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Junior School Heads Association of Australia
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| Formation | September 1952 |
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| Headquarters | Guildford Grammar School, Western Australia |
| Membership | 330 member schools |
| Official languages | English |
| Secretary General | Mr Craig Wheatley (Guildford Grammar School) |
| Website | http://www.jshaa.asn.au |
The Junior School Heads Association of Australia, informally known as the JSHAA is an incorporated body representing the heads of independent primary schools in Australia.[1] The JSHAA was officially established in September 1952.[2] The Association is broken into state branches, with six offices across Australia. The organisation currently has a membership of over 330 full members, 60 associate and life members, as well as 20 overseas members.
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The JSHAA evolved largely from informal gatherings of New South Wales headmasters, which called itself the Junior Schools’ Conference. The Organisation was established in 1952, when a conference was held at Cranbrook School, Sydney, where a constitution was agreed upon for the establishment of the Junior Schools' Conference of Australia.
The organization holds bicentennial conferences, which alternate between states. At the biennial Conference in Perth in 1984 the Constitution was amended and the Heads of Independent Girls' Schools became eligible for membership of the JSHAA. Along with this change, came eligibility for heads of co-educational junior schools to join, which provided a significant boost in membership.
Today, the organization is actively involved in, and has strong representation in such groups as; the National Executive Council of the Australian Primary Principals' Association (APPA), the Australian Principals Associations Professional Development Council (APAPDC), the Australian College of Education (ACE), the Australian Council for Educational Administration (ACEA).[2]
The JSHAA has branches in each of Australia's six states,[3] New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.[3] Each state has an elected representative.
- New South Wales - Laraine Lucas (Danebank Anglican School for Girls)
- Queensland - Stuart Marquardt (Sunshine Coast Grammar School)
- South Australia - Jillian Bosanquet (St John's Grammar School)
- Tasmania - Allison Pocius (The Friends' School)
- Victoria - Andrew Strooper (Caulfield Grammar School)
- Western Australia - Margaret Brede (St Mary's Anglican Girls' School)[4]
The New South Wales branch of the JSHAA has grown steadily in the last five years and now features 104 member schools from throughout the state.[5]
The Queensland branch of the JSHAA now features over 73 members from independent schools across the state including single sex, coeducational, denominational, nondenominational, metropolitan and regional schools.[6]
The JSHAA in South Australia has 35 member schools from around the state.[7]
The JSHAA in Victoria has 65 school members, consisting of independent schools from across Victoria.[8]
JSHAA Music Festival
Held in Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne, over a period of six evenings, the Music Festival is a very popular event. It is held every two years and there are around 54 participant schools.
Student Leadership Forum
Student leaders are provided with guest motivational speakers and interactions.[8]
The Western Australian Branch of the JSHAA was formed in 1954 (as the WA Branch of the JSA), by Jeffrey G Hart, of Guildford Grammar School.[9][10] The first formal gathering of Junior School Heads for the purpose of forming an Association was at Guildford Grammar School in 1954. The first formal meeting of the West Australian Branch was held at Christ Church Grammar School in May 1968, at the meeting a sub-committee was appointed for the purpose of drawing up a proposed constitution.
The founding members of the organisation were:
- Aquinas College,
- Christ Church Grammar School,
- Guildford Grammar School,
- Hale Junior School,
- Scotch College,
- Trinity College
- Wesley College.
The Constitution was adopted on July 5, 1968 at the second meeting at Hale School in Perth. Currently, the WA branch of the JSHAA was 32 member schools, most of which are located in the Perth Metropolitan area, as well as four observer schools.
Ecumenical Service
Around 800 students gather in a rotated school hall annually (usually in May), where schools may send a set number of students from middle to upper primary. It was previously held in St. Georges Cathedral, Perth.[11]
Festival of Performing Arts
Every second year school groups are invited to perform in front of the JSHAA in the Perth Concert Hall. The concert runs for three evenings and one day (the day being especially for children).
Art and Craft Festival
One member school hosts an Art and Craft Festival on alternate years to the Performing Arts concert. Art may come from a range of year levels.
Chess Day
Every year a chess day is held at a member school. JSHAA schools are invited to send a team of four to compete. This event alternates between two set member schools.
Weekly Sporting Fixtures
Every Thursday schools participate in home and away sporting fixtures.[12]
- JSHAA Official Website
- NSW State Branch
- Qld State Branch
- SA State Branch
- TAS State Branch
- VIC State Branch
- WA State Branch
- ^ JSHAA Home Page (accessed: 2007-02-26)
- ^ a b JSHAA History (accessed:2007-02-26)
- ^ a b JSHAA State Branches (accessed 2007-02-26)
- ^ JSHAA State Representatives (accessed 2007-04-25)
- ^ JSHAA New South Wales- About (accessed 2007-06-25)
- ^ JSHAA Queensland- About (accessed 2007-06-25)
- ^ JSHAA South Australian Member Schools. (accessed 2007-02-27)
- ^ a b JSHAA Victoria - A Handbook for Members (accessed 2007-02-26)
- ^ History of the WA State Branch (accessed 2007-02-26)
- ^ JSHAA Western Australian State Branch (accessed 2007-02-26)
- ^ Go Forward - the official journal of Guildford Grammar School, June 2000. Guildford Grammar School. Printed form. Published June 2000.
- ^ Activites run by the WA branch of the JSHAA (accessed 2007-02-26)