The Toowoomba Anglican School (formerly Toowoomba Anglican College and Preparatory School) is an independent Anglican co-educational primary and secondary day and boarding school located in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The school is a member of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane and is affiliated with the Junior School Heads Association of Australia.
History
The school was founded in 1911 as The Toowoomba Grammar Preparatory School. Original enrolment comprised 17 boys. The school was founded and grew with a boarding focus to service the geographically isolated areas of Southern and Western Queensland. The focus on boarding has remained through the school's history.
In 1927 the campus was expanded with the purchase of the adjacent Stoneleigh House, which was used for boarding students. In 1942–43 the School grounds were commandeered by the Army as a result of World War II, and the school was evacuated to Southport on the Gold Coast. In 1972 the enrolment was expanded to become co-educational. In 1986 Stoneleigh House was demolished to make room for sporting facilities. The turret (known as the Bell Tower) was salvaged through the efforts of the Past Students Association, and to this day is sited between the sporting ovals that replaced Stoneleigh.
In 2001 the school's board was subject of a civil case, S v Corporation of the Synod of the Diocese of Brisbane QSC 473, involving sexual offending by a housemaster in the 1990s. The events later formed the basis of the 2017 film Don't Tell.
Heads of school The following is a lead of heads of the school: Ordinal Officeholder Title School name Term start Term end Time in office Notes Ernest Albert Gill The Toowoomba Grammar Preparatory SchoolThe Church of England Preparatory School 1911 1926 years Rev. Ernest Aldington Hunt The Church of England Boys School 1927 1928 years Norman Scott "Boss" Connal Headmaster 1929 1958 years Edgar "Blue" White 1959 1973 years Robert "Bob" Smith The Church of England Preparatory School 1973 1979 years Robert Brewster The Toowoomba Preparatory School 1979 1992 years Tim Waley 1993 1995 years Bruce Howden 1995 2009 years Sandra Hawken 2010 2013 years The Toowoomba Preparatory School Centenary 1911–2011. 2011. Simon Lees Head of School Toowoomba Anglican College and Preparatory SchoolToowoomba Anglican School 2014 2025 years Nick Johnstone Principal Toowoomba Anglican School2025 current
Houses
The school has a day house system for internal competition, and a different house system for boarding.
There are three-day houses: Gill (maroon), Connal (gold) and Fairfax (navy).
Sports
Sports offered at the school include AFL, athletics, basketball, cricket, cross country, soccer, rugby union, rugby league, hockey, netball, softball, swimming, tennis, touch football, and volleyball.
Sporting facilities at the school include three junior-sized ovals, four tennis, and netball courts, an outdoor pool, and a gymnasium (which also acts as the School's assembly hall).
Notable alumni All previous students are able to join the Past Students Association. Notable alumni include: Air Vice Marshal Don Bennett (1919–20) Charles Copeman , Rhodes Scholar 1953; mining industrialist (1941–42) Sally Kehoe, an Olympic rower (1992–98) Pippa Savage, a national rower (1988–93)
See also
List of schools in Queensland List of boarding schools in Australia List of Anglican schools in Australia
References
External links Toowoomba Anglican School website