AFL Queensland Schools Cup
| Most recent season or competition: 2024 AFL Queensland season | |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 in Brisbane, Queensland |
| First season | 2016 |
| No. of teams | 745 |
| Region |  Queensland |
| Venue(s) | Maroochydore Multisports Complex |
| Confederation | AFL Queensland |
| Official website | https://play.afl/queensland/schools/aflq-schools-cup |
The AFL Queensland Schools Cup is an Australian rules football competition organised by the AFL Queensland, contested by schools from across the state of Queensland.
Founded in 2016 it consists of a knockout tournament starting from several regional tournaments finalizing to a state championship series held at the Maroochydore Multisports Complex. Since its inception, it has continuously generated a great amount of participation, recently having 745 teams competing for the 2024 competition.[1]
Schools of Excellence
[edit]AFL Queensland runs the Schools of Excellence competition to identify the schools around South East Queensland that operates their AFL program to a high standard. These schools play against each other in a round robin competition throughout the year, with the higher placing schools earning an automatic entry into the State Quarter or Semi Finals for the Schools Cup. As of 2025 the program has 13 schools:[2]
| School | Location | School colours | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bribie Island State High School | Moreton Bay | Navy blue and yellow |
2025 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College | Brisbane | Purple and green |
2022 |
| Helensvale State High School | Gold Coast | Navy blue and green |
2007 |
| Mountain Creek State High School | Sunshine Coast | Navy blue and fuchsia |
2012 |
| Narangba Valley State High School | Moreton Bay | Navy blue, green and gold |
2007 |
| Pacific Pines State High School | Gold Coast | Green, blue and red |
2018 |
| Palm Beach Currumbin State High School | Gold Coast | Red and white |
2007 |
| Park Ridge State High School | Logan | Green and white |
2007 |
| Southport State High School | Gold Coast | Sky blue and navy blue |
2018 |
| Springwood State High School | Logan | Green, gold and black |
2022 |
| Sunshine Beach State High School | Sunshine Coast | Blue and green |
2025 |
| Woodcrest State College | Ipswich | Black, green and gold |
2017 |
| Varsity College | Gold Coast | Navy, gold, and grey |
2023 |
Schools Cup Premiers
[edit]Senior Male
[edit]Titles
[edit]| No. | School | Location | Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palm Beach Currumbin SHS | Gold Coast | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 (7) |
2019, 2021 (2) |
| 2 | Helensvale SHS | Gold Coast | 2019, 2021 (2) | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022 (5) |
| 3 | St Laurence's College | Brisbane | 2023, 2024 (2) |
Senior Female
[edit]Titles
[edit]| No. | School | Location | Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palm Beach Currumbin SHS | Gold Coast | 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 (4) | 2019, 2022 (2) |
| 2 | Miami SHS | Gold Coast | 2018, 2019 (2) | |
| 3 | Varsity College | Gold Coast | 2022 (1) | 2021, 2023, 2024 (3) |
| 4 | Mountain Creek SHS | Sunshine Coast | 2016 (1) | 2017, 2020 (2) |
| 5 | The Cathedral College | Rockhampton | 2017 (1) | 2016 (1) |
| 6 | Fairholme College | Toowoomba | 2018 (1) |
Junior Male
[edit]Titles
[edit]| No. | School | Location | Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palm Beach Currumbin SHS | Gold Coast | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 (6) |
2016, 2017 (2) |
| 2 | Helensvale SHS | Gold Coast | 2016, 2017, 2018 (3) | 2020 (1) |
| 3 | St Laurence's College | Brisbane | 2022, 2023 (2) | |
| 4 | Ambrose Treacy College | Brisbane | 2021 (1) | |
| Brisbane South SSC | Brisbane | 2024 (1) | ||
| Narangba Valley SHS | Moreton Bay | 2018 (1) | ||
| St Augustine's College | Cairns | 2019 (1) |
Junior Female
[edit][14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]
Titles
[edit]| No. | School | Location | Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palm Beach Currumbin SHS | Gold Coast | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 (6) |
|
| 2 | Park Ridge SHS | Logan | 2017, 2018 (2) | |
| 3 | Miami SHS | Gold Coast | 2016 (1) | |
| 4 | Varsity College | Gold Coast | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 (5) | |
| 5 | Narangba Valley SHS | Moreton Bay | 2016, 2017 (2) | |
| 6 | Cleveland District SHS | Redland City | 2018 (1) | |
| Hillcrest Christian College | Gold Coast | 2022 (1) |
North Queensland Championships
[edit]The North Queensland Championships are contested by the previous regional winners from Cairns, Capricornia, Mackay and Townsville for each division. The winners of these championships qualifies for the State Championships in Sunshine Coast.
North Queensland Champions
[edit]| Season (Host) | Senior Male | Senior Female | Junior Male | Junior Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 (Townsville) | St Augustine's College | The Cathedral College | Cairns SHS | St Monica's College |
| 2017 (Mackay) | Ignatius Park College | The Cathedral College | Ignatius Park College | Mercy College |
| 2018 (Townsville) | Cairns SHS | The Cathedral College | St Teresa's College Abergowrie | Mercy College |
| 2019 (Mackay) | St Augustine's College | The Cathedral College | St Augustine's College | Ryan Catholic College |
| 2020 | Season not contested due to COVID-19 pandemic in Queensland | |||
| 2021 (Townsville) | St Augustine's College | St Andrews Catholic College | St Augustine's College | The Cathedral College |
| 2022 (Townsville) | St Augustine's College | St Andrews Catholic College | St Brendan's College | The Cathedral College |
| 2023 (Mackay) | St Augustine's College | The Cathedral College | St Augustine's College | St Andrews Catholic College |
| 2024 (Townsville) | St Augustine's College | The Cathedral College | Trinity Bay SHS | St Margaret Mary's College |
| 2025 (Townsville) | ||||
Former Competitions
[edit]Schools of Excellence Cup
[edit]The AFLQ Schools of Excellence (SoE) was the premier interschool competition for secondary schools in South East Queensland. It consisted of a home & away round robin as well as finals. With the introduction of the Schools Cup, while the SoE structure is still in place for game development, this series concludes with the succeeding participants qualifying for the larger state-wide competition. The Junior Premiers of each year will go onto the Northern States Cup to play against the winners of other state-wide interschool competitions. The Brisbane Lions Cup was the state competition for Youth Girls.
Premiers
[edit]| Season | Senior Male | Junior Male |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Helensvale SHS | Helensvale SHS |
| 2010 | Helensvale SHS | Palm Beach Currumbin SHS |
| 2011 | Helensvale SHS | Palm Beach Currumbin SHS |
| 2012 | Helensvale SHS | Palm Beach Currumbin SHS |
| 2013 | Palm Beach Currumbin SHS | Palm Beach Currumbin SHS |
| 2014 | Palm Beach Currumbin SHS | Helensvale SHS |
| 2015 | Palm Beach Currumbin SHS | Helensvale SHS |
Brisbane Lions Youth Girls Cup
[edit]The Brisbane Lions Cup was the premier state competition for Youth Girls. It was introduced in 2005 as a means of developing players that are new to the game. In 2015, a Schools of Excellence division was created, later being absorbed into the current AFLQ Schools Cup from 2016 onwards.
Premiers
[edit]| Season | Senior Female | Junior Female |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Narangba Valley SHS | Narangba Valley SHS |
| 2006 | Narangba Valley SHS | Narangba Valley SHS |
| 2007 | Kedron SHS | Narangba Valley SHS |
| 2008 | Kedron SHS | Park Ridge SHS |
| 2009 | Kedron SHS | Centenary SHS |
| 2010 | Mountain Creek SHS | Mountain Creek SHS |
| 2011 | St Ursula's College | Kedron SHS |
| 2012 | Mountain Creek SHS | Mountain Creek SHS |
| 2013 | Mountain Creek SHS | Park Ridge SHS |
| 2014 | Mountain Creek SHS | Mountain Creek SHS |
| 2015 | Mountain Creek SHS |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nominations open for 2025 StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup". Play AFL. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE". Play AFL. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ AFLQSchoolFooty [@AFLQSchoolFooty] (16 October 2016). "Congratulations Brayden Crossley, PBC SHS! 2016 @BLK_SPORT #AFLQSCup Senior Male Best on Ground đđ đđ" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Nominations now open for 2024 StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup". AFL Queensland. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Congratulations to @pbcshs your 2023 StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup Senior Male State Champions - Best on Ground - Will Graham". AFLQ Schools Footy. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Gold Coast schools dominate State Finals". AFL Queensland. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "#AFLQSCup Grand Finals Day Results". AFL Queensland. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Miami High secures fairytale win in AFL State Finals". Gold Coast Bulletin. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "2021 NAB AFLW Draft: Queensland's Top Prospects Part One". AFL Queensland. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Threadingham, Tom. "REPLAY ACTION: AFL Invitational Mountain Creek SHS v Palm Beach". Courier Mail. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup State Champions crowned
- ^ Congratulations to @pbcshs - your 2023 StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup Senior Female Champions Best on Ground - Alannah Welsh
- ^ "Gold Coast schools dominate State Finals". AFL Queensland. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "#AFLQSCup Grand Finals Day Results | AFL Queensland". Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Tribal Sport AFL Queensland Schools Cup Senior Male State Grand Final". AFLQ School Footy. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Tribal Sport #AFLQSCup Senior Male Minor Position Play Off". AFLQ School Footy. 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Competitions at AFLQ School Football Competitions". GameDay. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "StreetSmarts AFLQ Schools Cup State Champions crowned | AFL Queensland". Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "AFLQ Schools Cup Livestream on Sunday". Courier Mail. 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "REPLAYS: Relive every game from the AFL Queensland Schools Cup finals on Saturday and Sunday (AFLQ Schools Cup)". Courier Mail. 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Live stream: Watch the secondary finals from the AFLQ Schools Cup state finals". Courier Mail. 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Gold Coast schools sweep AFLQ Schools Cup State Finals". goldcoastfc.com.au. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "AFLQ Schools | PlayHQ". www.playhq.com. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "2017 Tribal Sport AFL Queensland Schools Cup Senior Female State Grand Final". AFLQ School Footy. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "AFLQ School Footy". Facebook.
- ^ "AFL Queensland 2015 Year in Review". AFL Queensland. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "AFL Queensland 2014 Year in Review". AFL Queensland. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "AFL Queensland 2013 Year in Review". AFL Queensland. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "AFL Queensland 2012 Year in Review". AFL Queensland. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Schools battle it out for Brisbane Lions Cup | AFL Queensland".