Canterbury College is an independent, co-educational, day school affiliated with the Anglican Church of Australia. The campus is located on 32 hectares in Waterford, between Beenleigh and Loganlea. Canterbury College was established in 1987, with seventy-three students in three classes in Years 6, 7 and 8. Student numbers have grown quickly and it now has an enrolment of 1,250 students, from PrePrep (Kindergarten) to Year Twelve. The school is located near Woodlands. The Canterbury College sporting program is centred around membership of The Associated Schools for students in Years 8-12, and Junior TAS Competition (JTAS) for students in Years 4-7. Apart from the core sports of Swimming (Term 1), Cross-country (Term 2) and Athletics (Term 4), all TAS sport is played on Saturdays over 3 trimesters. Each trimester is approximately nine weeks. In Trimester 1, students play Cricket (boys), Volleyball (boys), Tennis (girls) and Basketball (girls). In Trimestser 2, students play Rugby (boys), Tennis (boys), Netball (girls) and Hockey (girls). In Trimester 3, students play Soccer (boys), Basketball (boys), Volleyball (girls), Touch Football (girls).