TAS The Armidale School

The Armidale School (TAS) is an independent, Anglican, co-educational day and boarding school, located in Armidale, on the New England tablelands of northern New South Wales, Australia. It is a not for profit company limited by guarantee under the Corporations Act, and overseeing its Constitution are 24 Members with equal representation of the School’s Old Boys Union, Parents and Friends Association, Foundation and the Anglican Diocese of Armidale.
Founded in 1894 as the New England Proprietary School, The Armidale School has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 620 students, including 200 boarders from Years 6 to 12. TAS is made up of a co-educational Junior School with classes from Transition (4 years old) to Year 5, a Middle School from Years 6 to 8 and a Senior School from Years 9 to 12 (18 years old). In 1993, The Armidale School became the first school in Australia to provide internet access for its students.
The School is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools’ Association (ABSA), and is one of only three Round Square schools in the state of New South Wales. TAS is also the only member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS) located outside of the Sydney metropolitan area.