The first Athletics Carnival was held at Olympic Park in September 1987. The Association, Country Grammar Schools, was formed at a principal’s meeting in 1987.
Competing schools were Hamilton College, St. Anne's & Gippsland Grammar School, Ballarat and Clarendon College, Girton College, Goulburn Valley Grammar School, Braemar College and Ballarat & Queen's Anglican Grammar School. The Carnival was run in year groups and the program has varied over the years.
The Scots' School joined in 1988 and Ballarat Grammar left. Ballarat and Clarendon left in 1992. St. Paul's Anglican Grammar School, Warragul, and Girton Grammar School Bendigo joined in 1993. The Athletics carnival was transferred to May in 1992. Mowbray College joined in 1995. Braemar College has not competed since 1996. In 1998 St Anne’s and Gippsland Grammar School was renamed Gippsland Grammar. Bayview College joined in 2000.
The Swimming Carnival was first held in 1988 at Nunawading Pool. It was run in age groups until 1991 when it was changed to year groups for 1992 to correspond with Athletics. Competing schools were St. Anne's and Gippsland Grammar School, Goulburn Valley Grammar School, Girton College, Hamilton College, Braemar College and Ballarat and Clarendon College. Scots replaced Ballarat in 1989. The venue was changed to the State Swim Centre in 1994.
A Cross Country was held at Girton College, Bendigo, in 1991. Competing schools were Scots, Braemar, Staggs, Girton, GVGS. Competition ceased because of concerns held over distance travelled to compete in one race.
In July 1996 a Cross-Country and debating competition was held at Mowbray College with a view to making this another permanent fixture in the association. Competing schools were; Staggs, Scots, Goulburn Valley, Mowbray, Girton and St Pauls.
Shields for Athletics Aggregate and Handicap were purchased in 1990 also minute book and container for house ribbons. The Constitution was written in 1994 with carnivals for Swimming and Athletics forming the competition.
The Winter Tour commenced in 1997 and involved hockey, basketball and netball. Competing schools were Scots, Goulburn Valley, St Paul’s, Girton and Hamilton.
It was hosted by Scots Albury in 1997, 1998, 1999, by Goulburn Valley Grammar School in 2000,2001, by Girton Grammar School in 2002, 2003 and 2004, Bayview College 2005,2006, Girton 2007, 2008, and Goulburn Valley Grammar School in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Mowbray College formally withdrew from ICCES at the end of 2010, while Bayview withdrew at the end of 2011. Highview College and Bacchus Marsh Grammar School participated in Cross Country in 2011 on an invitational basis, with both Schools formally joining ICCES from 2012. The Scots School withdrew from all Carnivals at the end of 2012. Braemar College attended the Winter Tour in 2013 and formally joined ICCES in 2014.
St. Paul’s Anglican Grammar School withdrew from ICCES at the end of 2014 and Ballarat Grammar joined from the start of 2015. Badminton and Table Tennis were successfully introduced to the ICCES sporting program in 2015 as additional events to run alongside the Swimming Carnival at MSAC.
ICCES Inc. was formally constituted and registered in Victoria by Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) on 6 February 2019.
While our new Constitution was formally adopted in November 2018, ‘The Sports Coordinators Committee - terms of reference’ was approved in March 2019.
ICCES is also registered with The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). You can view the details on the ACNC website: www.acnc.gov.au and search using either the ABN (83208272425)
The new ICCES logo was adopted
Mrs Sharyn Canny has been appointed our inaugural ICCES Executive Officer. All directors were in favour that the new ICCES EO establish a separate and independent bank account with two signatories. Sharyn and I are in process of doing so with Commonwealth Bank.
2019 has been a productive year. I thank all Directors and Sport Coordinators for their support and prompt feedback. I especially thank Leigh Alexander for his enormous efforts as ICCES Assistant Secretary, my assistant Linda Archer and Ann Sutherland (THAC Payroll Officer) who generously managed the ICCES accounts. I look forward to working closely with Sharyn in 2020 to take ICCES forward and refine the quality experience that this wonderful sporting association provides our students.
History of Member Schools
1987: Country Grammar Schools: Hamilton College, St. Anne's & Gippsland Grammar School, Ballarat and Clarendon College, Girton College, Goulburn Valley Grammar School, Braemar College and Ballarat & Queen's Anglican Grammar School.
1988: Hamilton College, St. Anne's & Gippsland Grammar School, Ballarat and Clarendon College, Girton College, Goulburn Valley Grammar School, Braemar College and The Scot’s School
1992: Hamilton College, St. Anne's & Gippsland Grammar School, Girton College, Goulburn Valley Grammar School, Braemar College and The Scot’s School
1993: Hamilton College, St. Anne's & Gippsland Grammar School, Girton College, Goulburn Valley Grammar School, Braemar College and The Scot’s School, St. Paul's Anglican Grammar School, Warragul, and Girton Grammar School Bendigo
1995: Hamilton College, St. Anne's & Gippsland Grammar School, Girton College, Goulburn Valley Grammar School, Braemar College and The Scot’s School, St. Paul's Anglican Grammar School, Warragul, and Girton Grammar School Bendigo, Mowbray
1997: Hamilton College, St. Anne's & Gippsland Grammar School, Girton College, Goulburn Valley Grammar School, The Scot’s School, St. Paul's Anglican Grammar School, Warragul, and Girton Grammar School Bendigo, Mowbray
1998: Hamilton College, Gippsland Grammar School, Girton College, Goulburn Valley Grammar School, The Scot’s School, St. Paul's Anglican Grammar School, Warragul, and Girton Grammar School Bendigo, Mowbray
2000: Hamilton College, Gippsland Grammar School, Girton College, Goulburn Valley Grammar School, The Scot’s School, St. Paul's Anglican Grammar School, Warragul, and Girton Grammar School Bendigo, Mowbray, Bayview College
2018 Bacchus Marsh Grammar, Ballarat Grammar, Braemar College, Gippsland Grammar, Girton Grammar, Goulburn Valley Grammar, Highview College, The Hamilton and Alexandra College
Chair: GVG Mark Torrerio
2019/20: Bacchus Marsh Grammar, Ballarat Grammar, Braemar College, Gippsland Grammar, Girton Grammar, Goulburn Valley Grammar, Highview College, The Hamilton and Alexandra College
Chair: THAC Andrew Hirst. Executive Officer: Sharyn Canny
2021/22: Bacchus Marsh Grammar, Ballarat Grammar, Braemar College, Gippsland Grammar, Girton Grammar, Goulburn Valley Grammar, Highview College, The Hamilton and Alexandra College
Chair: HIGH Melinda Scash, Executive Officer: Sharyn Canny
2023: Bacchus Marsh Grammar, Ballarat Grammar, Braemar College, Gippsland Grammar, Girton Grammar, Goulburn Valley Grammar, Highview College, The Hamilton and Alexandra College
Chair: BMG Andrew Neal, Executive Officer: Sharyn Canny