Independent Sporting Association (New South Wales) Explained

Independent Sporting Association
Abbreviation:ISA
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Headquarters:Sydney, Australia
Membership:20 member schools
Language:English

The Independent Sporting Association (ISA) is a grouping of independent schools in New South Wales, Australia, generally within of the Sydney central business district, that are associated for the purposes of sporting competitions.

Members of the ISA often compete with members of the Great Public Schools (GPS) and Combined Associated Schools (CAS) in trial and representative fixtures.

Of New South Wales' 130 Rhodes Scholars from 1904 to 2006, two have attended a school that is a member of the ISA.[1]

Current member schools

SchoolLocationEnrolmentFoundedDenominationBoys/GirlsDay/BoardingSchool colours
Blue Mountains Grammar SchoolWentworth Falls6001918AnglicanBoys & GirlsDayGold & Blue
Central Coast Grammar SchoolErina1,2001985Non-denominationalBoys & GirlsDayGreen, Gold & Blue
Chevalier CollegeBowral1,2001946Roman CatholicBoys & GirlsDayBlue & Maroon
Oakhill CollegeCastle Hill1,6801937Roman CatholicBoys & GirlsDayMaroon & Gold
Oxley CollegeBowral5001983Non-denominationalBoys & GirlsDayNavy & Gold
SCECGS RedlandsCremorne1,6001884AnglicanBoys & GirlsDayBlue, Red & Gold
St Andrew's Cathedral SchoolSydney1,1001885AnglicanBoys & GirlsDayBlue & White
St Augustine's CollegeBrookvale1,2001956Roman CatholicBoysDayGreen, Yellow & Red
St Patrick's CollegeStrathfield1,4301928Roman CatholicBoysDayBlue, Black & Gold
St Paul's Grammar SchoolCranebrook1,3501983Non-denominational ChristianBoys & GirlsDayBlue & Green
St Pius X CollegeChatswood1,3001937Roman CatholicBoysDayBlue & Gold
St Spyridon CollegeMaroubra7001983Greek OrthodoxBoys & GirlsDayBlue & White
St Stanislaus' CollegeBathurst7901867Roman CatholicBoysDay & BoardingBlue & White

Current associate member schools

SchoolLocationEnrolmentFoundedDenominationBoys/GirlsDay/BoardingSchool Colours
St Gregory's CollegeGregory Hills1,1001926Roman CatholicBoysDay & BoardingMaroon and Sky Blue
Barker CollegeHornsby2,2001890AnglicanBoys & GirlsDay & BoardingRed & Blue
Kinross Wolaroi SchoolOrange9801886Uniting ChurchBoys & GirlsDay & BoardingTwo Blues
Redfield CollegeDural4901986Roman CatholicBoysDayRed, Blue & White
Scots All Saints' CollegeBathurst~5002019PresbyterianBoys & GirlsDay & Boarding

Sports

The Competition in some sports is split into a 1st division and a second division with the stronger schools being in the 1st Division.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.usyd.edu.au/registrar/rhodes/previous.shtml "NSW Rhodes Scholars"