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Association of Coeducational Schools

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Association of Co-educational Schools
AbbreviationACS
Formation1997
HeadquartersMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Membership6
Websiteacssport.org.au

The Association of Coeducational Schools (ACS) was formed in 1997 and commenced midweek sporting competitions for Years 7–12 in 1998 with five founding member schools that are coeducational and shared similar philosophies and a commitment to sport.

Weekly Sport

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Sport for all year levels is played during the week. ACS offers 13 weekly sports, played midweek, across summer and winter seasons, including mixed sports.

Sports offered include: mixed badminton, basketball, cricket, Australian Rules football, football (soccer), futsal, hockey, netball, softball, table tennis, tennis, mixed touch football and volleyball.

Championship Carnivals

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The ACS offers three major championships; athletics, swimming and cross country. The annual chess tournament and public speaking events are also part of the ACS calendar.

Member Schools

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School Location Principal Enrolment Founded Denomination Year Entered
Competition
School Colours
Loyola College Watsonia Alison Leutchford (acting principal) 1,333 1980 Roman Catholic 1997    
Overnewton Anglican Community College Keilor, Taylors Lakes Emily FitzSimmons 2,109 1987 Anglican 2003    
St Aloysius' College North Melbourne Mary Farah 550 1887 Roman Catholic 2022[1]    
St Leonard's College Brighton East Peter Clague 1,426 1914 Uniting Church 1997   
St Michael's Grammar School St Kilda Terrie Jones 1,204 1895 Anglican 1997    
Westbourne Grammar School Truganina Adrian Camm 1,479 1867 Non-Denominational 1997    


Former members

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School Location Enrolment Founded Denomination Years
Competed
School Colours
Eltham College Research 1,200 1973 Non-Denominational 1997–2009[2]    
Thomas Carr College Tarneit 1,125 1997 Roman Catholic 2003–2019[3]   

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Co-curricular Programs".
  2. ^ "Handbook – EISM".
  3. ^ "2019 ACS Wrap up and Farewell Thomas Carr College". 29 November 2019.