The Southport School
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Latin: Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat
Let him who deserves the palm of victory bear it.
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Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland Australia 
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| Coordinates | 27°59′8″S 153°24′52″E / 27.98556°S 153.41444°ECoordinates: 27°59′8″S 153°24′52″E / 27.98556°S 153.41444°E |
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| Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day & Boarding |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1901 |
| Founder | Rev. Horace Henry Dixon |
| Chairman | Fraser Perrin |
| Headmaster | Greg Wain |
| Enrolment | ~1,305 (R-12) |
| Colour(s) | Maroon, Navy & White |
| Website | www.TSS.qld.edu.au |
The Southport School (TSS), is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in Southport, a suburb on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia.
Established in 1901 by The Right Reverend Horace Henry Dixon, TSS is the oldest Anglican boys' boarding school in Queensland and the only all-boys boarding school on the Gold Coast. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1305 students from Pre-school to Year 12, including 276 boarders from Years 7 to 12.
The school is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA), Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ), and has been a member of the Great Public Schools' Association Inc (GPS) since 1920.
The Southport School was established in 1901 by The Rt Revd Horace Dixon. The land was originally owned by Benjamin and Ann Spendelove. The Spendelove family continued to make a contribution to the school providing boxing coaching for many years after. The first boarding houses (Delpratt, McKinley and Thorold) were established 1907 and 1908. The Southport School has the oldest school boat club in Queensland, having founded its boatshed in 1907.
As with most Australian schools, The Southport School utilises a house system. The Senior School is divided vertically into the twelve Houses: eight day boy Houses and four Boarding Houses. Whilst the Preparatory School is divided into four houses. The Senior Houses are.
The three original houses Dellpratt, MicKinley & Thorold, were founded in 1909, 1909 & 1908 respectively, the inaugural house shield competition was held in 1910, won by MicKinley. The additional Day houses were added between the 70's & 80's and the fourth boarding house, Biddle, added in 1985. To date the most successful House in the House Shield competition has been Thorold House, achieving its 40th House Shield victory in 2014, MicKinley has won 31 house shields and Dellpratt 21 as of 2014.
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