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The Springfield Anglican College
The Springfield Anglican College
	War memorial, 2014
Location
	Springfield, Queensland; Australia
Coordinates	27°40′14″S 152°54′28″E / 27.67056°S 152.90778°E
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Type	Independent co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school
Motto	Faith, Honour, Service
Religious affiliation(s)	Anglican Diocese of Brisbane; Anglican Schools Office; Former: Uniting Church in Australia;
Denomination	Anglican
Established	4 May 1998; 26 years ago; (as The Springfield College)
Principal	Steven Morris
Head of Secondary	Richard Clark
Head of Primary	Tania Brewer
Chaplain	The Rev. Jonathan Kemp
Years	K–12
Enrolment	1052 (2023)
Campus	Primary: Springfield College Drive; Secondary: Springfield Greenbank Arterial;
Campus type	Regional
Colour(s)	Red, navy and white
Newspaper	Threads
Affiliation	The Associated Schools; Former: EDUCANG;
Website	www.tsac.qld.edu.au

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The Springfield Anglican College (TSAC) is an independent Anglican co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school, located in Springfield, a suburb of the City of Ipswich in South East Queensland, Australia.

The College comprises two campuses, the early learning centre and primary school from Kindergarten to Year 6, located on Springfield College Drive; and the secondary school from Year 7 to Year 12) on the Springfield – Greenbank Arterial. In 2024, the College has approximately 1100 students across both Campuses.

History

The Springfield Anglican College was established on 4 May 1998 as The Springfield College (TSC), with an enrolment of twelve students. Student numbers have grown quickly and it now has an estimated enrolment of over 1100 students, from Kindergarten to Year 12.

In 2007, enrolments outgrew facilities – a result of the delayed start of the new Middle/Senior School campus – and Senior School students (Years Ten to Twelve) were transferred to sister school Forest Lake College.

The college was originally a joint initiative of the Anglican Church of Australia and the Uniting Church in Australia and until 2009 was operated by EDUCANG along with Mary McConnel School, Forest Lake, The FLC International Centre and The Lakes College. In October 2009, sole ownership of Forest Lake College (FLC) and The Springfield College (TSC) was assumed by the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane and a new board was appointed to EDUCANG. The Uniting Church in Australia had previously taken sole ownership of The Lakes College at Mango Hill.

The College celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2008. In April, Stage 1 of the new Secondary Campus was completed and students in Years 6 to 10 relocated into the purpose-built campus. In 2010, the College returned to a Prep to Year 12 College, and Year 6 re-joining the Primary Campus following the renovation of new large classrooms.

On 4 November 2010, a new entity FSAC Ltd (Forest Lake and Springfield Anglican Colleges) took over the governances of the two colleges from EDUCANG and renamed the colleges – St John's Anglican College and The Springfield Anglican College. The new College name officially took effect on 1 January 2011.

The College celebrated its 25th year of educating young people in 2023.

College Clans and Pastoral Care

The Springfield Anglican College's pastoral care program is based on the College Clan structure, of which there are four: Keith, McDuff, Robertson, and Sinclair, named in honour of some of Scotland's proudest and most historic families.

Clan Keith	Clan MacDuff	Clan Robertson	Clan Sinclair
Colour: green	Colour: red	Colour: navy blue	Colour: sky blue
Motto: Truth Conquers	Motto: God assists	Motto: Glory is rewarded by valour	Motto: Commit thy work to God
Badge: A Stag's head	Badge: A Lion rampant	Badge: A dextor hand holding a crown	Badge: A Rooster

Each Clan strives to foster an inclusive family ethos where each person feels valued and cared. Each Clan is overseen by a Head of Clan, who develops a deep understanding of each student in their care throughout their time at the College.

Sport

The Greater Brisbane Conference

The Springfield Anglican College sporting program is centred on membership of Greater Brisbane Conference (GBC^[3]) for students in Years 7–12, and Junior GBC Competition (JGBC) for students in Years 3–7.

All GBC sport is played on Saturdays over three school terms. Each GBC season is approximately nine weeks.

	Boys	Girls	Carnival
Term 1	AFL Volleyball	AFL Basketball	Swimming
Term 2	Indoor Cricket Touch Football	Football (Soccer) Netball	Cross Country
Term 3	Basketball Football (Soccer)	Touch Football Volleyball	Athletics

References

^ "Principal's Welcome".
^ "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). The Springfield Anglican College. 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^ "GBCSport – Greater Brisbane Conference". Retrieved 14 March 2024.

External links

[1] "Principal's Welcome".

[2023_report-2] "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). The Springfield Anglican College. 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

[3] "GBCSport – Greater Brisbane Conference". Retrieved 14 March 2024.

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  | head_name2              = Head of Primary
  | head2                   = Tania Brewer
- | principal               = Steven Morris <ref>https://tsac.qld.edu.au/principals-welcome/</ref>
+ | principal               = Steven Morris<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tsac.qld.edu.au/principals-welcome/ | title=Principal's Welcome }}</ref>
  | chaplain                = The Rev. Jonathan Kemp
  | location                = [[Springfield, Queensland]]
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  | campus                  = {{bulleted list|Primary: Springfield College Drive|Secondary: Springfield Greenbank Arterial}}
  | campus_type             = [[Regional]]
- | enrolment               = 976<ref name="2018 report" >{{cite web |date=2018 |title=Annual Report 2018 |format=PDF |publisher=The Springfield Anglican College |issue=20 | pages=2, 17, 21 |url=https://tsac.qld.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/The-Springfield-Anglican-College-Annual-Report-2018.pdf |accessdate=10 January 2019 }}</ref>
+ | enrolment               = 1052<ref name="2023 report" >{{cite web |date=2023 |title=Annual Report 2023 |publisher=The Springfield Anglican College | pages=2 |url=https://tsac.qld.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/Annual-Report-2023_web.pdf |accessdate=14 March 2023 }}</ref>
- | enrolment_as_of         = 2018
+ | enrolment_as_of         = 2023
- | grades                  = [[Kindergarten|K]]–[[Year 12|12]]
+ | grades                  = [[Kindergarten|K]]–[[Year Twelve|12]]
  | grades_label            = Years
  | colours                 = Red, navy and white {{color box|#d51e0e}}{{color box|#002f59}}{{color box|#FFFFFF}}
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 '''The Springfield Anglican College''' ('''TSAC''') is an [[Independent school|independent]] [[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]] [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]] [[Pre-school education|early learning]], [[Primary school|primary]] and [[Secondary school|secondary]] [[day school]], located in [[Springfield, Queensland|Springfield]], a suburb of the [[City of Ipswich]] in [[South East Queensland]], Australia.
-The college comprises two campuses, the early learning centre and primary school from [[Kindergarten]] to [[Year 6]], located on Springfield College Drive; and the secondary school from [[Year 7]] to [[Year 12]]) on the Springfield - [[Greenbank, Queensland|Greenbank]] Arterial. The college has outlined scheduled building developments across both campuses out to 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tsac.qld.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/TSAC002_BuildingMasterplan_LR_V2.pdf |title=Built Environment MasterPlan 2018-2022 |publisher=The Springfield Anglican College |date=2017 |accessdate=16 April 2019 }}</ref> Upon completion it is expected the college will have capacity for 1000 students.
+The College comprises two campuses, the early learning centre and primary school from [[Kindergarten]] to [[Year Six|Year 6]], located on Springfield College Drive; and the secondary school from [[Year Seven|Year 7]] to [[Year Twelve|Year 12]]) on the Springfield – [[Greenbank, Queensland|Greenbank]] Arterial.
+In 2024, the College has approximately 1100 students across both Campuses.
 == History ==
 [[File:The Springfield College logo.png|thumb|left|TSC logo from 1998 to 2010]]
-The Springfield Anglican College was established on 4 May 1998 as The Springfield College (TSC), with an enrolment of twelve students. Student numbers have grown quickly and it now has an estimated enrolment of over 950 students, from Prep (pre-school) to Year Twelve.
+The Springfield Anglican College was established on 4 May 1998 as The Springfield College (TSC), with an enrolment of twelve students. Student numbers have grown quickly and it now has an estimated enrolment of over 1100 students, from Kindergarten to Year 12.
-In 2007, enrolments outgrew facilities - a result of the delayed start of the new Middle/Senior School campus - and Senior School students (Years Ten to Twelve) were transferred to sister school [[Forest Lake College]].
+In 2007, enrolments outgrew facilities – a result of the delayed start of the new Middle/Senior School campus – and Senior School students (Years Ten to Twelve) were transferred to sister school [[Forest Lake College]].
 The college was originally a joint initiative of the Anglican Church of Australia and the [[Uniting Church of Australia|Uniting Church in Australia]] and until 2009 was operated by EDUCANG along with [[Mary McConnel School]], [[Forest Lake, Queensland|Forest Lake]],  [[The FLC International Centre]] and [[The Lakes College (Queensland)|The Lakes College]]. In October 2009, sole ownership of Forest Lake College (FLC) and The Springfield College (TSC) was assumed by the [[Anglican Diocese of Brisbane]] and a new board was appointed to EDUCANG. The Uniting Church in Australia had previously taken sole ownership of The Lakes College at Mango Hill.
+The College celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2008. In April, Stage 1 of the new Secondary Campus was completed and students in Years 6 to 10 relocated into the purpose-built campus. In 2010, the College returned to a Prep to Year 12 College, and Year 6 re-joining the Primary Campus following the renovation of new large classrooms.
-On 4 November 2010, a new entity FSAC Ltd (Forest Lake and Springfield Anglican Colleges) took over the governances of the two colleges from EDUCANG and renamed the colleges - St John's Anglican College and The Springfield Anglican College. "Rebranding" would commence immediately with the names to officially take effect on 1 January 2011.
+On 4 November 2010, a new entity FSAC Ltd (Forest Lake and Springfield Anglican Colleges) took over the governances of the two colleges from EDUCANG and renamed the colleges – St John's Anglican College and The Springfield Anglican College. The new College name officially took effect on [https://tsac.qld.edu.au/discover/celebrating-25-years/ 1 January 2011].
-In 2017, Students with an OP score of 1-5 were numbered at 18.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/more-regions-schools-crack-states-top-100-ops/3341565/|title=Region has 8 top schools in state when its comes to OPs|first=Anton|last=Rose|publisher=The Chronicle|date=21 February 2018|accessdate=10 January 2019}}</ref> Resulting in the School's overall ranking increasing significantly from 134th place to 1st.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/schools-inflating-year-12-results-by-limiting-ops-to-brighter-students/news-story/b5c7185a18bdd95eea81b8add89f9dea&usg=AOvVaw3nsxX-dgLORiFxkm-DCmau|title=Schools 'inflating Year 12 results by limiting OPs to brighter students'|publisher=Courier Mail|date=1 March 2018|accessdate=10 January 2019}}</ref> Staff attendance was noted at 98.4%, while student attendance was noted at 93.66% across all campuses and grades.<ref name="2018 report" />
+The College celebrated its 25th year of educating young people in 2023.
-== College clans ==
-The Springfield Anglican College has four clans, named in honour of some of Scotland's proudest and most historic families. Each clan has its own crest, which is displayed on the student's sports uniform.
+== College Clans and Pastoral Care ==
+The Springfield Anglican College's [https://tsac.qld.edu.au/student-life/student-wellbeing/ pastoral care program] is based on the College Clan structure, of which there are four: Keith, McDuff, Robertson, and Sinclair, named in honour of some of Scotland's proudest and most historic families.
 {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
 !  width="25%"  | '''Clan Keith'''||  width="25%"  | '''Clan MacDuff'''  || width="25%"  | '''Clan Robertson''' || width="25%"  |  '''Clan Sinclair'''
 |-
-| Colour: Green || Colour: Red || Colour: Navy Blue || Colour: Sky Blue
+| Colour: green || Colour: red || Colour: navy blue || Colour: sky blue
 |-
 | Motto: Truth Conquers || Motto: God assists || Motto: Glory is rewarded by valour || Motto: Commit thy work to God
 |-
 | Badge: A Stag's head || Badge: A Lion rampant || Badge: A dextor hand holding a crown || Badge: A Rooster
-|-
 |}
+Each Clan strives to foster an inclusive family ethos where each person feels valued and cared. Each Clan is overseen by a Head of Clan, who develops a deep understanding of each student in their care throughout their time at the College.
 == Sport ==
-===The Associated Schools sports===
+===The Greater Brisbane Conference ===
-The Springfield Anglican College sporting program is centred on membership of [[The Associated Schools]] (TAS) for students in Years 8–12, and Junior TAS Competition (JTAS) for students in Years 4–7.
+The Springfield Anglican College sporting program is centred on membership of Greater Brisbane Conference (GBC<ref>{{Cite web |title=GBCSport – Greater Brisbane Conference |url=https://www.gbcsport.com.au/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |language=en-US}}</ref>) for students in Years 7–12, and Junior GBC Competition (JGBC) for students in Years 3–7.
-All TAS sport is played on Saturdays over 3 trimesters. Each trimester is approximately nine weeks.
+All GBC sport is played on Saturdays over three school terms. Each GBC season is approximately nine weeks.
 {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%"
 !  || Boys || Girls || Carnival
 |-
-! Trimester 1
+! Term 1
-|Cricket<br />Volleyball ||Basketball<br />Tennis || Swimming
+|AFL<br />Volleyball ||AFL<br />Basketball || Swimming
-|-
-! Trimester 2
-|  Rugby<br />Tennis || Hockey<br />Netball || Cross Country
 |-
-! Trimester 3
+! Term 2
+|  Indoor Cricket
-| Basketball<br />Soccer ||Volleyball<br />Softball || Athletics
+Touch Football
+| Football (Soccer)<br />Netball || Cross Country
 |-
+! Term 3
+| Basketball<br />Football (Soccer) ||Touch Football
+Volleyball
+| Athletics
 |}

v t e Members of the Anglican Schools Office, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane metropolitan	Anglican Church Grammar School Cannon Hill Anglican College Canterbury College Hillbrook Anglican School Mary McConnel School St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School St John's Anglican College St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School St Paul's School Springfield Anglican College West Moreton Anglican College
Queensland regional	All Saints Anglican School Coomera Anglican College Djarragun College Fraser Coast Anglican College Matthew Flinders Anglican College St Andrew's Anglican College St Hilda's School St Luke's Anglican School The Cathedral School The Glennie School The Southport School Toowoomba Anglican School Trinity Anglican School Whitsunday Anglican School
Former Anglican schools	The Lakes College