Associated Independent Colleges

{{Short description|Group of secondary schools in Queensland, Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox organization |name= Associated Independent Colleges |image= Associated_Independent_Colleges_logo.png |image_size=200px |headquarters= Brisbane, Queensland |membership= {{ubl|Iona College, Brisbane | Marist College Ashgrove | Padua College, Brisbane | St Edmund's College, Ipswich | St Laurence's College | {{nowrap|St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe}} | St Peters Lutheran College | Villanova College}} |language= English |general_secretary= |formation=1998 |website= http://aicsport.com.au/ }}

The '''Associated Independent Colleges''', or '''AIC''', is a group of independent secondary schools in south-east Queensland, Australia. With the exception of St Peters Lutheran College, AIC schools are all-boys schools (St Peter's secondary girls compete in the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association).

The AIC was founded in 1998 as an athletic association for male secondary students. All eight colleges were formerly members of The Associated Schools (TAS), founded in 1956. Some colleges were originally members of the Metropolitan Catholic Schools Association (MCSA), founded in 1934. The most prominent sports contested include rugby union,<ref name = smh-2010/><ref name = qt-2014/> cricket and football, as well as swimming and track and field.

==History== The Associated Independent Colleges was formed in 1998 with the first year of competition being 1999. All AIC members were previously in The Associated Schools (TAS). The TAS had expanded to include fifteen schools by the mid 1990s and the standard of competition was falling. The colleges with the strongest athletic programs in the TAS competition's top division moved to form the AIC.<ref name = ash-2012/>

After the AIC was founded, only one all-boys school remained in TAS, the now defunct Marist Brothers College Rosalie. In protest of the departure of the eight AIC schools from TAS competition, all TAS schools with a primary school attached withdrew from the Combined Independent Colleges (CIC) association for private primary schools in 1998. Six of the Associated Independent Colleges were foundation members of the CIC.

The Combined Independent Colleges association was dissolved in 2013.<ref name = mbbc-2014/> Primary schools attached to AIC schools had previously competed against their Great Public Schools (GPS) counterparts within the CIC, but the headmasters of the GPS and AIC associations expanded their respective competitions in 2014 to include primary students from grades 5–7.<ref name = mbbc-2014/>

==Schools== {| class="wikitable" style="margin-bottom:0px; width:100%;" ! style="width:19%;min-width:5em;"| Member school ! style="width:10%;"| {{0|m}}Location{{0|m}} ! style="width:5%;min-width:5.5em;padding:3px;"| Enrolment<ref>[https://www.myschool.edu.au/ myschool.edu.au]</ref> ! style="width:5%;" | Year founded ! style="width:15%;"| Denomin{{shy}}ation ! style="width:11%;"| Day or boarding ! style="width:7%;min-width:5.5em;"| Entered competition ! style="min-width:4.5em;"| School colours |- |Iona College |Lindum |1617 |1958 |Catholic |Day |1998 |Black and white {{Color box|black|border=silver}}{{Color box|white|border=silver}} |- |Marist College Ashgrove |Ashgrove |1635 |1940 |Catholic |Day & Boarding |1998 |Blue and gold {{Color box|#14469B|border=silver}}{{Color box|gold|border=silver}} |- |Padua College |Kedron |1462 |1956 |Catholic |Day |1998 |Brown, grey, white and gold {{Color box|#332516|border=silver}}{{Color box|lightgrey|border=silver}}{{Color box|white|border=silver}}{{Color box|gold|border=silver}} |- |St Edmund's College |Ipswich |1026 |1892 |Catholic |Day |1998 |Blue & white {{Color box|#14469B|border=silver}}{{Color box|white|border=silver}} |- |St Laurence's College |South Brisbane |1905 |1915 |Catholic |Day |1998 |Black and gold {{Color box|black|border=silver}}{{Color box|gold|border=silver}} |- |St Patrick's College |Shorncliffe |1332 |1952 |Catholic |Day |1998 |Green and gold {{Color box|#00663B|border=silver}}{{Color box|gold|border=silver}} |- |St Peters Lutheran College |Indooroopilly |2043 |1945 |Lutheran |Day & Boarding |1998 |Maroon and white {{Color box|#761412|border=silver}}{{Color box|white|border=silver}} |- |Villanova College |Coorparoo |1269 |1948 |Catholic |Day |1998 |Green and gold {{Color box|#00663B|border=silver}}{{Color box|gold|border=silver}} |}

Starting in 2022, Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly was invited to become a guest member for a two-year time span.

==Sports== There are currently ten sports officially contested within the AIC: {{col-float|firstcol=15em}} * Athletics (track and field) * Basketball * Cricket * Chess * Cross country running {{col-float-break|nextcol=15em}} * Football (soccer) * Rugby union * Swimming * Tennis * Volleyball {{col-float-end}}

Four other sports are also offered: {{col-float|firstcol=15em}} * Australian rules football * Golf {{col-float-break|nextcol=15em}} * Rugby league * Water polo {{col-float-end}}

Water polo is played as a social competition in Term 4.<ref name=ash-wp-2018/><ref name=padua-wp-2018/> An invitational golf day is also held in Term 4, with the annual Gordon Balharry Shield awarded to the AIC school with the best team score on an adjusted handicap basis.<ref name=aic-golf/> Rugby league and Australian rules football competitions were introduced on a two-year opt-in trial basis for 2019.<ref name=review-2018/>

Ashgrove, Iona and St Laurence's have traditionally been prominent in the rugby competitions, although Padua has enjoyed recent success. St Peters, Villanova and Padua have tended to field strong soccer teams. St Patrick's has had success in cross country and Ashgrove and Iona have won the most titles in athletics and swimming.

The sporting calendar for the AIC is split into terms:

* '''1st:''' Australian football {{bull}} Cricket {{bull}} Volleyball{{bull}} Swimming * '''2nd:''' Chess {{bull}} Football {{bull}} Rugby union * '''3rd:''' Basketball {{bull}} Cross country {{bull}} Rugby league {{bull}} Tennis * '''4th:''' Athletics {{bull}} Golf {{bull}} Water polo

The championships for swimming, cross country, track and field athletics and golf are held on a single day. The other sports are played in a round-robin format (no finals) with each school playing all others once. Premierships in each grade, for age divisions from under 13 to open,{{NoteTag|The open division excludes players that turn 19 years of age or older in the year of competition.}} are won by the teams with most points over the season. The premierships for the schools' first teams in each sport, particularly the First XV rugby, tend to attract the most interest.

==Championships==

===Athletics (track and field)=== Winning teams on aggregate points for all age groups:<ref name = slcob-athletics/> {| class="wikitable" |- !min-width= 42 style="text-align:left;"| Year !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Winner |- |1999 |Ashgrove |- |2000 |Iona |- |2001 |Iona |- |2002 |Iona |- |2003 |Ashgrove |- |2004 |Ashgrove |- |2005 |Ashgrove |- |2006 |Iona |- |2007 |Iona |- |2008 |Iona |- |2009 |Iona |- |2010 |Iona |- |2011 |Iona |- |2012 |St Edmund's |- |2013 |St Edmund's |- |2014 |St Edmund's |- |2015 |Ashgrove |- |2016 |Ashgrove |- |2017 |Ashgrove |- |2018 |Ashgrove |- |2019 |Ashgrove |- |2020 |Ashgrove<ref>{{cite web |title=Track and Field 2020 |url=https://aicsport.com.au/track-and-field-2020/ |website=AIC Sport |date=12 October 2020}}</ref> |- |2021 |Ashgrove |- |2022 |Ashgrove |- |2023 |Ashgrove |- |2024 |Ashgrove |- |2025 |Ashgrove |}

Championships – Ashgrove (15), Iona (9), St Edmund's (3).

===Cross Country=== Winning teams on aggregate points for all age groups:<ref name = slcob-cross-country/> {| class="wikitable" |- !min-width= 42 style="text-align:left;"| Year !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Winner |- |1999 |Iona |- |2000 |Iona |- |2001 |Iona |- |2002 |Ashgrove |- |2003 |St Laurence's |- |2004 |St Laurence's |- |2005 |Ashgrove |- |2006 |Iona |- |2007 |Iona |- |2008 |Ashgrove |- |2009 |Ashgrove |- |2010 |St Patrick's |- |2011{{dagger}} |Iona{{bull}} St Patrick's |- |2012{{dagger}} |Ashgrove{{bull}} St Patrick's |- |2013 |St Patrick's |- |2014{{dagger}} |Ashgrove{{bull}} St Patrick's |- |2015 |Iona |- |2016 |Iona |- |2017 |Ashgrove |- |2018 |Ashgrove |- |2019 |Ashgrove |- |2020 |Ashgrove{{hsp}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Marist wins Cross Country in a thriller |url=https://aicsport.com.au/marist-wins-cross-country-in-a-thriller/ |website=AIC |access-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200816092120/https://aicsport.com.au/marist-wins-cross-country-in-a-thriller/ |archive-date=16 August 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |2021 |Ashgrove{{hsp}}<ref name=t2-2021>{{cite web |title=Term 2 Wrap Up |url=https://aicsport.com.au/term-2-wrap-up/ |website=aicsport.com.au |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210625133046/https://aicsport.com.au/term-2-wrap-up/ |archive-date=25 June 2021 |date=17 June 2021}}</ref> |- |2022 |Ashgrove |- |2023 |Iona |- |2024 |Ashgrove |- |2025 |Ashgrove |- | colspan=2 style="text-align: centre;" |{{dagger}} indicates shared championship |} Championships – Ashgrove (14), Iona (9), St Patrick's (5), St Laurence's (2).

===Swimming=== Winning teams on aggregate points for all age groups:<ref name = slcob-swimming/> {| class="wikitable" |- !min-width= 42 style="text-align:left;"| Year !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Winner |- |1999 |St Peter's |- |2000 |St Peter's |- |2001 |Ashgrove |- |2002 |Ashgrove |- |2003{{dagger}} |Ashgrove{{bull}} Iona |- |2004 |Iona |- |2005 |Ashgrove |- |2006 |Ashgrove |- |2007 |Ashgrove |- |2008 |Ashgrove |- |2009 |Ashgrove |- |2010 |Ashgrove |- |2011 |Ashgrove |- |2012 |St Peter's |- |2013 |Ashgrove |- |2014 |St Peter's |- |2015 |Ashgrove |- |2016 |Ashgrove |- |2017 |St Peter's |- |2018 |St Peter's |- |2019 |St Peter's |- |2020 |St Peter's |- |2021 |St Peter's{{hsp}}<ref>{{cite web |title=St Peters and Villanova take out Swimming 2021 |url=https://aicsport.com.au/st-peters-and-villanova-take-out-swimming-2021/ |website=AIC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417103105/https://aicsport.com.au/st-peters-and-villanova-take-out-swimming-2021/ |archive-date=17 April 2021 |date=3 March 2021}}</ref> |- |2022 |St Peter's{{hsp}}<ref>{{cite web |title=St Peters and Marist win Swimming 2022 |url=https://aicsport.com.au/st-peters-and-marist-win-swimming-2022/ |website=AIC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503161054/https://aicsport.com.au/st-peters-and-marist-win-swimming-2022/ |archive-date=3 May 2022 |date=10 March 2021}}</ref> |- |2023 |St Peter's |- |2024 |St Peter's |- |2025 |St Peter's |- |2026 |St Peter's |- | colspan=2 style="text-align: centre;" |{{dagger}} indicates shared championship |} Championships – Ashgrove (13), St Peters (13), Iona (2).

==Premierships==

===First XV Rugby=== List of First XV premiers and runners-up:<ref name = ash-2012/><ref name = slcob-rugby/> {| class="wikitable" |- !min-width= 42 style="text-align:left;"| Year !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Premiers !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Runners-up |- |1999 |Ashgrove* |Padua |- |2000{{dagger}} |Iona{{bull}} St Peter's |St Laurence's |- |2001{{dagger}} |Ashgrove{{bull}} St Laurence's |Iona |- |2002 |Ashgrove* |Villanova |- |2003 |Ashgrove* |St Laurence's |- |2004 |Ashgrove* |St Laurence's |- |2005 |Ashgrove* |St Laurence's |- |2006 |Ashgrove* |St Patrick's |- |2007 |Ashgrove* |St Laurence's |- |2008 |St Laurence's* |Ashgrove |- |2009{{dagger}} |Ashgrove{{bull}} Iona |St Laurence's{{bull}} Villanova |- |2010 |Villanova* |Ashgrove{{bull}} St Laurence's |- |2011{{dagger}} |Ashgrove{{bull}} Padua{{bull}} St Edmund's |Iona |- |2012 |St Peter's* |Ashgrove |- |2013 |Iona* |St Edmund's{{bull}} St Peter's |- |2014 |St Edmund's* |Ashgrove{{bull}} Padua |- |2015 |Padua* |Ashgrove |- |2016 |Padua* |St Patrick's |- |2017 |Ashgrove* |St Patrick's |- |2018{{dagger}} |Ashgrove{{bull}} Iona{{bull}} St Patrick's |Villanova |- |2019 |Ashgrove* |Padua{{bull}}St Laurence's{{bull}}Villanova |- |2020{{dagger}} |Ashgrove*{{bull}} St Laurence's*{{hsp}}{{efn|group="rugby" |name=shared-2020|Due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was cut short. Under the revised competition format, the title was shared by the top school in each pool.}} |Padua{{bull}} St Patrick's |- |2021 |St Laurence's* |Ashgrove{{hsp}}<ref>{{cite web |title=1st XV Rugby 2021 |url=https://aicsport.com.au/division/1st-xv-rugby-2021/ |website=aicsport.com.au |access-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210625134426/https://aicsport.com.au/division/1st-xv-rugby-2021/ |archive-date=25 June 2021}}</ref> |- |2022 |St Laurence's* |St Edmund's |- |2023 |St Laurence’s* |Padua |- |2024 |Padua* |Ashgrove |- |2025 |Padua* |Ashgrove |- |Legend | colspan=2 style="text-align: left;" | {{asterisk}} indicates undefeated season {{space|2}} {{dagger}} indicates shared premiership for the year |} Premierships – Ashgrove (14), St Laurence's (6), Padua (5), Iona (4), St Peters (2), St Edmund's (2), St Patrick's (1), Villanova (1).

'''Notes''': {{notelist|group="rugby"}}

===First XI Cricket=== List of First XI premiers and runners-up:<ref name = slcob-cricket/> {| class="wikitable" |- !min-width= 42 style="text-align:left;"| Year !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Premiers !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Runners-up |- |1999 |Iona |Ashgrove |- |2000 |Iona |Villanova |- |2001 |Villanova |St Laurence's |- |2002 |Villanova |St Laurence's |- |2003 |Ashgrove |St Laurence's |- |2004 |Iona |St Laurence's |- |2005 |Ashgrove |Padua |- |2006 |Iona |Padua |- |2007 |Iona |St Laurence's |- |2008 |St Laurence's* |Iona |- |2009 |Ashgrove |Padua |- |2010 |Ashgrove |St Laurence's{{bull}} Villanova |- |2011 |Ashgrove |St Patrick's |- |2012{{dagger}} |Ashgrove{{bull}} Iona{{bull}} Padua {{bull}} Villanova |St Peter's |- |2013 |Villanova |Ashgrove |- |2014 |Ashgrove* |Villanova |- |2015 |Ashgrove |St Patrick's {{bull}} Villanova |- |2016 |Iona |St Laurence's |- |2017 |St Laurence's* |Ashgrove |- |2018{{dagger}} |Ashgrove {{bull}} St Patrick's |Villanova |- |2019 |Villanova* |Ashgrove |- |2020 |St Patrick's* |Villanova |- |2021 |Villanova |Ashgrove{{bull}}St Patrick's |- |2022 |Iona |Ashgrove{{bull}}St Patrick's |- |2023 |Ashgrove |St Patrick's{{Bull}}St Peter's{{Bull}}Villanova |- |2024 |Iona |St Peter's |- |2025 |Ashgrove |Villanova |- |2026 |Ashgrove* |Villanova |- |Legend | colspan=2 style="text-align: left;" | {{asterisk}} indicates undefeated season {{space|2}} {{dagger}} indicates shared premiership for the year |} Premierships – Ashgrove (11), Iona (9), Villanova (6), St Laurence's (2), St Patrick's (2), Padua (1).

===First XI Football=== List of First XI premiers and runners-up:<ref name = slcob-football/> {| class="wikitable" |- !min-width= 42 style="text-align:left;"| Year !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Premiers !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Runners-up |- |1999 |Padua |St Laurence's |- |2000 |Ashgrove |Padua |- |2001 |Padua |St Laurence's |- |2002 |St Laurence's |Ashgrove |- |2003 |Ashgrove |Padua |- |2004 |Ashgrove |St Laurence's |- |2005 |Villanova |Iona |- |2006 |St Laurence's* |Ashgrove |- |2007 |Villanova |St Laurence's |- |2008 |Ashgrove |Padua |- |2009 |Ashgrove |St Laurence's |- |2010 |Ashgrove |Padua |- |2011 |Ashgrove |Villanova |- |2012 |Villanova* |St Laurence's |- |2013{{dagger}} |Villanova{{bull}} St Patrick's |Padua |- |2014 |St Peter's* | |- |2015{{dagger}} |Iona{{bull}}St Patrick's |St Laurence's |- |2016 |St Edmund's |St Patrick's |- |2017 |Iona* |St Patrick's |- |2018 |Iona |St Patrick's |- |2019 |Ashgrove |St Laurence's |- |2020{{dagger}} |Ashgrove{{bull}} St Patrick's |St Peter's{{bull}} Villanova |- |2021 |Ashgrove{{hsp}}<ref>{{cite web |title=1st XI Football 2021 |url=https://aicsport.com.au/division/1st-xi-football-2021/ |website=aicsport.com.au |access-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210625134922/https://aicsport.com.au/division/1st-xi-football-2021/ |archive-date=25 June 2021}}</ref> |St Laurence's{{bull}} Villanova |- |2022{{dagger}} |St Laurence's • Villanova |Iona • St Peter’s |- |2023 |Iona |St Laurence's |- |2024 |Ashgrove |St Patrick's |- |2025 |Ashgrove |St Patrick's |- |Legend | colspan=2 style="text-align: left;" | {{asterisk}} indicates undefeated season {{space|2}} {{dagger}} indicates shared premiership for the year |} Premierships – Ashgrove (11), Villanova (5), Iona (4), St Patrick's (3), St Laurence's (3), Padua (2), St Edmund's (1), St Peters (1).<!--

===First VII Water polo=== The AIC water polo competition began in 2006. List of First VII premiers: {| class="wikitable" |- !min-width= 42 style="text-align:left;"| Year !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Premiers !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Runners-up |- |2006 | | |- |2007 | | |- |2008 | | |- |2009 | | |- |2010 | | |- |2011 | | |- |2012 | | |- |2013 | | |- |2014 | | |} -->

===First VI Volleyball=== List of First VI premiers and runners-up:<ref name = slcob-volley/> {| class="wikitable" style="padding:20;" |- !min-width= 42 style="text-align:left;"| Year !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Premiers !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Runners-up |- |1999 |St Edmund's | |- |2000 |Villanova | |- |2001 |Padua | |- |2002 |Villanova | |- |2003 |St Edmund's |Ashgrove{{bull}}Padua |- |2004 |Ashgrove | |- |2005 |St Edmund's |Ashgrove |- |2006 |Padua |Ashgrove |- |2007 |Ashgrove | |- |2008 |St Edmund's | |- |2009 |Ashgrove |St Patrick's |- |2010 |Ashgrove |St Edmund's |- |2011 |St Edmund's |Ashgrove |- |2012{{dagger}} |St Laurence's{{bull}} St Peter's{{bull}} Villanova | |- |2013 |St Peter's | |- |2014{{dagger}} |St Laurence's{{bull}}St Peter's | |- |2015 |St Patrick's* |St Laurence's |- |2016 |Padua* |St Laurence's |- |2017 |Ashgrove* | |- |2018 |Iona* |St Laurence's |- |2019 |Iona* |Ashgrove |- |2020 |St Laurence's |Padua |- |2021 |Ashgrove* |St Laurence's{{bull}}Villanova |- |2022 |Villanova*<ref>{{cite web |title=1st VI Volleyball 2022 |url=https://aicsport.com.au/division/1st-vi-volleyball-2022/ |website=Associated Independent Colleges |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503155453/https://aicsport.com.au/division/1st-vi-volleyball-2022/ |archive-date=3 May 2022 |date=19 March 2022}}</ref> |St Peters |- |2023 |St Peter's* |Iona |- |2024 |Iona* |Villanova{{bull}}St Peter's |- |Legend | colspan=2 style="text-align: left;" | {{asterisk}} indicates undefeated season {{space|2}} {{dagger}} indicates shared premiership for the year |}

Premierships – Ashgrove (6), St Edmund's (5), St Peters (3), Villanova (4), Padua (3), St Laurence's (3), Iona (3), St Patrick's (1).

===First V Basketball=== List of First V premiers:<ref name = slcob-basketball/> {| class="wikitable" |- !min-width= 42 style="text-align:left;"| Year !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Premiers !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Runners-up |- |1999 |Ashgrove | |- |2000 |Ashgrove | |- |2001 |St Edmund's | |- |2002{{dagger}} |Ashgrove{{bull}} Villanova | |- |2003 |Ashgrove | |- |2004{{dagger}} |Ashgrove{{bull}} Villanova | |- |2005{{dagger}} |Ashgrove{{bull}} Iona |Padua |- |2006{{dagger}} |Ashgrove{{bull}} St Edmund's | |- |2007{{dagger}} |Iona{{bull}} St Peter's |Ashgrove |- |2008 |Iona |Padua |- |2009{{dagger}} |Iona{{bull}} Padua{{bull}} Villanova |St Laurence's |- |2010 |Padua |St Laurence's |- |2011 |St Laurence's |Padua{{bull}} Villanova |- |2012 |Villanova |St Patrick's |- |2013 |Villanova |Ashgrove |- |2014 |Padua* |St Patrick's |- |2015 |St Patrick's* |St Peter's |- |2016 |Ashgrove* |St Patrick's |- |2017{{dagger}} |Ashgrove {{bull}} St Edmund's |St. Laurence's |- |2018 |Ashgrove |St Edmund's |- |2019 |Villanova* |St Edmund's |- |2020 | St Edmund's*{{hsp}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Eddies take out the 1st V Premiership |url=https://aicsport.com.au/eddies-take-out-the-1st-v-premiership/ |website=AIC |access-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919114406/https://aicsport.com.au/eddies-take-out-the-1st-v-premiership/ |archive-date=19 September 2020}}</ref> | Villanova |- |2021 | Villanova* | Padua |- |2022 | Villanova* | St Peter's |- |2023 | Villanova* | St Peter's |- |2024 |Villanova* |St Patrick's |- |Legend | colspan=2 style="text-align: left;" | {{asterisk}} indicates undefeated season {{space|2}} {{dagger}} indicates shared premiership for the year |} Premierships – Ashgrove (10), Villanova (10), Iona (4), St Edmund's (4), Padua (3), St Laurence's (1), St Patrick's (1), St Peters (1).

===First IV Tennis=== List of First IV premiers:<ref name = slcob-tennis/> {| class="wikitable" |- !min-width= 42 style="text-align:left;"| Year !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Premiers !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Runners-up |- |1999 |St Peter's | |- |2000 |Villanova | |- |2001 |Padua |Ashgrove |- |2002 |Villanova | |- |2003 |Ashgrove |Padua |- |2004 |Villanova | |- |2005{{dagger}} |St Edmund's{{bull}} Villanova | |- |2006 |St Patrick's |Ashgrove |- |2007 |Ashgrove | |- |2008 |Ashgrove | |- |2009 |Ashgrove |St Peter's |- |2010 |Ashgrove |St Laurence's |- |2011 |Ashgrove |Padua |- |2012 |Villanova |Ashgrove |- |2013 |St Peter's |Villanova |- |2014 |St Peter's | |- |2015 |St Peter's |Villanova |- |2016 |St Peter's | |- |2017 |St Peter's* |Iona |- |2018 |St Peter's* |Padua |- |2019 |St Peter's* |Padua |- |2020{{Dagger}} |St Peter's*{{bull}} St Laurence's* |Padua{{bull}}Iona |- |2021 |Iona{{hsp}}<ref name=tennis-2021>{{cite web |date=15 September 2021 |title=Sport News Week 9 Term 3: Tennis |pages=3–4 |website=Iona College |url=https://www.iona.qld.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Sport-News-Week-9-Term-3.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122114213/https://www.iona.qld.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Sport-News-Week-9-Term-3.pdf |archive-date=22 November 2021 |quote=The Iona First IV team {{sic|comprising |hide=y|of}} Brandon Minette, Jackson Treacy, Jason Vo and Harley Malpass are the 2021 AIC Tennis Premiership winners. The last time that Iona won this title was in 1998 in the TAS structure. }}</ref> | |- |2022 |Iona* |Ashgrove |- |2023 |St Peter’s* |St Laurence’s |- |2024 |St Peter’s* |Ashgrove |- |Legend | colspan=2 style="text-align: left;" | {{asterisk}} indicates undefeated season {{space|2}} {{dagger}} indicates shared premiership for the year |} Premierships - St Peters (11), Ashgrove (6), Villanova (5), Iona (2), Padua (1), St Edmund's (1), St Patrick's (1), St Laurence's (1)

===First IV Chess=== The AIC chess competition began in 2004. List of First IV premiers:<ref name=aic-chess/>

{| class="wikitable" |- !min-width= 42 style="text-align:left;"| Year !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Premiers !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Runners-up |- |2004 |Iona | |- |2005 |St Laurence's | |- |2006 |St Laurence's | |- |2007 |Padua |St Laurence's |- |2008{{dagger}} |Padua{{bull}} Villanova | |- |2009 |St Laurence's | |- |2010 |Ashgrove | |- |2011 |St Edmund's | |- |2012 |Ashgrove | |- |2013 |Ashgrove | |- |2014 |Ashgrove |Padua |- |2015{{dagger}} |Padua{{bull}} St Laurence's |Ashgrove |- |2016 |Padua |St Laurence's |- |2017 |Villanova |Padua |- |2018 |Padua |St Peter's |- |2019{{dagger}} |St Peter's{{bull}} Villanova{{hsp}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Chess 1ST IV 2019 |url=http://aicsport.com.au/division/chess-1stiv-2/ |website=Associated Independent Colleges |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904221926/http://aicsport.com.au/division/chess-1stiv-2/ |archive-date=4 September 2019 |date=14 June 2019}}</ref> |St Patrick's |- |2020{{dagger}} |St Peter's{{bull}} St Edmund's |Ashgrove{{bull}} St Patrick's |- |2021 |St Laurence's{{hsp}}<ref name=t2-2021/> |St Peter's |- |2022 |St Peter's |St Laurence's |- |2023 |St Laurence's* |Ashgrove |- |Legend | colspan=2 style="text-align: left;" | {{asterisk}} indicates undefeated season {{space|2}} {{dagger}} indicates shared premiership for the year |}

Premierships – St Laurence's (6), Padua (5), Ashgrove (4), Villanova (3), St Peters (3), St Edmund's (2), Iona (1).

===First XVIII Australian football=== The AIC competition was introduced in 2019. List of First XVIII premiers: {| class="wikitable" |- !min-width= 42 style="text-align:left;"| Year !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Premiers !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Runners-up |- |2019 |St Laurence's |St Patrick's |- |2020{{dagger}} |St Laurence's{{bull}}St Patrick's{{hsp}}{{efn|group="afl" |name=shared-2020|The 2020 competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic with one round remaining. The title was shared by the top two schools even though separated in the standings.<ref name=afl-2020>{{cite web |date=20 March 2020 |website=Courier Mail |title=AIC school sport: rugby, football, cross country and chess cancelled |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/local-sport/aic-school-sport-rugby-football-cross-country-and-chess-cancelled/news-story/9137046ea11d786cf4f92ac3e6bfa3e1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210527140323/https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/local-sport/aic-school-sport-rugby-football-cross-country-and-chess-cancelled/news-story/9137046ea11d786cf4f92ac3e6bfa3e1 |archive-date=27 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Open 2020 |url=https://aicsport.com.au/division/afl-open-2/ |website=AIC Sport}}</ref>}} |Ashgrove |- |2021 |St Laurence's |Villanova |- |2022 |Villanova |Padua |- |2023 |Ashgrove{{Bull}}St Laurence's |Padua{{Bull}}Villanova |- |2024 |Ashgrove |Villanova |- |Legend | colspan=2 style="text-align: centre;" |{{dagger}} indicates shared premiership for the year |} Premierships - St Laurence's (5), Ashgrove (2), Padua (1), Villanova (1), St Patrick's (1)

'''Notes''': {{notelist|group="afl"}}

===First XIII Rugby league=== The AIC competition was introduced in 2019. List of First XIII premiers: {| class="wikitable" |- !min-width= 42 style="text-align:left;"| Year !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Premiers !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Runners-up |- |2019 |Ashgrove |Iona |- |2020 |colspan=2 align=left|No competition{{hsp}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement from the AIC management committee |url=https://aicsport.com.au/statement-from-the-aic-management-committee/ |website=Associated Independent Colleges |date=10 September 2020}}</ref> |- |2021{{dagger}} |Padua{{bull}}St Patrick's |Iona |- |2022 |Iona |Padua |- |2023{{dagger}} |Padua{{Bull}}Villanova |Ashgrove{{Bull}}Iona{{Bull}}St Laurence's |- |2024 |Iona |Ashgrove |- |Legend | colspan=2 style="text-align: centre;" |{{dagger}} indicates shared premiership for the year |}

Premierships – Iona (2), Padua (2), Ashgrove (1), Villanova (1), St Patrick's (1).

==Other sports==

===Golf=== Teams of up to five compete for the Gordon Balharry Shield.<ref name=vv-35-2016/> List of Open team winners since 2011: {| class="wikitable" |- !min-width= 42 style="text-align:left;"| Year !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Winners !width=240 style="text-align:left;"| Runners-up !width= 42 style="text-align:left;"| Ref |- |2011 |Iona | |align=center|<ref name=iona-yb-2011>{{cite journal |last1=Harron |first1=Keith |title=Director of Sport |journal=The Ionian Yearbook |year=2011 |page=132|url=http://library.iona.qld.edu.au/archives/documents/The%20Ionian%20Yearbook/The%202011%20Ionian/Iona%20College%20Yearbook%202011.pdf |format=PDF 519 MB}}</ref> |- |2012 |Iona |Villanova |align=center|<ref>{{cite journal |title=2012 AIC Golf Championships Report |journal=Calling |date=8 November 2012 |issue=35 |page=9 |url=https://issuu.com/st-patricks-college/docs/calling_-_issue_35_-__08_november_2012_}}</ref> |- |2013 |Iona | |align=center|<ref name=iona-yb-2013>{{cite journal |last1=Harron |first1=Keith |title=Overall Aggregate Results 2013 |journal=The Ionian Yearbook |year=2013 |page=138 |url=http://library.iona.qld.edu.au/archives/ABDocView.asp?URL=http://library.iona.qld.edu.au/archives/documents/The%20Ionian%20Yearbook/The%202013%20Ionian/Ionian%20Yearbook%202013_Low%20Res.pdf |format=PDF 58 MB}}</ref> |- |2014 |St Patrick's |Iona |align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Buzz |website=Marist College Ashgrove |date=2014 |url=https://www.marash.qld.edu.au/files/sport/Senior%20Sport/WeeklyNewsletter/The_Buzz_Week_6_Term_4_-_12_11_2014.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119232758/https://www.marash.qld.edu.au/files/sport/Senior%20Sport/WeeklyNewsletter/The_Buzz_Week_6_Term_4_-_12_11_2014.pdf |archive-date=19 November 2018}}</ref> |- |2015 |Ashgrove | |align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=The Buzz |website=Marist College Ashgrove |date=2015 |url=https://www.marash.qld.edu.au/files/sport/The_buzz_term_4_week_453.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119232105/https://www.marash.qld.edu.au/files/sport/The_buzz_term_4_week_453.pdf |archive-date=19 November 2018}}</ref> |- |2016 |Villanova | |align=center|<ref name=golf-2017/> |- |2017 |Villanova | |align=center|<ref name=golf-2017>{{cite web |date=26 October 2017 |title=Villa are AIC Golf Champions |url=http://aicsport.com.au/aic-golf-2018/ |website=Associated Independent Colleges |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119013928/http://aicsport.com.au/aic-golf-2018/ |archive-date=19 November 2018 |access-date=19 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |2018 |Ashgrove |St. Edmund's |align=center|<ref name=golf-2018>{{cite web |date=31 October 2018 |title=AIC Golf 2018 |url=http://aicsport.com.au/aic-golf-2018/ |website=Associated Independent Colleges |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119013928/http://aicsport.com.au/aic-golf-2018/ |archive-date=19 November 2018 }}</ref> |- |2019 |St. Peters |St. Laurence's |style="text-align:center;padding:0;line-height:0.7;"|<ref name=golf-2019>{{cite web |date=30 October 2019 |title=College Newsletter Term 4, Week 4: Golf Report |url=https://www.slc.qld.edu.au/newsletters/term-4-week-4 |website=St. Laurence's College |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105114312/https://www.slc.qld.edu.au/newsletters/term-4-week-4 |archive-date=5 November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=St Peters take out the Balharry Shield |url=https://aicsport.com.au/st-peters-take-out-the-balharry-shield/ |website=AIC Sport |date=29 October 2019 |language=en-AU}}</ref> |- |2020 |Iona |Villanova |style="text-align:center;padding:0;line-height:0.7;"|<ref name=golf-2020>{{cite magazine |first1=Matt |last1=Conlan |date= 29 October 2020 |title=AIC Golf Report |url=https://www.vnc.qld.edu.au/newsletter/villa-view-issue-34-20/ |magazine= Villa View |volume=20 |issue=34 |at=Sport |location=Brisbane |publisher=Villanova College |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111150820/https://www.vnc.qld.edu.au/newsletter/villa-view-issue-34-20/ |archive-date=11 November 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gordon Balharry Shield Results 2020 |url=https://aicsport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Gordon-Balharry-Shield-Results-2020.doc|website=AIC Sport |date=28 October 2020|language=en-AU}}</ref> |- |2021 |Iona |Villanova |align=center|<ref name=golf-2021>{{cite web |date=12 May 2021 |title=Sport News Week 4 Term 2: Golf – AIC Championships |page=4 |website=Iona College |url=https://www.iona.qld.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sport-News-Week-4-Term-2-V3.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122105958/https://www.iona.qld.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sport-News-Week-4-Term-2-V3.pdf |archive-date=22 November 2021 |quote=Nett Result: 1st Iona 290, 2nd Villanova 293, 3rd Ashgrove 296. }}</ref>

===Water polo=== Water polo is played as a social competition on an opt-in basis by AIC schools.<ref name=ash-wp-2018/><ref name=padua-wp-2018/>

===Touch Football=== Touch Football is played as a social competition once a year between AIC schools, with teams competing in senior (10-12), middle (7-9) and primary (5-6) teams.

==Other events== Aside from athletic competitions, the AIC has formed a community with many other interactions. Member schools participate in the QDU debating competition, various mission and social justice events, the Queensland Catholic Colleges Music Festival (QCMF) and other social functions.

As all AIC schools are of Christian denomination, an Ecumenical service is hosted each year by one of the schools on a rotational basis. It is attended by staff and student leaders representing each school.

==See also== * List of schools in Queensland

==Notes== {{NoteFoot}}

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<ref name = slcob-swimming>{{cite web |date= 2014 |title= The Honour Board - Swimming |publisher= St Laurence's College Old Boys Association |access-date= 23 March 2015 |url= http://www.slcoldboys.com.au/the-honour-board/sporting-history/swimming/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150323085349/http://www.slcoldboys.com.au/the-honour-board/sporting-history/swimming/ |archive-date= 23 March 2015 }}</ref>

<ref name = slcob-tennis>{{cite web |date= 2014 |title= The Honour Board - Tennis |publisher= St Laurence's College Old Boys Association |access-date= 23 March 2015 |url= http://www.slcoldboys.com.au/the-honour-board/sporting-history/tennis/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150323085417/http://www.slcoldboys.com.au/the-honour-board/sporting-history/tennis/ |archive-date= 23 March 2015 }}</ref>

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<ref name=padua-wp-2018>{{cite web |title=Water Polo |url=http://www.padua.qld.edu.au/co-curricular/sport/water-polo/ |website=Padua College |access-date=19 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311222225/http://padua.qld.edu.au/co-curricular/sport/water-polo/ |archive-date=11 March 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name=vv-35-2016>{{cite journal |last1=Lynam |first1=Ben |title=AIC Golf Report 2016 |journal=The Villa View |date=3 November 2016|issue=35 |page=5 |url=https://www.vnc.qld.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Issue35_2016_Newsletter.pdf |archive-date=14 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414112718/https://www.vnc.qld.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Issue35_2016_Newsletter.pdf}}</ref>

<ref name=aic-golf>{{cite web |date=2015 |title=AIC golf by laws |url=http://www.padua.qld.edu.au/assets/Document-Page-Uploads/AIC-Golf-By-Laws-2015-Draft.pdf |website=Padua College |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319164543/http://www.padua.qld.edu.au/assets/Document-Page-Uploads/AIC-Golf-By-Laws-2015-Draft.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2015 }}</ref>

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<ref name=ash-wp-2018>{{cite web |title=Water Polo - Senior |url=https://www.marash.qld.edu.au/college-life/sports-senior/water-polo |website=Marist College Ashgrove |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910032335/https://www.marash.qld.edu.au/college-life/sports-senior/water-polo |archive-date=10 September 2018 |date=2018 }}</ref>

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==External links== * [http://aicsport.com.au/ aicsport.com.au] official website

===Colleges=== {{col-float|firstcol=15em}} * [http://www.iona.qld.edu.au Iona College] * [http://www.marash.qld.edu.au Marist College Ashgrove] * [http://www.padua.qld.edu.au Padua College] * [http://www.sec.qld.edu.au St Edmund's College] {{col-float-break|nextcol=15em}} * [http://www.slc.qld.edu.au St Laurence's College] * [http://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au St Patrick's College] * [http://www.stpeters.qld.edu.au St Peters Lutheran College] * [http://www.vnc.qld.edu.au Villanova College] {{col-float-end}}

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