The Southport School

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Established in 1901 by the Revd Horace Henry Dixon, TSS is the oldest Anglican boys' boarding school in Queensland and the only all-boys boarding school on the Gold Coast.[1] The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1305 students from early learning to Year 12, including 276 boarders from Years 7 to 12.[2]

The school is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),[2] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[3] the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA),[4] Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ),[5] and has been a member of the Great Public Schools Association of Queensland (GPS) since 1920.[6]

History

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The Southport School 1934

The Southport School was established in 1901 by the Revd (later Rt Revd) Horace Dixon. The land was originally owned by Benjamin and Ann Spendelove.[7]

The first boarding houses (Delpratt, McKinley and Thorold) were established in 1908.[8]

The Southport School has the third oldest school boat club in Queensland, having first started rowing in 1905.[9] This followed Brisbane Grammar School and Ipswich Grammar School first having a rowing contest in 1890.[10]

Headmasters

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Horace H. Dixon and son

The following is a list of the headmasters of the school.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Period Details Notes
1901–1929 The Revd (later Rt Revd) Horace Henry Dixon Template:Post-nominals
1930–1935 Bertram George Lawrance
1936–1940 Verney Lovett Johnstone
1941–1950 John Norman Radcliffe
1950–1971 Cecil Garton Pearce Template:Post-nominals
1972–1987 John Henry Day Template:Post-nominals
1988–2003 Bruce Alexander Cook Template:Post-nominals
2004–2020 Greg Wain
2021– Andrew Hawkins

House system

The Southport School utilises a house system. The Senior School is divided vertically into the twelve houses: eight day boy houses and four boarding houses. The Preparatory School is divided into four houses. The Senior Houses are:[11]

Name Day/boarding Colours
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Delpratt Boarding <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 
Kaiser Day <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 
Maughan Day <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 
McKinley Boarding <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 
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Surman Day <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 
Thorold Boarding <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 
Turnock Day <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 
Walker Day <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 
Rogers Boarding year 7 only
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Dixon Prep-day <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 
Mitre Prep-day <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 

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Sport

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School cricket team ca. 1912

TSS has a strong sporting tradition and over the years has produced many Australian and international athletes of note. The school currently offers the following activities to its students: basketball, chess, cricket, cross country, debating, soccer, gymnastics, rowing, rugby, swimming, sailing, tennis, and track and field. TSS has been a member of the Great Public Schools' Association Inc (GPS) since 1920.[6] TSS fields soccer teams within the development divisions of Football Queensland South Coast. The school has achieved many sporting premierships during its membership.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

GPS Premierships (official GPS records):Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

  • Rowing (22) 1918, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1970, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2006, 2018, 2024
  • Cricket (24) 1920, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
  • Rugby (11) 1922, 1926, 1933, 1938, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2022
  • Tennis (9) 1921, 1924, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1956, 2000, 2001, 2018
  • Swimming (8) 1922, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016
  • Gymnastics (7) 1935, 1936, 1962, 1963, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Sailing (7) 2002, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,2022
  • Athletics (5) 1918, 1919, 1922, 1929, 1933
  • Football (4) 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020
  • Basketball (4) 2009, 2012, 2021, 2023
  • Cross Country (1) 1990
  • Shooting (4) 1956, 1963, 1967, 1971 (suspended 1974)

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  • Basketball 1980–81 (1979–1986)
  • Soccer 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990 (1978–1991)

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  • Basketball (3) 2012, 2021, 2023

Basketball Team Achievements

Championship Men (Open)

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Academics

The Southport School employs a team of gifted and talented staff, constituting the school's 'Academic Talent Development' (ATD) program. The program is composed of enrolled students who have displayed exceptional results in their respective ACER tests, and encourages them to pursue their academic prowess by championing initiatives and competition such as Future Problem Solving (FPS),[12] Tournament of the Minds (TOMs),[13] DaVinci Decathlon,[14] F1 in schools,[15] Maths Olympiads, and various model united nations conferences, including a TSS-run competition including other schools from around South-East Queensland known as TSSMUN, and Bond University's High School Model United Nations competition, BUHMUN.[16]

Notable alumni

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The Old Southportonians Association (OSA) is the alumni organisation for Old Boys of the school. All Old Boys of the school become a member of the OSA, which boasts a proud list of members such as Nathan Sharpe, Michael Neser, and more. The OSA is run by Old Boys, ATK20 Noah Purza-Page and other volunteers [17] The OSA celebrated its 100 years as a recognised body in 2007.

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Student exchange program

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Main entrance, 2015

The Southport School is a member of Round Square and as such has an extensive network of partner schools with which it performs many student exchanges. TSS is involved in a student exchange program with the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States; and with Collingwood School in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Pacific Cable Station

The two surviving buildings of the Pacific Cable Station were relocated to the school in 1982 for use as the school's music department. Largely untouched from their original form, they are listed on the Gold Coast Local Heritage Register.[18]

See also

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References

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External links

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