ðɪ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ɪz mˈeɪnli ɐ spˈoːɹɾɪŋ wˌʌn, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə ðə lˈæk ʌv kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən ðætðə skˈuːlz fˈeɪsd ɪn ðɛɹ hˈoʊm ɹˈiːdʒənz.
The association is mainly a sporting one, which was established in 1997 in response to the lack of competition that the schools faced in their home regions.