Head of the River (Queensland)

The Queensland Head of the River refers to two high school rowing regattas in Queensland Australia, one for boys (Great Public Schools Association of Queensland Inc., G.P.S.) and one for girls (Brisbane Schoolgirls' Rowing Association, B.S.R.A.). The boys' regatta is held in mid to late March while the girls' regatta is held in late August to early September. Due to the lack of water at Wivenhoe Dam the boys' Head of the River was moved to Hinze Dam for 2006, and was then moved to Lake Kawana on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland the following year. Since the girls require 10 lanes for their regattas, the BSRA Head of the River was held at Hinze Dam from 2005 to 2007. However, due to construction work currently underway to increase the size of the dam, the BSRA Head of the River was also moved to Lake Kawana for the 2008 season. Both the GPS and BSRA competitions moved to Wyralong Dam in 2017 following the opening of the Queensland State Regatta Center the previous year.

G.P.S. Head of the River edit

Participating Schools edit

Seven of the nine GPS schools compete at the annual Head of the River. Only GPS Schools can compete.

School Location Enrolment Founded Denomination Day/Boarding School Colours Abbreviation Nickname In competition since
Anglican Church Grammar School East Brisbane 1,700 1912 Anglican Day & Boarding Blue & Grey ACGS Churchie 1918
Brisbane Boys' College Toowong 1,600 1902 Uniting Church Day & Boarding Green, White & Black BBC College 1918
Brisbane Grammar School Spring Hill 1,400 1868 Non-Denominational Day & Boarding Dark Blue & Light Blue BGS Grammar 1918
Brisbane State High School South Brisbane 3,361 1921 Non-Denominational Day Cerise & Navy Blue BSHS State High 1918
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace Spring Hill 1,337 1875 Catholic Day Red & Black GT Terrace 1928
St Joseph's Nudgee College Boondall 1,470 1891 Catholic Day & Boarding Blue & White NC Nudgee 2001
The Southport School Southport 1,200 1901 Anglican Day & Boarding Maroon, Navy & White TSS Southport 1918

Gregory Terrace first competed in 1928, but did not compete again until 1954.

Between 1916 and 1985 the Anglican Church Grammar School (ACGS), was known as Church of England Grammar School (CEGS), this reflected below.

Open 1st VIII – O'Connor Cup edit

The inaugural Schoolboys' Head of the River, known then as the All Schools Race, was held in 1918. The O'Connor Cup for the 1st VIII was first presented in 1922, and backdated to 1918. The race was by crews of Four from 1918 to 1954, and Eights since 1955.

Year Champions 2nd 3rd Winning Time Venue
1918 The Southport School Brisbane Grammar Brisbane Boys' College Bridge Reach, Brisbane River
1919 Brisbane Boys' College Technical College High School Brisbane Grammar Bridge Reach, Brisbane River
1920 The Southport School Church of England Grammar Brisbane Boys' College Hamilton Reach, Brisbane River
1921 The Southport School Church of England Grammar Brisbane Grammar Bridge Reach, Brisbane River
1922 Church of England Grammar The Southport School Brisbane Grammar Bridge Reach, Brisbane River
1923 The Southport School Brisbane Boys' College Church of England Grammar Bridge Reach, Brisbane River
1924 Brisbane Boys' College Brisbane State High Brisbane Grammar Bridge Reach, Brisbane River
1925 Brisbane State High Brisbane Boys' College The Southport School Bridge Reach, Brisbane River
1926 Church of England Grammar The Southport School Brisbane Grammar Bridge Reach, Brisbane River
1927 Brisbane State High The Southport School Brisbane Boys' College Bridge Reach, Brisbane River
1928 Brisbane State High & Brisbane Grammar Brisbane Boys' College Bridge Reach, Brisbane River
1929 Brisbane Brammar The Southport School Church of England Grammar Bridge Reach, Brisbane River
1930 The Southport School Brisbane Grammar Church of England Grammar Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1931 The Southport School Brisbane Grammar Brisbane Boys' College Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1932 Brisbane State High Brisbane Boys' College Brisbane Grammar Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1933 The Southport School Brisbane Boys' College Brisbane State High Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1934 Brisbane Grammar The Southport School Brisbane State High Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1935 Brisbane Boys' College Church of England Grammar The Southport School Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1936 Church of England Grammar Brisbane Grammar Brisbane Boys' College Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1937 Brisbane Boys' College Church of England Grammar Brisbane Grammar Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1938 Brisbane Boys' College Church of England Grammar The Southport School Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1939 Church of England Grammar Brisbane Boys' College & Brisbane State High (tie) Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1940 Church of England Grammar Brisbane State High Brisbane Boys' College Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1941 Church of England Grammar Brisbane State High Brisbane Boys' College Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1942 No race, World War II
1943 No race, World War II
1944 No race, World War II
1945 No race, World War II
1946 Brisbane Boys' College Church of England Grammar The Southport School Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1947 Brisbane Boys' College Church of England Grammar The Southport School Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1948 Brisbane State High The Southport School Church of England Grammar Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1949 Brisbane Boys' College Church of England Grammar Brisbane Grammar Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1950 Brisbane Boys' College Brisbane State High Brisbane Grammar Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1951 Brisbane Boys' College Church of England Grammar Brisbane Grammar Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1952 Brisbane Boys' College The Southport School Church of England Grammar Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1953 The Southport School Church of England Grammar Brisbane Boys' College Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1954 The Southport School Brisbane Grammar Brisbane Boys' College Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1955 Brisbane Grammar The Southport School Church of England Grammar Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1956 Brisbane Boys' College The Southport School Brisbane Grammar Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1957 Brisbane Boys' College The Southport School Brisbane Grammar Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1958 The Southport School Gregory Terrace Brisbane Grammar Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1959 The Southport School Gregory Terrace Brisbane Grammar & Brisbane Boys' College (tie) Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1960 Brisbane Grammar The Southport School Church of England Grammar 6 min 23.00 sec Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1961 Brisbane Boys' College Church of England Grammar Brisbane Grammar 6 min 12.00 sec Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1962 Brisbane Boys' College Brisbane Grammar Church of England Grammar 6 min 56.00 sec Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1963 Church of England Grammar Brisbane State High Gregory Terrace 6 min 25.00 sec Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1964 Brisbane Grammar The Southport School Brisbane State High 6 min 25.00 sec Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1965 Brisbane Boys & Brisbane Grammar (tie) Brisbane State High 5 min 40.25 sec Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1966 Brisbane Boys' College Brisbane State High The Southport School 6 min 9.50 sec Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1967 Brisbane Grammar The Southport School Brisbane State High 5 min 58.00 sec Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1968 Brisbane Boys' College Brisbane Grammar Brisbane State High 5 min 43.00 sec Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1969 Church of England Grammar Brisbane State High Brisbane Boys' College 6 min 5.00 sec Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1970 The Southport School Brisbane State High Brisbane Boys' College 7 min 11.50 sec Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1971 Church of England Grammar Brisbane Grammar Brisbane State High 6 min 28.50 sec Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1972 Brisbane Boys' College Brisbane Grammar Church of England Grammar 6 min 24.30 sec Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1973 Church of England Grammar The Southport School Brisbane Boys' College 5 min 51.70 sec Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1974 Brisbane Boys' College Brisbane State High Church of England Grammar Lake Kurwongbah
1975 Church of England Grammar Brisbane Grammar Brisbane Boys' College Lake Kurwongbah
1976 Brisbane Grammar Brisbane State High The Southport School 6 min 30.70 sec Lake Kurwongbah
1977 Brisbane Grammar The Southport School Brisbane State High 6 min 15.00 sec Hinze Dam
1978 The Southport School Brisbane State High Brisbane Grammar 6 min 13.50 sec Hinze Dam
1979 Brisbane Grammar The Southport School Church of England Grammar 6 min 19.20 sec Hinze Dam
1980 Brisbane Grammar Church of England Grammar The Southport School 6 min 25.00 sec Hinze Dam
1981 Brisbane Grammar Gregory Terrace Brisbane Boys' College Hinze Dam
1982 Gregory Terrace Brisbane Grammar Brisbane Boys' College Hinze Dam
1983 No Race Hinze Dam
1984 Brisbane Grammar The Southport School Gregory Terrace Hinze Dam
1985 The Southport School Brisbane Grammar Gregory Terrace Hinze Dam
1986 The Southport School Brisbane Grammar Gregory Terrace Hinze Dam
1987 The Southport School Gregory Terrace Brisbane Grammar WIvenhoe Dam
1988 Brisbane Grammar Gregory Terrace Anglican Church Grammar Wivenhoe Dam
1989 The Southport School Brisbane Grammar Brisbane Boys' College Wivenhoe Dam
1990 Brisbane Boys' College The Southport School Anglican Church Grammar Wivenhoe Dam
1991 The Southport School Brisbane Boys' College Anglcian Church Grammar Wivenhoe Dam
1992 Brisbane Boys' College Anglican Church Grammar Brisbane Grammar Wivenhoe Dam
1993 Brisbane Boys' College The Southport School Gregory Terrace Wivenhoe Dam
1994 Gregory Terrace Brisbane Boys' College The Southport School 5 min 54 sec Wivenhoe Dam
1995 Brisbane Grammar Gregory Terrace Brisbane Boys' College 5 min 48 sec Wivenhoe Dam
1996 Gregory Terrace Brisbane Grammar Brisbane Boys' College 5 min 54 sec Wivenhoe Dam
1997 Brisbane Grammar Gregory Terrace Brisbane Boys' College 5 min 46 sec Wivenhoe Dam
1998 Anglican Church Grammar Gregory Terrace Brisbane Grammar 5 min 58 sec Wivenhoe Dam
1999 Brisbane Grammar Anglican Church Grammar The Southport School 5 min 51 sec Wivenhoe Dam
2000 The Southport School Anglican Church Grammar Brisbane Grammar 5 min 58 sec Wivenhoe Dam
2001 Brisbane Grammar The Southport School Anglican Church Grammar 5 min 59 sec Wivenhoe Dam
2002 Brisbane Boys' College Brisbane Grammar Nudgee College 5 min 59 sec Wivenhoe Dam
2003 Nudgee College Brisbane Boys' College Brisbane Grammar 6 min 8 sec Wivenhoe Dam
2004 Anglican Church Grammar Brisbane Grammar The Southport School 5 min 56 sec Wivenhoe Dam
2005 Anglican Church Grammar The Southport School Gregory Terrace 5 min 15 sec (1.8 km) Wivenhoe Dam
2006 The Southport School Anglican Church Grammar Nudgee College 5 min 53 sec Hinze Dam
2007 Brisbane Grammar Gregory Terrace The Southport School 6 min 21.19 sec Lake Kawana
2008 Gregory Terrace Anglican Church Grammar Nudgee College 6 min 4.99 sec Lake Kawana
2009 Nudgee College Gregory Terrace Brisbane Grammar 6 min 2.30 sec Lake Kawana
2010 Anglican Church Grammar The Southport School Nudgee College 6 min 3.10 sec Lake Kawana
2011 Nudgee College Anglican Church Grammar Gregory Terrace 6 min 12.00 sec Lake Kawana
2012 Anglican Church Grammar Nudgee College The Southport School 6 min 0.64 sec Lake Kawana
2013 Nudgee College Anglican Church Grammar The Southport School 5 min 57.04 sec Lake Kawana
2014 Nudgee College Brisbane Boys' College Anglican Church Grammar 6 min 11.31 sec Lake Kawana
2015 Nudgee College Anglican Church Grammar The Southport School 5 min 45.30 sec Lake Kawana
2016 Nudgee College Anglican Church Grammar Brisbane Boys' College 5 min 51.0 sec Lake Kawana
2017 Nudgee College The Southport School Gregory Terrace 5 min 54.05 sec Wyaralong Dam
2018 The Southport School Nudgee College Anglican Church Grammar 6 min 3.36 sec Wyaralong Dam
2019 Nudgee College Gregory Terrace Anglican Church Grammar and The Southport School (tie) 6 min 00.87 sec Wyaralong Dam
2020 Brisbane Grammar The Southport School Gregory Terrace 5 min 47.06 sec Wyaralong Dam
2021 Brisbane Boys' College Anglican Church Grammar Gregory Terrace 6 min 05.78 sec Wyaralong Dam
2022 Brisbane Boys' College The Southport School Nudgee College 5 min 38.46 sec Wyaralong Dam
2023 Brisbane Boys' College The Southport School Brisbane Grammar 5 min 53.71 sec Wyaralong Dam
2024 The Southport School Brisbane Grammar Nudgee College 5 min 45.40 sec Wyaralong Dam
  • The race is run over a 2000-metre course.
  • 1983 - The race was run but due to multiple protests the race was deemed a "No Race" by the Headmasters at the time.
  • 2005 - The race was shortened to 1800 metres due to lack of water in Wivenhoe Dam.
School Number of wins in Fours Number of wins in Eights Total Last win
Brisbane Boys' College 11 16 27 2023
The Southport School 9 13 22 2024
Brisbane Grammar School 3 18 21 2020
Anglican Church Grammar School 6 10 16 2012
St Joseph's Nudgee College 0 9 9 2019
Brisbane State High School 5 0 5 1948
St Joseph's College Gregory Terrace 0 4 4 2008

Points Score – Old Boys' Cup edit

The Old Boys' Cup for overall points score was first presented in 1988.
In 1988 and 1989 the lowest number of points won.
The point score system currently being used was introduced in 1990 and amended in 2001 when Nudgee College competed for the first time. Only the 12 championship events count for points.
The Championship events are:

  • Open 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Eights
  • Year 11 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Eights
  • Year 10 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Quad Sculls
Year Champions Points 2nd Points 3rd Points 4th Points 5th Points 6th Points 7th Points
1988 BGS ACGS BBC TSS GT BSHS
1989 TSS
1990 ACGS 73 BBC 61 BGS 56 GT 50 BSHS 26
1991 ACGS 101 TSS & BBC 75 GT 58 BGS 52 BSHS 27
1992 BBC 90 ACGS 83 BGS 74 TSS 62 BSHS 42 GT 41
1993 BBC 92 ACGS 87 BGS 83 GT 59 TSS 48 BSHS 21
1994 BGS 95 GT 94 BBC 71 TSS 54 ACGS 51 BSHS 23
1995 BGS 104 GT 100 BBC 63 ACGS 57 TSS 49 BSHS 17
1996 BGS 106 GT 93 BBC 75 TSS 52 ACGS 49 BSHS 13
1997 GT 100 BGS 98 BBC 59 ACGS & TSS (tie) 57 BSHS 15
1998 BGS 91 ACGS 85 TSS 79 GT 60 BBC 58 BSHS 11
1999 ACGS 93 BGS 83 BBC 72 GT 67 TSS 63 BSHS 6
2000 TSS 89 BBC 87 BGS 76 ACGS 67 GT 54 BSHS 14
2001 BBC 101 ACGS 98.5 BGS 97 GT 74 TSS 72.5 BSHS 25 NC 14
2002 BBC 108 ACGS 90 GT 88 BGS 83 TSS 66 BSHS 32 NC 21
2003 BBC 113 ACGS 104 GT 84 BGS 73 TSS 46 NC 37 BSHS 16
2004 ACGS 99 GT 95 BBC 85 BGS 76 TSS 55 BSHS 46 NC 7
2005 ACGS 106 BBC 88 GT 81 BGS 73 TSS 63 BSHS 53 NC 24
2006 ACGS 110 GT 91 BBC 81 BGS 78 TSS 63 NC 32 BSHS 27
2007 GT 106 ACGS 94 BBC 85 BGS 82 TSS 73 NC 31 BSHS 8
2008 GT 112 ACGS 88 BBC 85 TSS 66 BGS 63 NC 62 BSHS 13
2009 GT 104 BGS 87 NC 84 BBC 79 ACGS 74 TSS 35 BSHS 26
2010 Not awarded
2011 NC 108 ACGS 94 TSS 92 GT 83 BGS 57 BBC 47 BSHS 9
2012 NC & TSS (tie) 98 ACGS 83 GT 76 BGS 62 BBC 58 BSHS 11
2013 TSS 107 NC 95 ACGS 92 GT 65 BGS 61 BBC 60 BSHS 9
2014 NC 107 TSS 97 ACGS 92 BBC 78 BGS 58 GT 46 BSHS 19
2015 NC 110 TSS 98 ACGS 87 GT 63 BGS 62 BBC 58 BSHS 13
2016 NC 108 ACGS 101 TSS 91 GT 72 BGS 57 BBC 52 BSHS 10
2017 NC 100 ACGS 92 TSS 91 GT 85 BBC 68 BGS 41 BSHS 11
2018 NC 104 ACGS 102 TSS 92 GT 77 BGS 55 BBC 52 BSHS 6
2019 ACGS 105 GT 98 TSS 90 NC 89 BGS 49 BBC 40 BSHS 5
2020 ACGS 110 NC 90 TSS 85 GT 77 BGS 61 BBC 55 BSHS 4
2021 ACGS 111 NC 86 TSS 85 GT 78 BBC 69 BGS 53 BSHS 5
2022 TSS 113 ACGS 86 BBC 83 NC 80 GT 65 BGS 47 BSHS 9
2023 TSS 112 BBC 105 GT 84 ACGS 68 BGS 65 NC 39 BSHS 7
2024 TSS 110 GT 102 BGS 86 ACGS 59 BBC 57 NC 40 BSHS 12
  • In 2010, due to inclement weather, only the Open 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Eights were raced at Head of the River. Therefore, due to a lack of events, the Old Boys' Cup was not awarded.
School Total Last win
Brisbane Boys' College 5 2003
The Southport School 7 2024
Brisbane Grammar School 5 1998
Anglican Church Grammar School 9 2021
St Joseph's Nudgee College 7 2018
Brisbane State High School 0
St Joseph's College Gregory Terrace 4 2009

Winning Head of the River Championship Events edit

Crew Open 1st VIII Open 2nd VIII Open 3rd VIII U16 1st VIII U16 2nd VIII U16 3rd VIII U15 1st IV U15 2nd IV U15 3rd IV U15 4th IV U15 5th IV U15 6th IV
1994 GT BBC GT BGS BGS GT BGS BBC BGS BGS GT GT
1995 BGS GT GT BGS BGS GT GT BGS BGS BGS TSS GT
1996 GT BGS BGS GT BBC BGS TSS GT BGS BGS BGS BGS
1997 BGS GT GT BGS GT BGS ACGS TSS BGS GT BGS ACGS
1998 ACGS TSS BGS BGS ACGS BGS ACGS TSS BGS TSS TSS TSS
1999 BGS GT ACGS ACGS ACGS BBC ACGS BGS BGS BGS BGS BBC
2000 TSS TSS TSS TSS BBC BBC BBC ACGS BGS BGS BGS ACGS
2001 BGS GT GT BBC BGS ACGS BBC ACGS BBC BBC BGS BBC
2002 BBS BBC BGS BBC BBC BBC ACGS GT GT GT ACGS GT
Crew Open 1st VIII Open 2nd VIII Open 3rd VIII U16 1st VIII U16 2nd VIII U16 3rd VIII U15 1st Quad U15 2nd Quad U15 3rd Quad U15 4th Quad U15 5th Quad U15 6th Quad
2003 NC ACGS BBC ACGS BBC BBC ACGS ACGS BBC GT BBC GT
2004 ACGS TSS BBC BSHS GT GT ACGS BGS BSHS ACGS ACGS ACGS
2005 ACGS ACGS GT ACGS GT ACGS BGS BSHS ACGS BGS BBC BSHS
2006 TSS ACGS ACGS GT GT ACGS GT GT BBC BGS ACGS BBC
2007 BGS ACGS GT GT GT ACGS BGS GT BBC BGS GT BGS
2008 GT ACGS ACGS TSS GT BBC BBC BGS GT BBC BGS BGS
Crew Open 1st VIII Open 2nd VIII Open 3rd VIII Year 11 1st VIII Year 11 2nd VIII Year 11 3rd VIII Year 10 1st Quad Year 10 2nd Quad Year 10 3rd Quad Year 10 4th Quad Year 10 5th Quad Year 10 6th Quad
2009 NC NC BBC GT ACGS Gt GT GT GT NC GT BSHS
2010 ACGS ACGS GT No race No race No race No race No race No race No race No race No race
2011 NC ACGS TSS NC NC NC NC TSS NC TSS TSS TSS
2012 ACGS ACGS NC NC TSS TSS BBC NC BBC NC NC TSS
2013 NC TSS TSS TSS ACGS NC TSS BGS TSS TSS TSS BBC
2014 NC TSS NC NC BBC NC BBC TSS BBC TSS NC ACGS
2015 NC TSS NC BGS TSS TSS BBC NC NC NC ACGS NC
2016 NC NC NC TSS TSS ACGS ACGS ACGS ACGS NC NC NC
2017 NC NC ACGS ACGS BGS GT BBC NC NC ACGS ACGS ACGS
2018 NC NC NC ACGS ACGS ACGS BGS GT NC TSS GT TSS
2019 NC NC ACGS GT ACGS ACGS ACGS GT TSS TSS ACGS ACGS
2020 BGS GT ACGS TSS ACGS ACGS BBC BBC BBC ACGS ACGS ACGS
2021 BBC NC ACGS TSS TSS ACGS ACGS BBC GT NC ACGS ACGS
2022 BBC TSS TSS BBC BBC ACGS TSS GT ACGS GT TSS ACGS
2023 BBC BBC TSS GT GT TSS GT TSS TSS TSS TSS TSS
2024 TSS TSS GT TSS TSS GT BGS BGS ACGS ACGS GT TSS
  • The Eights race over 2000 metres and the Quads race over 1500 metres.
  • Prior to 2003, the Under 15 age group raced in Fours.
  • Since 2009, crews have raced by year group, rather than age group.

Head of the River Championship Events – Results edit

   
     


B.S.R.A. Head of the River edit

Participating Schools edit

School Location Enrolment Founded Denomination Day/Boarding School Colours Abbreviation In competition since
All Hallows' School Brisbane 1,300 1861 Catholic Day Light Blue & White AHS 1990
Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Spring Hill 1,150 1875 Non-Denominational Day Royal Blue BGGS 1991
Brisbane State High School South Brisbane 3,361 1921 Non-Denominational Day Sangria & Navy Blue BSHS 1990
Lourdes Hill College Hawthorne 850 1916 Catholic Day & Boarding Silver, Purple & White LHC 2000
St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School Corinda 800 1929 Anglican Day Navy Blue, White & Brown STA 1990-2021
St Hilda's School Southport 750 1912 Anglican Day & Boarding Red, Yellow & Blue STH 1990
St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School Ascot 900 1895 Anglican Day & Boarding Navy Blue, White & Brown STM 1990
St Peter's Lutheran College Indooroopilly 2,000 1945 Lutheran Day & Boarding Maroon & White SPLC 1990
Stuartholme School Toowong 700 1920 Catholic Day & Boarding Red, Gold & Blue STU 1991
Somerville House South Brisbane 1,200 1899 Uniting Church Day & Boarding Navy Blue, Bottle Green & White SOM 1990

Open 1st VIII – Brisbane Schoolgirls' Rowing Association Cup edit

1990 was the inaugural Schoolgirls' Head Of The River. The race was run over 1500 metres from 1990 until 1993, and over 2000 metres since 1994.

Year Champions 2nd 3rd Winning Time Venue
1990 Somerville St Margaret's State High Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1991 Somerville State High St Margaret's Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1992 State High Somerville All Hallows Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1993 State High Girls Grammar Somerville Milton Reach, Brisbane River
1994 Somerville State High All Hallows Wivenhoe Dam
1995 Somerville St Margaret's State High Hinze Dam
1996 All Hallows Somerville State High Wivenhoe Dam
1997 St Margaret's All Hallows Somerville Wivenhoe Dam
1998 Stuartholme St Margaret's Somerville Wivenhoe Dam
1999[1] St Margaret's Somerville St Aidan's 6 min 58.4 sec Wivenhoe Dam
2000[2] All Hallows St Margaret's St Aidan's 7 min 19.0 sec Wivenhoe Dam
2001[3] St Margaret's All Hallow Stuartholme 6 min 45.5 sec Wivenhoe Dam
2002[4] St Margaret's Stuartholme Somerville 6 min 54.0 sec Wivenhoe Dam
2003[5] Somerville St Margaret's All Hallows 6 min 56.0 sec Wivenhoe Dam
2004[6] St Aidan's St Margaret's All Hallows 6 min 49.0 sec Wivenhoe Dam
2005[7] St Margaret's St Aidan's Somerville 7 min 39.0 sec Hinze Dam
2006[8] Somerville St Margaret's Girls Grammar 6 min 50.0 sec Hinze Dam
2007[9] St Margaret's St Peter's Somerville 6 min 51.0 sec Hinze Dam
2008[10] St Peter's St Margaret's St Aidan's 7 min 47.0 sec Lake Kawana
2009[11] St Margaret's St Peter's Girls Grammar 8 min 7.86 sec Lake Kawana
2010[12] St Peter's Somerville St Aidan's 6 min 36.41 sec Lake Kawana
2011[13] St Margaret's St Aidan's Somerville 7 min 39.9 sec Lake Kawana
2012[14] St Margaret's St Aidan's St Peter's 6 min 52.11 sec Lake Kawana
2013[15] St Margaret's Somerville St Aidan's 6 min 52.77 sec Lake Kawana
2014[16] St Margaret's Somerville Grils Grammar 6 min 41 sec Lake Kawana
2015

[17]

St Margaret's Somerville St Hilda's 6 min 42.7 sec Lake Kawana
2016[18] St Margaret's St Hilda's Somerville 6 min 46.81 sec Lake Kawana
2017[19] St Hilda's Somerville St Margaret's 6 min 17.64 sec Wyaralong Dam
2018[20] Stuartholme Somerville St Margaret's 6 min 33.94 sec Wyaralong Dam
2019[21] St Margaret's Stuartholme All Hallows 6 min 50.77 sec Wyaralong Dam
2020[22] Girls Grammar St Hilda's Somerville 6 min 50.40 sec Wyaralong Dam
2021[23] St Margaret's St Hilda's All Hallows 7 min 10.69 sec Wyaralong Dam
2022[24] St Margaret's St Hilda's All Hallows 6 min 37.63 sec Wyaralong Dam
2023[25] All Hallows St Margaret's St Hilda's 6 min 48.57 sec Wyaralong Dam
School Number of wins
St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School 15
Somerville House 6
All Hallows School 2
Brisbane State High School 2
St Peter's Lutheran College 2
Stuartholme School 2
St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School 1
Brisbane Girls Grammar School 1
St Hilda's School 1
Lourdes Hill College 0

Points Score – Aggregate Cup edit

The Aggregate Cup for overall points score was first awarded in 1995 to the most successful school. Only the 21 Championship events count for points.
The Championship events are:

  • Open 1st Eight
  • Senior 2nd, and 3rd Eights
  • Senior Four
  • Year 10 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quad Sculls
  • Year 9 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quad Sculls
  • Year 8 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quad Sculls
 
  • Year 12 Single Scull
  • Year 11 Single Scull
  • Year 10 Single Scull
  • Year 9 Single Scull
  • Year 8 Single Scull
Year Winning School
1995 Somerville
1996 St Margaret's
1997 St Margaret's
1998 Somerville
1999 St Margaret's
2000 Not awarded
2001 St Margaret's
2002 St Margaret's
2003 Somerville
2004 Somerville
2005 St Aidan's
2006 Girls Grammar
2007 St Aidan's
2008 St Aidan's
2009 Somerville
2010 Somerville
2011 Somerville
2012 Somerville
2013 Somerville
2014 Somerville
2015 St Margaret's
2016 St Margaret's
2017 St Margaret's
2018 St Margaret's
2019 St Hilda's
2020 St Margaret's
2021 St Margaret's
2022 All Hallows & St Hilda's (tie)
2023[26] St Hilda's
  • In 2000, due to inclement weather, all Single Scull events were cancelled. Therefore, due to lack of events, the Aggregate Cup was not awarded.

Winning Head of the River Championship Events edit

Senior Age Groups

Crew Open 1st VIII Open 2nd VIII Open 1st IV Open 2nd IV Open Single Scull Year 11 1st IV Year 11 2nd IV Year 11 3rd IV Year 11 4th IV Year 11 Single Scull
1999[1] STM STM SOM SOM BSHS SOM STM SOM SOM SPLC
2000[2] AHS STM SOM STM No race STM SOM SOM STM No race
2001[3] STM SOM STM SOM STM SOM STM STA STM BSHS
Crew Open 1st VIII Open 2nd VIII Open 3rd VIII Open IV Open Single Scull Year 11 Single Scull
2002[4] STM SOM STM STM STM BSHS
2003[5] SOM SOM SOM STM STM STM
2004[6] STA SOM STM LHC STM SPLC
2005[7] STM SOM SOM BSHS STU SOM
2006[8] SOM STA STA BSHS STU SPLC
2007[9] STM STA STA STH SPLC SPLC
2008[10] SPLC STA BGGS STH SPLC STM
Crew Open 1st VIII Senior 2nd VIII Senior 3rd VIII Senior IV Year 12 Single Scull Year 11 Single Scull
2009[11] STM STA STA SOM STM SPLC
2010[12] SPLC SOM SOM STH SPLC SPLC
2011[13] STM STU STU STA STM SPLC
2012[14] STM SOM SOM STH SPLC BGGS
2013[15] STM SOM STM STM BSHS SPLC
2014[16] STM SOM STM BGGS BGGS SOM
2015[17] STM STM STM SPLC SOM STM
2016[18] STM STM STM STU No race No race
2017[19] STM STM AHS SPLC SPLC STU
2018[20] STU STM STM LHC SOM STM
2019[21] STM STM STM LHC STU STH
2020[22] BGGS BGGS AHS STM STM BGGS
2021[23] STM SOM STM STU STM SPLC
2022[24] STM BGGS STH SPLC SOM STM
2023[25] AHS STM STH SPLC STM BGGS
  • The Senior Eights race over 2000 metres, the Senior Four races over 1500 metres, and the Single Sculls race over 1000 metres.
  • Prior to 2002, the Senior age group was split into Year 11 and Open. The Year 11s raced in Fours and the Opens raced in both Fours and Eights.
  • In 2009, the Open Single Scull, Open 2nd VIII, Open 3rd VIII, and Open IV were renamed to the Year 12 Single Scull, Senior 2nd VIII, Senior 3rd VIII, and Senior IV respectively.

Junior Age Groups

Crew Year 10 1st Quad Year 10 2nd Quad Year 10 3rd Quad Year 10 4th Quad Year 10 Single Scull Year 9 1st Quad Year 9 2nd Quad Year 9 3rd Quad Year 9 4th Quad Year 9 Single Scull Year 8 1st Quad Year 8 2nd Quad Year 8 3rd Quad Year 8 4th Quad Year 8 Single Scull
1999[1] STM STM STM SOM STM BSHS STH STM STM SOM STM STM STU STU STM
2000[2] BSHS SOM STM STM No race STM STM STM STU No race STM SOM STM STM No race
2001[3] SOM STM STM STU STM SOM STM STM SOM STM STM STM STA STU STM
2002[4] STA STM SOM SOM LHC STM STA STA STU STM SOM SOM SOM STA SOM
2003[5] STM SOM SOM STM STM STM SOM SOM SOM SOM SOM STU STM SOM SPLC
2004[6] SOM SOM STM SOM SOM STN SOM STA STA SPLC SOM STA SOM STA SOM
2005[7] SOM STM STA STA SPLC BGGS STU STM SOM STA BGGS SPLC BGGS STA STM
2006[8] SPLC STM BGGS BGGS SPLC STM BGGS STA BGGS STM SOM SOM STA BGGS STH
2007[9] STM BGGS STA STA STM BGGS BGGS STM BGGS STH STA AHS STU BGGS AHS
2008[10] STH STM SPLC SOM SPLC STA STU STU STU AHS SOM SOM SOM SOM STH
2009[11] STA STM STU SOM SOM STA SOM SOM SOM SOM STA AHS STU STU SOM
2010[12] SOM SOM SOM SOM SOM BGGS AHS SOM SOM SOM STM SOM STM STM STM
2011[13] SOM SOM AHS SOM SPLC STM STM STM STM STM SOM STH STM SOM SPLC
2012[14] SOM SOM STM AHS SOM SOM SOM STH SPLC SPLC STM SPLC STU STM STM
2013[15] AHS SOM STH SPLC SPLC SOM STM STH STH SPLC STM SOM SOM SOM STM
2014 STH STH STH SOM STM SPLC SOM SOM SOM SPLC STM STM STH STH STU
2015 STM SOM STM STM SPLC STM SOM BGGS STM SOM STU BGGS STU STU BGGS
2016 SOM STU STU STM No race STU STU STU STU No race STM STM STM SOM No race
2017 STU STM STU STU BGGS AHS SOM STU STM AHS STM STM SOM STM BGGS
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023[25] BSHS STH BSHS STH LHC STH STM STM STH SPLC AHS AHS STM BSHS AHS
  • The Year 10 Quads race over 1500 metres, and the Year 9 Quads, the Year 8 Quads, and the Single Sculls race over 1000 metres.

Head of the River Championship Events – Results edit

                 
     
  • Due to the number of participating schools outnumbering the number of lanes, each event is split into A and B Finals. Schools marked in italics participated in the B Final.

Open 2nd VIII edit

Year Winner 2nd 3rd
1999 St Margaret's Somerville Brisbane Girls Grammar
2000 St Margaret's Somerville All Hallows
2001 Somerville St Margaret's All Hallows
2002 Somerville St Margaret's St Aidan's
2003 Somerville St Aidan's St Margaret's
2004 Somerville St Aidan's Stuartholme
2005 Somerville St Margaret's St Aidan's
2006 St Aidan's Somerville St Margaret's
2007 St Aidan's St Margaret's Brisbane Girls Grammar
2008 St Aidan's St Margaret's Brisbane Girls Grammar
2009 St Aidan's St Margaret's Somerville
2010 Somerville Stuartholme St Margaret's
2011 Stuartholme St Margaret's Somerville
2012 Somerville All Hallows Stuartholme

The Open Single Scull (Div 1) edit

Year Winner 2nd 3rd
1999 Brisbane State High School St Aidan's Brisbane Girls Grammar
2000 Race cancelled due to bad weather.
2001 St Margaret's St Peter's St Aidan's
2002 Brisbane State High School St Margaret's Somerville
2003 St Margaret's Lourdes Hill Brisbane Girls Grammar
2004 St Margaret's Lourdes Hill Brisbane State High School
2005 Stuartholme St Peter's Somerville
2006 Stuartholme Somerville St Peter's
2007 St Peter's St Aidan's Somerville
2008 St Peter's Stuartholme Somerville
2009 St Margaret's St Peter's St Aidan's
2010 St Peter's Brisbane State High School Stuartholme
2011 St Margaret's St Aidan's St Peter's
2012 St Peter's Somerville Brisbane Girls Grammar

See also edit

References edit

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  17. ^ a b http://bsra.org.au/app/uploads/2015/07/Saturday-August-29-2015-2015-Head-of-the-River-Regatta.pdf
  18. ^ a b http://bsra.org.au/app/uploads/2015/07/2016_HeadoftheRiver_results.pdf
  19. ^ a b http://bsra.org.au/app/uploads/2017/08/2017_BSRA-Head-of-the-River_results.pdf
  20. ^ a b http://bsra.org.au/app/uploads/2020/04/2018_BrisbaneSchoolgirlsAssociationHeadoftheRiver_results.2.pdf
  21. ^ a b http://bsra.org.au/app/uploads/2020/04/2019_BrisbaneSchoolgirlsAssociationHeadoftheRiver_results.pdf
  22. ^ a b https://rowingmanager.com/?regatta;file=14187
  23. ^ a b https://rowingmanager.com/?regatta;file=15777
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  25. ^ a b c https://bsra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023_BrisbaneSchoolGirlsAssociationHeadofTheRiver_results.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ^ https://bsra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BSRA-HOR-2023-Points-Score-Calculations.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  • Great Public Schools Association of Queensland Inc., Head of the River Program (2007)

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