cup, also used for Cricket, was competed for by the calendar year. In 1916 when the Alcock Cup was given over to Football the seasonal competition was discontinued and the Darlot Cup became the trophy for annual competition. The cup was donated by the Darlot Brothers (Everard Firebrace Darlot & Leonard Hawthorn Darlot).^[1]

The competition, which is played on Friday afternoons and all day Saturdays, is a round robin tournament lasting seven weeks during first term, with every team playing each of its six opposition teams once and having one bye per season. The team on top of the table at the season's end is crowned the champion and is awarded with the Darlot Cup for that year. There are no "finals".^[1]

Points System

Teams are awarded points for winning matches outright, winning on first innings, and also for tied matches. The team with the most points at any time sits on top of the table. The points available are as follows:

• 10 points for a victory on first innings
• 6 points + available 10 from first innings victory for an outright win
• 5 Points for a tied match

Bonus points are also awarded to make sure that if matches do not end with a result, points will still be available. Bonus points are awarded for every run scored whilst batting and for every wicket taken whilst bowling. These points usually define the table at the end of the season. The bonus points available are as follows:

• 0.25 for every wicket taken whilst bowling
• 0.01 for every run scored whilst batting

Hale School First XI 1950 - Darlot Cup Champions

Hale School First XI 1907

[edit] Cross Country

Cross country became a PSA sport in 1980. The cross country trophy, known as the Moyes Cup, was introduced in 1980 to commemorate the long service of Mr. P. M. Moyes, headmaster of Christ Church Grammar School from 1951-1981.^[2] The seven schools compete against each other once before the 4 all schools races. These usually consist of a relay, 5km race, relay and the season ending 8km race.

In 2007 Trinity College ended Aquinas College's two year winning streak by achieving an undefeated season; in other words, they won their six races and finished first in the four all-schools events.

[edit] Football

The Alcock Cup was introduced in 1905 for annual cricket competition (The Darlot Cup was for seasonal cricket competition). In 1916 the seasonal cricket competition was discontinued and the Darlot Cup was thereafter awarded for annual competition.

The Alcock Cup in 1916 then became the Football Trophy. The previous inscriptions were obscured with a metal overlay and a new series of Football inscriptions begins with "1916 - CBC". Like the Alcock Shield, the cup was probably given by Alcock & Company, suppliers of sporting goods.^[2]

Aquinas College First XVIII 1916 - Premiers	CBC Football Team on Perth Oval	Scotch College First XVIII 1950	Hale School First XVIII 1951
Hale School Football Team 1951	Hale school Football Team 1901

[edit] Golf

Became an official PSA Sport in 1999.

[edit] Hockey

Hockey has been a PSA sport since 1959, the Hockey Cup was awarded by the Western Australian Hockey Association.^[10] In 2003, the Hockey Cup was renamed the Ray House Hockey Cup in honour of Mr. Ray House for long service to the PSA as delegate and Deputy Headmaster of Christ Church Grammar School.^[2]

Points System

The team that finishes the 10 Match season on top of the Premiership Ladder is awarded the Ray House Hockey Cup. In the event of a tie the teams share the Cup. Teams are awarded points as such, and ranked by the number of points achieved:

• 2 Points for a Win
• 1 Point for a Draw

[edit] Rowing (Head Of The River)

Main article: Head of the River (Western Australia)

On the final day of the rowing season, all PSA Schools attend the head of the rover rowing regatta, the first VIII crew's from all of the schools compete for the Head Of The River title. The Challenge Cup pre-dates the formation of the PSA, having been presented 6 times by 1905. Until 1937 the Head of the River Race had been rowed in Fours, from 1938 it has been rowed in Eights.^[2]

Head of the River 1914	Christian Brothers Rowing Team 1915 - Head of the River Champions	Aquinas College Rowing Team 1950	Aquinas College 1st VIII Rowing Team 1950
Aquinas College 2nd VIII Rowing Team 1950	Aquinas College Rowing Stroke 1950	Guildford Grammar School Rowing Team 1950	Guildford Grammar School Rowing Group 1950
Hale School Rowing Team 1938	Hale School Rowing Team 1939	Hale School Rowing Team 1950	Hale School Rowing Team 1952
Hale School Rowing Fours 1952	Hale School Rowing Team 1954

[edit] Rowing (Champion School)

The C.A. Hamer Cup was introduced in 1983, and is awarded to the school which scores the highest aggregate points in rowing at the Head of the River. It is named after Mr. C A Hamer who was headmaster of Wesley College from 1964 to 1983.^[2]

[edit] Rugby

Rugby became a PSA Sport in 1961, and in 1963 the Rugby cup was renamed the Brother Redmond Cup, in honor of Brother M F Redmond, who was an influential teacher and sportsmaster at Aquinas College over a span of 45 years.^[2]

Although the Trophy was first presented in 1963, the PSA Headmasters decreed at a meeting in 1962, that because all PSA schools had competed in Rugby since the first competition in 1961, then the original two years would also be included on the trophy.^[1]

[edit] Soccer

Soccer became a PSA Sport in 1987. The soccer trophy is named after Mr D.A. Lawe Davis, headmaster of Guildford Grammar School from 1957-1978.^[2]

[edit] Surfing

Surfing became an official PSA Sport in 1998. The Schools compete for the PSA Schools Sirocco Shield.

[edit] Swimming

The PSA swimming carnival is an annual event, which has been held since 1904, and pre-dates the establishment of the PSA. In 1905, it became an official PSA Sport. In 1990 the Cup was re-named The Dr. K.G. Tregonning Cup after Dr. Ken Tregonning, Headmaster of Hale School 1967-1988.^[2]

[edit] Tennis

The PSA tennis cup is named after Mr W R Corr (W.R. Corr Cup), a long-serving teacher and tennis coach at Hale School.

The Ray Gamble Trophy, is the competition that takes place during Term 4 of each school year. It acts as a pre-season cup for the upcoming school year.

CBC Tennis Team 1919

Hale School Tennis Courts 1953

[edit] Volleyball

Volleyball became a PSA Sport in 2000. The Volleyball trophy is known as the Brother Carrigg Shield, after Brother J. Carrigg, long serving Headmaster at Both Aquinas College and Trinity College. Aquinas is the only school to have won the trophy.^[2]

[edit] Waterpolo

The Waterpolo trophy is called the Dickinson Shield, after Mr. W. Dickinson, long serving Headmaster of Scotch College. Waterpolo only became an official PSA Sport in 1992.^[2]

[edit] Trophies awarded

Sport	Competition Established	Became a PSA Sport	Trophy Name
Athletics	1905[10]	1905[10]	Alcock Shield[2]
Badminton	1998[10]	2003[10]	Brother Kelly Cup[2]
Basketball	1980[10]	1980[10]	Blackwood Cup[2]
Cricket	1901[10]	1905[10]	Darlot Cup[2]
Cross Country	1980[10]	1980[10]	Moyes Cup[2]
Football	1905[10]	1905[10]	Alcock Cup[2]
Golf	1999[10]	1999[10]	PSA Schools' Golf Championship[2]
Hockey	1959[10]	1959[10]	Ray House Hockey Cup[2]
Rowing (Head of the River)	1905[10]	1905[10]	Challenge Cup[2]
Rowing (Champion School)	1905[10]	1983[10]	C.A. Hamer Cup[2]
Rugby	1961[10]	1961[10]	Brother Redmond Cup[2]
Soccer	1987[10]	1987[10]	Lawe Davies Cup[2]
Surfing	1998[10]	2002[10]	PSA Schools Sirocco Shield[2]
Swimming	1904[10]	1923[10]	Dr. K.G. Tregonning Cup[2]
Tennis	1963[10]	1963[10]	W.R. Corr Cup[2]
Volleyball	2000[10]	2000[10]	Brother Carrigg Shield[2]
Waterpolo	1992[10]	1992[10]	Dickinson Shield[2]

[edit] See also

• List of schools in Western Australia

[edit] External links

• Aquinas College Website
• Christ Church Grammar School Website
• Guildford Grammar School Website
• Hale School Website
• Scotch College Website
• Trinity College Websie
• Wesley College Website

[edit] References

v • d • e Members of the Public Schools Association of Western Australia Aquinas College • Christ Church Grammar School • Guildford Grammar School • Hale School • Scotch College • Trinity College • Wesley College