Combined Independent Colleges (CIC)
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The Combined Independent Colleges (CIC) Junior Sports Association is a group of 14 independent school
Independent school
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s in Queensland, Australia
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. 13 of these schools are based in Brisbane and one is located on the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

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The association is primarily dedicated to the promotion and organisation of sport between the member colleges but other co-curricular activities such as chess and debating are also conducted.

The CIC was originally known as the CCC (Combined Catholic Colleges) but changed after some Anglican schools were accepted into the association.

Other schools who have previously been members include; De La Salle College, St. Columban's College, Marcellin College, St. Paul's School, John Paul College, Ormiston College and Canterbury College.

The executive of the association rotates amongst the member schools from year to year. In 2011 the President is from Nudgee College. Moreton Bay Boys' College will take over the presidency in 2012.

Current member schools

School Location Enrolment Founded Denomination Day/Boarding Year Entered
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Anglican Church Grammar School
Anglican Church Grammar School
The Anglican Church Grammar School , is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in East Brisbane, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Founded in 1912 by Canon William Perry French Morris, Churchie has a non-selective...

East Brisbane
East Brisbane, Queensland
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1,700 1912 Anglican
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Day & Boarding Blue & Grey
Brisbane Boys' College
Brisbane Boys' College
Brisbane Boys' College , is an independent, Presbyterian and Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Toowong, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....

Toowong
Toowong, Queensland
Toowong is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia which is located 5 km west of the Brisbane CBD. At the centre of Toowong is a commercial precinct including Toowong Village and several office buildings...

1,600 1902 Presbyterian Day & Boarding Green, White & Black
Brisbane Grammar School
Brisbane Grammar School
Brisbane Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for boys, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...

Spring Hill
Spring Hill, Queensland
Spring Hill is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 2 km north of the central business district. Parts of Spring Hill can be considered to be extensions of the Brisbane CBD.-Schools:Spring Hill is serviced by a number of schools...

1,400 1868 Non-Denominational
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Day & Boarding Dark Blue & Light Blue
Iona College
Iona College (Queensland)
Iona College, is a private, Roman Catholic, day school for boys, located in Wynnum, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Founded in 1958, the college currently caters for approximately 1,300 students from years 5 to 12, on a 25–hectare campus 16 km east of the Brisbane central business...

Wynnum West
Wynnum West, Queensland
Wynnum West is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 16 km east of the CBD. Originally part of surrounding suburbs, Wynnum West was gazetted in 1975 as a separate suburb....

1300 1958 Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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Day Black & White
Marist College
Marist College Ashgrove
Marist College Ashgrove is a Roman Catholic day and boarding school for boys, located in Ashgrove, a northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....

Ashgrove
Ashgrove, Queensland
Ashgrove is an inner suburb of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, located approximately 4 km north-west of the Brisbane CBD. Ashgrove is a leafy residential suburb, characterised by its hilly terrain and characteristic Ashgrovian houses built in the early 20th century...

1474 1940 Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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Day & Boarding Blue & Gold
Moreton Bay Boys College Manly West
Manly West, Queensland
Manly West is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 16 km east of the CBD. Manly West contains a primary school, a preschool, Moreton Bay College and Moreton Bay Boys College. Over 47% of households in this area consist of a couple with children and a further 35% are couples without children...

380 2003 Presbyterian Day 2009
Padua College
Padua College
Padua College is a Roman Catholic boys' school in Brisbane, Australia. The college derives its name from franciscan friar Saint Anthony of Padua , appointed by St. Francis as the first Professor of Theology for the friars. Padua is the university city of Northern Italy where St Anthony died....

Kedron
Kedron, Queensland
Kedron is a northern suburb of Brisbane, Australia, centred on Gympie Road and Kedron Brook. It is close to Westfield Chermside shopping centre in the neighbouring suburb of Chermside...

1200 1956 Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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Day Brown, Gold & White
St Joseph's College
St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace is a Greater Public Schools private, Roman Catholic, day school for boys only, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...

Spring Hill
Spring Hill, Queensland
Spring Hill is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 2 km north of the central business district. Parts of Spring Hill can be considered to be extensions of the Brisbane CBD.-Schools:Spring Hill is serviced by a number of schools...

1,240 1875 Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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Day & Boarding Red & Black
St. Joseph's, Nudgee Junior College
Nudgee Junior College
St Joseph's Nudgee Junior College is an independent Catholic boy's primary school catering for students from Years 4 to 7 and is set on a 40 hectare site on the Brisbane River in the suburb of Indooroopilly....

Indooroopilly
Indooroopilly, Queensland
Indooroopilly is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia which is located 7 km west of the Brisbane central business district.- Name derivation and history :...

460 1938 Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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Day Blue & White
St. Joseph's Nudgee College
St. Joseph's Nudgee College
St Joseph's Nudgee College is a private, Roman Catholic, day and boarding school for boys, located in Boondall, a northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....

Boondall
Boondall, Queensland
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1,470 1891 Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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Day & Boarding Blue & White
St Laurence's College
St Laurence's College
St Laurence's College is an independent, Roman Catholic school for boys located in South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was founded by the Christian Brothers in 1915...

South Brisbane
South Brisbane, Queensland
South Brisbane is an inner city suburb of Brisbane, Australia located on the southern bank of the Brisbane River, directly connected to the central business district by the Kurilpa, Victoria and Goodwill bridges....

1375 1915 Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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Day Black & Gold
St Patrick's College
St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe
St. Patrick's College is a private, Roman Catholic, day school for boys, situated on the waterfront in Shorncliffe, north of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia....

Shorncliffe
Shorncliffe, Queensland
Shorncliffe is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is situated northeast of Brisbane and is the neighbouring suburb of Sandgate. The suburb comes under the jurisdiction of the Brisbane City Council.It is a small community with a village atmosphere...

960 1952 Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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Day Green & Gold
The Southport School
The Southport School
The Southport School , is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in Southport, a suburb on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia....

Southport
Southport, Queensland
-Sport:The Southport Sharks Australian rules football club has a presence in the area, including a club and function centre.-Transport:The Broadwaterway is a foreshoreway that encourages pedestrians and cyclists to travel along the Broadwater foreshores of Southport.A ferry terminal is planned for...

1,200 1901 Anglican
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Day & Boarding Maroon, Navy & White
Villanova College
Villanova College
Villanova College is a private and catholic school for boys located in Coorparoo, a southern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy for all years and caters for approximately 1,150 boys in three schools, Junior, Middle and Senior from year five to...

Coorparoo
Coorparoo, Queensland
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1150 1948 Roman Catholic
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Day Green & Gold
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