The Southport School
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The Southport School (TSS) is an independent Anglican early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys, located in Southport, a suburb on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia.
The Southport School | |
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2 Winchester Street, Southport, Queensland Australia | |
Coordinates | 27°59′8″S 153°24′52″E |
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Type | Independent early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school |
Motto | Latin: Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat (Let him who deserves the palm of victory bear it.) |
Denomination | Anglican |
Established | 1901; 123 years ago (1901) |
Founder | Horace Henry Dixon |
Chairman | Fraser Perrin |
Headmaster | Andrew Hawkins |
Years | Early learning to Year 12 |
Gender | Boys only |
Enrolment | c. 1,551[1] |
Colour(s) | Navy, white & maroon |
Tuition | Varies by grade[2] |
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Website | www |
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.[3] 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.[4]
The school is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),[4] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[5] the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA),[6] Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ),[7] and has been a member of the Great Public Schools Association of Queensland (GPS) since 1920.[8]