Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association
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| Formation | 1922 |
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| Headquarters |
North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 
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Membership
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29 member schools |
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Official language
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English |
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Secretary General
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Ms Vicki Steer (Ravenswood) |
| Website | igssa.ahigs.nsw.edu.au |
The Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association (commonly known as IGSSA), was established in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 1922 with five founding members, all of them independent Protestant girls' schools.
Today, the 29 member schools of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS), both Catholic and independent schools, compete against each other in a number of sporting carnivals and termly sports through the association. Secondary school girls compete in team and individual sports at school level and can be selected through IGSSA for state representative teams and higher competitions.
The Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association was established in 1922 as the Girls Secondary Schools Sports Union. Commencing with just five members, all of them independent, Protestant schools for girls, IGSSA grew rapidly in the 1980s and 90s following the introduction of graded competition for many sports, improving competitions and adding new sports.
Today IGSSA (or the AHIGS Sporting Committee) is a sub–committee of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).
The AHIGS Sporting Committee (IGSSA) organises competitions among 29 independent girls' schools in New South Wales. Secondary school girls compete in team and individual sports at school level and may be selected through IGSSA for state teams and other higher competitions. IGSSA works with each member school's physical education and sport programme by providing interschool competition from beginners to elite level.
IGSSA graded competitions are held on Saturday mornings and involve between 5000 and 6300 participants each term. Students may choose one Saturday sport per term:
In addition to IGSSA Saturday graded competitions, the association holds six annual carnivals in seven sports:
The IGSSA Rowing Regatta is typically held in March at the Sydney International Regatta Centre. The ten schools that offer a rowing programme, and therefore regularly compete in the regatta are: Ascham, Canberra Girls' Grammar School, Loreto Kirribilli, Loreto Normanhurst, MLC School, the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney, Pymble Ladies' College, Queenwood School for Girls, Roseville College, and Tara Anglican School for Girls. These schools also make up the bulk of entries at the Schoolgirls Head of the River regatta.
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