The AFL Queensland Schools Cup is an Australian rules football competition organised by the AFL Queensland, contested by schools from across the state of Queensland.
Founded in 2016 it consists of a knockout tournament starting from several regional tournaments finalizing to a state championship series held at the Maroochydore Multisports Complex. Since its inception, it has continuously generated a great amount of participation, recently having 745 teams competing for the 2024 competition.
Schools of Excellence AFL Queensland runs the Schools of Excellence competition to identify the schools around South East Queensland that operates their AFL program to a high standard. These schools play against each other in a round robin competition throughout the year, with the higher placing schools earning an automatic entry into the State Quarter or Semi Finals for the Schools Cup. As of 2025 the program has 13 schools:
SchoolLocationSchool coloursJoinedBribie Island State High SchoolMoreton BayNavy blue and yellow 2025Brisbane South State Secondary CollegeBrisbanePurple and green 2022Helensvale State High SchoolGold CoastNavy blue and green 2007Mountain Creek State High SchoolSunshine CoastNavy blue and fuchsia 2012Narangba Valley State High SchoolMoreton BayNavy blue, green and gold 2007Pacific Pines State High SchoolGold CoastGreen, blue and red 2018Palm Beach Currumbin State High SchoolGold CoastRed and white 2007Park Ridge State High SchoolLoganGreen and white 2007Southport State High SchoolGold CoastSky blue and navy blue 2018Springwood State High SchoolLoganGreen, gold and black 2022Sunshine Beach State High SchoolSunshine CoastBlue and green 2025Woodcrest State CollegeIpswichBlack, green and gold 2017Varsity CollegeGold CoastNavy, gold, and grey 2023
Schools Cup Premiers
Senior Male 2016-2024: Years 10-12 2025-present: Years 11/12 Season Premiers Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place Grand Final BoG 2016 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Helensvale SHS Mountain Creek SHS St Augustine's College Brayden Crossley (Palm Beach Currumbin) 2017 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Helensvale SHS Narangba Valley SHS Ignatius Park College Jake Burrows (Palm Beach Currumbin) 2018 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Helensvale SHS Cairns SHS St Laurence's College Ashton Crossley (Palm Beach Currumbin) 2019 Helensvale SHS Palm Beach Currumbin SHS St Augustine's College Mountain Creek SHS Shaye Walsh (Helensvale) 2020 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Helensvale SHS Mountain Creek SHS Narangba Valley SHS Will Bella (Palm Beach Currumbin) 2021 Helensvale SHS Palm Beach Currumbin SHS St Laurence's College St Augustine's College Finn Brown (Helensvale) 2022 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Helensvale SHS St Augustine's College Nudgee College Jed Walter (Palm Beach Currumbin) 2023 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS St Laurence's College All Saints Anglican School St Augustine's College Will Graham (Palm Beach Currumbin) 2024 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS St Laurence's College Padua College St Augustine's College Jai Murray (Palm Beach Currumbin) 2025 St Laurence's College Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Iona College St Augustine's College Ben Morrison (St Laurence's College)
Titles No. School Location Titles Runners-up1Palm Beach Currumbin SHSGold Coast2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 (7)2019, 2021, 2025 (3)2Helensvale SHSGold Coast2019, 2021 (2)2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022 (5)3St Laurence's CollegeBrisbane2025 (1)2023, 2024 (2)
Senior Female 2016-2024: Years 10-12 2025-present: Years 11/12 Season Premiers Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place Grand Final BoG 2016 Mountain Creek SHS The Cathedral College Kedron SHS Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar Jessica Bender (Mountain Creek SHS) 2017 The Cathedral College Mountain Creek SHS Lourdes Hill College Narangba Valley SHS Jane Childs (The Cathedral College) 2018 Miami SHS Fairholme College Southport SHS The Cathedral College Lucy Single (Miami) 2019 Miami SHS Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Narangba Valley SHS The Cathedral College Teagan Levi (Miami) 2020 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Mountain Creek SHS Park Ridge SHS Narangba Valley SHS Faith Alchin (Palm Beach Currumbin) 2021 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Varsity College Kedron SHS St Andrews Catholic College Caitlin ThorneStreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup State Champions crowned (Palm Beach Currumbin) 2022 Varsity College Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Mountain Creek SHS St Andrews Catholic College Havana Harris (Varsity College) 2023 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Varsity College The Cathedral College Marymount College Alannah WelshCongratulations to @pbcshs - your 2023 StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup Senior Female Champions Best on Ground - Alannah Welsh (Palm Beach Currumbin) 2024 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Varsity College St Teresa's Catholic College The Cathedral College Mia Salisbury (Palm Beach Currumbin) 2025 St Peters Lutheran College Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Helensvale SHS Trinity Bay SHS Stella Scott (St Peters Lutheran College)
Titles No. School Location Titles Runners-up1Palm Beach Currumbin SHSGold Coast2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 (4)2019, 2022, 2025 (3)2 Miami SHSGold Coast2018, 2019 (2) 3 Varsity CollegeGold Coast2022 (1)2021, 2023, 2024 (3)4 Mountain Creek SHSSunshine Coast2016 (1)2017, 2020 (2)5 The Cathedral CollegeRockhampton2017 (1)2016 (1)6 St Peters Lutheran CollegeBrisbane2025 (1)7 Fairholme CollegeToowoomba2018 (1)
Youth Male 2025-present: Years 9/10 Season Premiers Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place2025 St Laurence's College Varsity College Brisbane South SSC Ignatius Park College
Titles No. School Location Titles Runners-up1St Laurence's CollegeBrisbane2025 (1)2Varsity CollegeGold Coast2025 (1)
Youth Female 2025-present: Years 9/10 Season Premiers Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place2025 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Varsity College Mountain Creek SHS St Monica's College
Titles No. School Location Titles Runners-up1Palm Beach Currumbin SHSGold Coast2025 (1)2Varsity CollegeGold Coast2025 (1)
Junior Male 2016-2024: Years 7-9 2025-present: Years 7/8 Season Premiers Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place 2016 Helensvale SHS Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Cairns SHS Iona College 2017 Helensvale SHS Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Ignatius Park College St Laurence's College 2018 Helensvale SHS Narangba Valley SHS Mountain Creek SHS St Teresa's College Abergowrie 2019 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS St Augustine's College Helensvale SHS Mountain Creek SHS 2020 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Helensvale SHS Mountain Creek SHS Varsity College 2021 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Ambrose Treacy College Padua College St Augustine's College 2022 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS St Laurence's College Padua College St Brendan's College 2023 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS St Laurence's College Helensvale SHS St Augustine's College 2024 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Brisbane South SSC Padua College Trinity Bay SHS 2025 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS St Laurence's College Helensvale SHS Kirwan SHS
Titles No. School Location Titles Runners-up1Palm Beach Currumbin SHSGold Coast2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (7)2016, 2017 (2)2Helensvale SHSGold Coast2016, 2017, 2018 (3)2020 (1)3St Laurence's CollegeBrisbane2022, 2023, 2025 (3)4Ambrose Treacy CollegeBrisbane2021 (1)Brisbane South SSCBrisbane2024 (1)Narangba Valley SHSMoreton Bay2018 (1)St Augustine's CollegeCairns2019 (1)
Junior Female 2016-2024: Years 7-9 2025-present: Years 7/8 Season Premiers Runners-Up Third Place Fourth Place 2016 Miami SHS Narangba Valley SHS St Monica's College Hillbrook Anglican School 2017 Park Ridge SHS Narangba Valley SHS St. Teresa's Catholic College Mercy College 2018 Park Ridge SHS Cleveland District SHS Kedron SHS Mercy College 2019 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Varsity College Kedron SHS Ryan Catholic College 2020 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Varsity College Pacific Pines SHS Woodcrest SC 2021 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Varsity College Marymount College The Cathedral College 2022 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Hillcrest Christian College The Cathedral College Pacific Pines SHS 2023 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Varsity College Helensvale SHS St Andrews Catholic College 2024 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Varsity College Marymount College St Margaret Mary's College 2025 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Helensvale SHS St Margaret Mary's College Brisbane South SSC
Titles No. School Location Titles Runners-up1Palm Beach Currumbin SHSGold Coast2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (7)2Park Ridge SHSLogan2017, 2018 (2)3Miami SHSGold Coast2016 (1)4Varsity CollegeGold Coast2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 (5)5Narangba Valley SHSMoreton Bay2016, 2017 (2)6Cleveland District SHSRedland City2018 (1)Hillcrest Christian CollegeGold Coast2022 (1)Helensvale SHSGold Coast2025 (1)
North Queensland Championships The North Queensland Championships are contested by the previous regional winners from Cairns, Capricornia, Mackay and Townsville for each division. The winners of these championships qualifies for the State Championships in Sunshine Coast.
North Queensland Champions Season (Host) Senior Male Senior Female Junior Male Junior Female 2016 (Townsville) St Augustine's College The Cathedral College Cairns SHS St Monica's College 2017 (Mackay) Ignatius Park College The Cathedral College Ignatius Park College Mercy College 2018 (Townsville) Cairns SHS The Cathedral College St Teresa's College Abergowrie Mercy College 2019 (Mackay) St Augustine's College The Cathedral College St Augustine's College Ryan Catholic College 2020 Season not contested due to COVID-19 pandemic in Queensland 2021 (Townsville) St Augustine's College St Andrews Catholic College St Augustine's College The Cathedral College 2022 (Townsville) St Augustine's College St Andrews Catholic College St Brendan's College The Cathedral College 2023 (Mackay) St Augustine's College The Cathedral College St Augustine's College St Andrews Catholic College 2024 (Townsville) St Augustine's College The Cathedral College Trinity Bay SHS St Margaret Mary's College
Season (Host) Senior Male Senior Female Youth Male Youth Female Junior Male Junior Female 2025 (Townsville) St Augustine's College Trinity Bay SHS Ignatius Park College St Monica's College Kirwan SHS St Margaret Mary's College 2026 (Townsville) St Augustine's College Trinity Bay SHS St Augustine's College St Monica's College Ignatius Park College Ryan Catholic College
Former Competitions
Schools of Excellence Cup The AFLQ Schools of Excellence (SoE) was the premier interschool competition for secondary schools in South East Queensland. It consisted of a home & away round robin as well as finals. With the introduction of the Schools Cup, while the SoE structure is still in place for game development, this series concludes with the succeeding participants qualifying for the larger state-wide competition. The Junior Premiers of each year will go onto the Northern States Cup to play against the winners of other state-wide interschool competitions. The Brisbane Lions Cup was the state competition for Youth Girls. Premiers Season Senior Male Junior Male 2009 Helensvale SHS Helensvale SHS 2010 Helensvale SHS Palm Beach Currumbin SHS 2011 Helensvale SHS Palm Beach Currumbin SHS 2012 Helensvale SHS Palm Beach Currumbin SHS 2013 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Palm Beach Currumbin SHS 2014 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Helensvale SHS 2015 Palm Beach Currumbin SHS Helensvale SHS
Brisbane Lions Youth Girls Cup The Brisbane Lions Cup was the premier state competition for Youth Girls. It was introduced in 2005 as a means of developing players that are new to the game. In 2015, a Schools of Excellence division was created, later being absorbed into the current AFLQ Schools Cup from 2016 onwards.
Premiers