Independent Sporting Association (New South Wales)

The Independent Sporting Association (ISA) is a grouping of independent schools in New South Wales, Australia, generally within 250 kilometres (160 mi) of the Sydney central business district, that are associated for the purposes of sporting competitions.

Independent Sporting Association
AbbreviationISA
Formation1990; 34 years ago (1990)
HeadquartersSydney, Australia
Membership
20 member schools
Official language
English
Websitewww.isa.nsw.edu.au

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

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School Location Enrolment Founded Denomination Boys/Girls Day/Boarding School colours
Blue Mountains Grammar School Wentworth Falls 600 1918 Anglican Boys & Girls Day Gold & Blue
Central Coast Grammar School Erina 1,200 1985 Non-denominational Boys & Girls Day Green, Gold & Blue
Chevalier College Bowral 1,200 1946 Roman Catholic Boys & Girls Day Blue & Maroon
Oakhill College Castle Hill 1,680 1937 Roman Catholic Boys & Girls Day Maroon & Gold
Oxley College Bowral 500 1983 Non-denominational Boys & Girls Day Navy & Gold
SCECGS Redlands Cremorne 1,600 1884 Anglican Boys & Girls Day Blue, Red & Gold
St Andrew's Cathedral School Sydney 1,100 1885 Anglican Boys & Girls Day Blue & White
St Augustine's College Brookvale 1,200 1956 Roman Catholic Boys Day Green, Yellow & Red
St Patrick's College Strathfield 1,430 1928 Roman Catholic Boys Day Blue, Black & Gold
St Paul's Grammar School Cranebrook 1,350 1983 Non-denominational Christian Boys & Girls Day Blue & Green
St Pius X College Chatswood 1,300 1937 Roman Catholic Boys Day Blue & Gold
St Spyridon College Maroubra 700 1983 Greek Orthodox Boys & Girls Day Blue & White
St Stanislaus' College Bathurst 790 1867 Roman Catholic Boys Day & Boarding Blue & White

Current associate member schools

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School Location Enrolment Founded Denomination Boys/Girls Day/Boarding School Colours
St Gregory's College Gregory Hills 1,100 1926 Roman Catholic Boys Day & Boarding Maroon and Sky Blue
Barker College Hornsby 2,200 1890 Anglican Boys & Girls Day & Boarding Red & Blue
Kinross Wolaroi School Orange 980 1886 Uniting Church Boys & Girls Day & Boarding Two Blues
Redfield College Dural 490 1986 Roman Catholic Boys Day Red, Blue & White
Scots All Saints' College Bathurst ~500 2019 Presbyterian Boys & Girls Day & Boarding

Sports

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "NSW Rhodes Scholars" Archived 2007-09-15 at the Wayback Machine — University of Sydney list, (retrieved 29 June 2006)
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