All Saints Anglican School ("ASAS" or "All Saints") is a private, co-educational school located in Merrimac, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1987 under the Aegis of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane. The school is located on a 40-hectare campus in the Gold Coast Hinterland. All Saints is divided into three sub-schools: the Junior School (kindergarten to Year 6), the Middle School (years 7 to 9) and the Senior School (years 10 to 12). It has a total student body of approximately 1850 students. In 2012 All Saints celebrated its 25th year on 1 November (Foundation Day).
Merrimac Campus
The school has two swimming pools, one indoor and one outdoor, both heated. It also has playing fields and sporting facilities including a three-storey health and physical education centre with a work-out room, indoor and outdoor basketball, tennis, hockey and volleyball courts and a golf course.
The campus has a multi-level science facility with a lecture theatre for over 200 students, a music centre and a theatre space consisting of the main theatre, seating 530 (the Nairn Theatre), a smaller theatre (the Dell'Arte), a full costume department and a green room. The Holloway Music Centre has two practice spaces for band and choral rehearsals, classrooms and sound-proof studios.
House system The Junior School consists of four different houses named after the dairy farms that were previously located near the School campus: Lyndon, Oakey, Talgai, and Clovelly.
The Middle and Senior Schools together have eight houses named after School Council Members: Fradgley, McIntosh, Day, Burling, Burchill, Reeves, Hobart, and Rapp.
A variety of activities are undertaken via house based competitions including swimming, athletics, cross country, chess, singing and public speaking.
Notable alumni Entertainment Ash Pollard (Radio & Television Personality)Life behind the camera for foodie star Cody Simpson (Singer)
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ASAS International The School has its own English Language Centre called International House. It gives international students the option to live either on campus in its boarding facility which houses 60 students, or in homestay accommodation while they complete short term English language courses or attend the school in mainstream classes.
Extracurricular activities All Saints offers a wide variety of extra-curricular activities including music, drama, choir and sporting activities. A variety of outdoor experiences are also offered at the School and participating students learn physical skills and leadership. As well, the School offers the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and holiday ski trips. Students may also participate in a number of language and cultural experiences and trips which are regularly undertaken to New Caledonia, France, Japan, China, Italy and Spain.
The Japanese Language Supplementary School of Queensland Japanese School of Gold Coast (Gōrudo Kōsuto Kō), a weekend Japanese school, holds its classes at All Saints. It maintains its school office in Surfers Paradise."平成 26(2014)年度" (). The Japanese Language Supplementary School of Queensland. Retrieved 1 April 2015. p. 4. "借用校舎：オールセインツアングリカンスクール(All Saints Anglican School) Highfield Drive, Merrimac, QLD4226, AUSTRALIA 事務所：The Japanese Society of the Gold Coast/ The Japanese School of Gold Coast 25 Mawarra Building, 3108 Gold Coast Highway, Surfers Paradise, QLD4217"
AFL Queensland Schools Cup Achievements The AFL Queensland Schools Cup is the premier Australian Rules Football competition for schools in Queensland. The All Saints senior male team is coached by former Richmond, Brisbane and Gold Coast AFL player Andrew Raines.
Senior Male (Years 10–12) AFL Queensland Schools Cup Third Place: 2023
References
External links All Saints Anglican School's website