Combined All Schools (CAS)

The Association arose out of a desire to formalize sporting contacts between a number of interested schools (originally Barker College, Cranbrook School, Knox Grammar School, St. Aloysius' College, and Trinity Grammar School). Waverley College became the sixth Associated School in 1943. The membership has remained stable since that time, though in the late 1990's the General Committee investigated the possibility of inviting additional schools to membership.

Once sporting contacts were formalized, the CAS became a forum for wider consultation between schools on educational issues generally from the first meeting in 1929 when the Headmasters' General Committee was formed. While The General Committee initially ratified the Sportsmasters' Committee work, there was also interest in subjects such as Cadets, Public Examinations, Acts of Parliament relating to Education, and the war-time involvement of the Associated Schools in issues of National Security. This form of contact on non-sporting issues later became the business of the Headmasters' Conference of Australia (HMC - formed in 1931) although frequently questions relating to the place of sport and games in the life of boys' schools were also discussed at HMC meetings. It is significant to note that in Australia sporting associations such as the CAS, GPS and APS of Victoria pre-dated formal contacts between Headmasters.

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