All Saints Anglican School
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All Saints Anglican School ("ASAS" or "All Saints") is a private, co-educational school established in 1987 under the Aegis of the Anglican Archdiocese of Brisbane. The school is located on a 40-hectare campus on the Gold Coast Hinterland at Merrimac
, near the Robina Central Business District. 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 1700 students.
Whilst a relatively new school, it is very well regarded and in 2008, All Saints topped Queensland's Academic List, which ranks schools according to OP-scores.
The Middle and Senior Schools together have eight houses named after School Council Members and private benefactors: Fradgley, McIntosh, Day, Burling, Burchill, Reeves, Hobart, and Rapp.
Merrimac, Queensland
Merrimac is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Merrimac had a population of 5,690. The community takes its name from two possible sources: the Merrimac River in New England or the USS Merrimac, a Union navy frigate itself named for the river.Merrimac is...
, near the Robina Central Business District. 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 1700 students.
Whilst a relatively new school, it is very well regarded and in 2008, All Saints topped Queensland's Academic List, which ranks schools according to OP-scores.
Merrimac Campus
All Saints is well resourced and has its own golf course and 3 ovals. The school contains two pools, one indoor and the other an outdoor one. It also has outdoor basketball, tennis, hockey and volleyball courts. In addition, a three-storey sports facility complete with a professional gym facility, indoor basketball courts and a fully furnished hospitality restaurant, Heavens Above. The campus also features a multilevel science facility complete with a lecture theatre for over 200 students, and also the Nairn Theatre, a theatre complex consisting of a small theatre, and a large main theatre with seating for over 500, used for stage productions and school assemblies. The new chapel is currently under construction, as well as the new tuckshop/cafeteriaHouse 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 and private benefactors: Fradgley, McIntosh, Day, Burling, Burchill, Reeves, Hobart, and Rapp.
Notable students
Famous students who went to All Saints Anglican School include:- Andrew SymondsAndrew SymondsAndrew Symonds is a former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling....
(Australian Cricketer) - Giaan RooneyGiaan RooneyGiaan Leigh Rooney OAM is a retired Australian swimmer. She won an Olympic gold medal and broke a world record at the Athens Olympics...
(Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer) - Nick RiewoldtNick RiewoldtNick Riewoldt is an Australian rules footballer who is the current captain of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League . He was the first draft selection in the 2000 AFL Draft.-Early life:...
(Australian Rules Footballer) - Ben DaleyBen DaleyBen Daley is a national representative rugby union footballer who plays professionally for the Queensland Reds. In 2008 Daley joined the Queensland Reds as a rookie and in the same year played for the Australia U20 side...
(Rugby Union player) - Steve FitzsimmonsSteve FitzsimmonsSteve Fitzsimmons is an Australian professional football player who plays as a Right back for in the A-League.-Club career:...
(Soccer Player) - Sam Norton-KnightSam Norton-KnightSam Norton-Knight is an Australian international rugby union footballer. He was born in Canberra but was educated on the Gold Coast....
(Rugby Union player) - Taylor Henderson (Operator Please Violinist)
- Thomas OarThomas OarThomas Michael "Tommy" Oar is an Australian football player who plays for Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie.-Brisbane Roar:...
(Soccer Player) - Ashleigh Gentle (Triathlete)
- Tameka ButtTameka ButtTameka Butt is an Australian female professional football player currently playing as a Midfielder for Australian W-League team .-Honours:...
(Soccer Player) - Cody SimpsonCody SimpsonCody Robert Simpson is an Australian pop singer from Gold Coast, Queensland, who is currently signed to US record label Atlantic Records.-Early life:...
(Australian Singer /Songwriter) - Straalen McCallum (Youngest singer ever signed by Sony Australia)