History

 The Auckland Secondary Schools Heads Association (ASSHA) Inc (operating as ASB College Sport) is a charitable entity established in 1989 by the Principals of Auckland, to assist in the delivery of inter secondary school sport to their member schools. Before 1989 inter secondary sport in the region was run by teacher committees in various codes overseen by a body known as the Auckland Secondary Schools Headmaster’s Association. At this time a boys committee and a girls committee assisted in the delivery of sport and the two earlier Headmaster’s Association chairmen in the 1980s were Jack Kelly (Takapuna Grammar School) and Jim Paton (Kelston Boys High School). College Sport came about due to the proliferation of sport in the schools and the resultant increasing demands placed on teacher committees. It was the vision of the Principals that an independent professional administrative body backed up with bylaws and regulations was required to alleviate the pressure on these committees. Since 1989 College Sport has grown its membership to now include 101 secondary schools in the greater Auckland area covering Warkworth to Onewhero. As an organisation it delivers 41 codes in a given year to around 65,000 student participants aged between 11-19 who are supported by around 200 sport co-ordinators in the schools.

Hugh Richards               Papatoetoe High School    (Chairperson)

Nigel Toy                         Saint Kentigern College

Tom Gerard                     Rosmini College

John Graham                 Auckland Grammar School

Dawn Jones                   Diocesan School

Colin Pascoe                  Westlake Boys High School

Murray Wilton                 Dilworth School

Original CEO- Rob Boston

Hugh Richards               Papatoetoe High School               

Gail Thompson              Diocesan School                            

Chris Saunders              Onehunga High School                

Byron Bentley                 Macleans College                           

All ASSHA Students have the right to participate with pride and reach their potential in the seamless setting of secondary school sport as part of a lifelong involvement in sport.

To deliver outstanding service in coordinating, promoting, protecting and developing inter and intra secondary school sport.

A holistic education that includes sport builds self respect and self esteem in young people and ultimately these are the traits of healthy and active well rounded New Zealanders.

The ASSHA is governed by an elected executive of 12 member Principals at its AGM each year. Its current Chairman is Byron Bentley, Principal of Macleans College in Manukau City.

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NATIONAL AFFILIATION
The ASSHA is affiliated to the NZ Secondary Schools Sports Council (NZSSSC), which is the Principal body responsible for working with national and regional sporting organisations to sanction national and island level events, provide guidelines and policies for national events and planning of the annual secondary school sports calendar. Byron Bentley and Jim Dale sit on the NZSSSC as the Auckland delegates.

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