Public Schools Association

Public Schools Association
Formation	1905
Headquarters	Perth, Australia
Membership	Aquinas College Christ Church Guildford Grammar 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 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]

History

The PSA was formed in 1905 by the Christian Brothers' College (name change to Trinity College in 1962), 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 annually among member schools. 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.

Member schools

Current

School	Location	Enrolment	Founded	Affiliation	Day/Boarding	Membership	School Colours
Aquinas College	Salter Point	1,100[3]	1937[4]	Catholic	Day & Boarding	1937[5]	Red & Black
Christ Church Grammar School	Claremont	1,310[6]	1910	Anglican	Day & Boarding	1956	Blue & Gold
Guildford Grammar School	Guildford	900[7]	1896	Anglican	Day & Boarding	1905	Navy Blue & White
Hale School	Wembley Downs	1,311[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

Former

School	Location	Founded	Denomination	Years Competed	School Colours
Christian Brothers' College (Now Aquinas College and Trinity College. Aquinas College was established in 1937 with borders and some day students moving, with the remaining majority of students moving to Trinity College in 1962.[9])	Perth	1894	Catholic	1905-1937	Red & Black

Sports

Junior Boxers at CBC (1933). Boxing was once a PSA Sport

Weekly sports fixtures occur during the summer months in basketball, cricket, tennis, volleyball and water polo, with Term 1 Competitions composed of six Rounds (Each School plays each other once), and a smaller Term 4 Competition (three or four rounds). The Major Competitions are only run over Term 1 for these sports.^[10]

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

Athletics

Introduced in 1905, the athletics carnial trophy is known as the Alcock Shield, it is believed to have been donated my Alcock & Company, suppliers of sporting goods. The Carnival was held annually at Perry Lakes Stadium in Floreat, but is now held at the Western Australian Athletics Stadium,.^[11]

In 2007, Aquinas won the Alcock Shield for the 52nd time. This victory means that Aquinas has won the athletics more times than all of the other six schools combined. Aquinas went back to back to back winning again in 2008 and 2009, however their winning streak was then ended by Trinity College in 2010.

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  Aquinas runner, Herb Elliot (Olympic Gold Medalist)

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  Hale School Athletics Team 1951

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  Hale School Athletics Team 1952

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  Hale School Athletics Team 1953

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  Hale School Athletics Team 1954

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.^[11]

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. In 2010 Trinity College won the Blackwood Cup outright.^[11]

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

In 2011 Hale School won the Darlot Cup outright

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  Hale School First XI 1950 - Darlot Cup Champions

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  Hale School First XI 1907

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, 5 km race, relay and the season ending 8 km 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.

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]

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  Aquinas College First XVIII 1916 - Premiers

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  CBC Football Team on Perth Oval

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  Scotch College First XVIII 1950

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  Hale School First XVIII 1951

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  Hale school Football Team 1901

Golf

Became an official PSA Sport in 1999.

Hockey

Hockey has been a PSA sport since 1959, the Hockey Cup was awarded by the Western Australian Hockey Association.^[11] 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

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 River 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]

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  Head of the River 1914

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  Christian Brothers Rowing Team 1915 - Head of the River Champions

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  Aquinas College Rowing Team 1950

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  Aquinas College 1st VIII Rowing Team 1950

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  Aquinas College 2nd VIII Rowing Team 1950

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  Aquinas College Rowing Stroke 1950

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  Guildford Grammar School Rowing Team 1950

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  Guildford Grammar School Rowing Group 1950

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  Hale School Rowing Team 1938

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  Hale School Rowing Team 1939

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  Hale School Rowing Team 1950

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  Hale School Rowing Team 1952

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  Hale School Rowing Fours 1952

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  Hale School Rowing Team 1954

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. In 2010 Trinity College won the Hamer Cup.^[2]

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]

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]

Surfing

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

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]

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.

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  CBC Tennis Team 1919

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  Hale School Tennis Courts 1953

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 had won every year except for 2009 when Trinity beat Wesley in a thrilling final to halt Aquinas' dominance. In 2010, Aquinas beat Wesley in the final fixture to share to trophy with Wesley and Trinity.^[2]

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]

Trophies awarded

Sport	Competition Established	Became a PSA Sport	Trophy Name
Athletics	1905[11]	1905[11]	Alcock Shield[2]
Badminton	1998[11]	2003[11]	Brother Kelly Cup[2]
Basketball	1980[11]	1980[11]	Blackwood Cup[2]
Cricket	1901[11]	1905[11]	Darlot Cup[2]
Cross Country	1980[11]	1980[11]	Moyes Cup[2]
Football	1905[11]	1905[11]	Alcock Cup[2]
Golf	1999[11]	1999[11]	PSA Schools' Golf Championship[2]
Hockey	1959[11]	1959[11]	Ray House Hockey Cup[2]
Rowing (Head of the River)	1905[11]	1905[11]	Challenge Cup[2]
Rowing (Champion School)	1905[11]	1983[11]	C.A. Hamer Cup[2]
Rugby	1961[11]	1961[11]	Brother Redmond Cup[2]
Soccer	1987[11]	1987[11]	Lawe Davies Cup[2]
Surfing	1998[11]	2002[11]	PSA Schools Sirocco Shield[2]
Swimming	1904[11]	1923[11]	Dr. K.G. Tregonning Cup[2]
Tennis	1963[11]	1963[11]	W.R. Corr Cup[2]
Volleyball	2000[11]	2000[11]	Brother Carrigg Shield[2]
Waterpolo	1992[11]	1992[11]	Dickinson Shield[2]

See also

• List of schools in Western Australia

External links

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Carter (1977),The Public Schools Association of Western Australia as an Exclusive Sporting Body
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad} Public Schools Association (2006), 102nd Annual PSA Athletics Carnival Handbook
3. ^ Australian Boarding Staff Association (2007). "Aquinas College Profile - ABSA". Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20070509015955/http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=125. Retrieved 2007-07-19. 
4. ^ Massam, Katharine (1998). On High Ground: Images of One Hundred Years at Aquinas College, Western Australia. Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. pp. Page 115.  Accessed at Walter Murdoch Library South Perth Branch
5. ^ * Massam, Katharine (1998). On High Ground: Images of One Hundred Years at Aquinas College, Western Australia. Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. pp. Page 193.  Accessed at Walter Murdoch Library South Perth Branch
   * Public School Sports Association Minutes. Western Australia: Public Schools Association. 1938-06-02.  Accessed at J S Battye Library
6. ^ Australian Boarding Staff Association (2007). "Christ Church Grammar School Profile - ABSA". Archived from the original on 2007-05-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20070506125544/http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=138. Retrieved 2007-07-19. 
7. ^ Australian Boarding Staff Association (2007). "Guildford Grammar School Profile - ABSA". Archived from the original on 2007-05-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20070506232033/http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=146. Retrieved 2007-07-19. 
8. ^ ^{a b} Australian Boarding Staff Association (2007). "Hale School Profile - ABSA". Archived from the original on 2007-05-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20070506232104/http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=61. Retrieved 2007-07-19. 
9. ^ http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/general_info/our_history/crest.htm
10. ^ Public Schools Association (2005), 101st Annual PSA Athletics Carnival Handbook
11. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al} Courtner, A. (1992)PSA Trophies, Scotch College Archives