The 2018 Australian Schools Champions will be from NSW, after both the state's sides topped their pools on Thursday.
NSW II sprung an upset on QLD I in their Pool B clash to finish the preliminary stages with a win and claim the top spot, pushing them through to Saturday's decider.
In Pool A, NSW I had all but sewn up a final spot by day three and a 47-5 win over QLD II ensured they would finish as the best side in their pool.
ACT finished second in that pool after two wins from three matches, with Victoria third and QLD II finishing with just one point from the preliminary stages.
QLD I were the Pool B runners-up, five points ahead of Combined States, whose sole win came against WA on Thursday.
The results mean both NSW sides will play in the final, with ACT and QLD I vying for third spot, Victoria and Combined States in the fifth-place playoff and QLD II and WA fighting it out to avoid the wooden spoon.
Finals kick off at 8:30am AEST on Saturday, with every match LIVE on RUGBY.com.au.
FINAL STANDINGS
Pool A
1. NSW I - 12pts
2. ACT - 8pts
3. Victoria - 5pts
4. QLD II - 1pts
Pool B
1. NSW II - 12pts
2. QLD I - 9pts
3. Combined States - 4pts
4. WA - 0pts
FINALS FIXTURES
Saturday July 14
8:30am – QLD II vs WA
10am – Victoria vs Combined States
11:15am – ACT vs QLD I
12:45pm – NSW I vs NSW II
DAY THREE WRAP
10am - Victoria vs ACT
The ACT clinched their second win of the Schools tournament, edging out Victoria by just three points.
Though they started behind the eight ball, the defending champions came back with a wet sail, scoring a late try and holding out Victoria with some strong defence.
The victory puts them equal with NSW I at the top of Pool A, but the northerners still have one more match to play.
RESULT
Victoria 11
Tries: Tuipulotu
Pens: Fonua 2
ACT 14
Tries: Driti 2
Cons: Jimenez 2
WA vs Combined States
The Combined States side has clinched its first win of the championships, 24-12 over WA.
It's a victory that takes them off the bottom of Pool A, ahead of the final day of competition on Saturday.
RESULT
WA 12
Tries: Masibaka, Smith
Cons: Hardy
Combined States 24
Tries: Robson, Hutchinson-Walters, Lynch, Prosser
Cons: Hutchison-Walters 2
NSW II vs QLD I
NSW II left it until the 62nd-minute to snatch a thrilling 34-31 win over QLD I and end the northerners' undefeated run at the Australian Schools Champs.
The competition hosts trailed by 11 points at the break but clawed their way back into contention in the final stages, before clinching a last-gasp try to seal a surprise win.
Their win puts them on top of Pool B and into Saturday's championship final.
RESULT
NSW II 34
Tries: Scolari 2, Barnabas, Rizk, Heaven
Cons: Minogue 3
Pens: Minogue
QLD I 31
Tries: Bennet 2, Fewtrell, Van Der Schyff, Tautau
Cons: Gordon 3
NSW I - QLD II
NSW I sealed an undefeated pool stage with a big 47-5 win over QLD II.
The top NSW side never looked like losing, controlling proceedings throughout the whole 60 minutes.
RESULT
NSW I 47
QLD II 5
RESULTS
DAY ONE
NSW I 80 - Victoria 5
QLD II 0 - ACT 18
NSW II 45 - Combined States 22
QLD I 67 - WA 12
DAY TWO
ACT 19 - NSW I 41
QLD I 29 - Combined States 0
NSW II 34 - WA 7
Victoria 23 - QLD II 21
SQUADS
ACT
Apenisa Driti (Gungahlin College), Oliver Efkarpidis (St Edmund’s College), Zane Hogan (St Edmund’s College), Samuel Mickelson (Brindabella Christian College), Zachary Perrin (Daramalan College), Matthew Kingma (Daramalan College, Daryl Bailey (Erindale College), Rory Scott (Marist College), Joel Atkins Daramalan College, Isaac Crowe (Daramalan College), Corey Toole (Mater Dei Catholic College), Bryce Keane (Marist College), Abraham Peters (Gungahlin College), Thomas Haddad (Daramalan College), Brendan Jimenez (St Edmund’s College), Liki Chan-Tung (Hawker College), John Madjaga (Erindale College), Tony Eli (Erindale College), Alexavier Punou (St Edmund’s College), Davea TeoTeo (St Edmund’s College), Josiah Lealiifano (Gungahlin College), Reece Chin (Erindale College), Junior Tupou (St Edmund’s College).
Combined States
Ben Bryden (Barker College), Alex Davies (Brisbane Grammar School), Dominic Easy (St Ignatius' College Riverview), Harry Flaherty (Barker College), Maea Fonua (Xavier College, Llandillo), Jude Gibbs (St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill), Saxon Gillies (St Ignatius' College, Riverview), Thomas Gore (Downlands College), Lathan Hutchinson-Walters (Waverley College), Jayden Lynch (Alstonville High School), Hamish Mac Smith (The King's School), Conor Molloy (Waverley College), Oscar Moran (Oxley College), Nicholas Murray (St Josephs College, Hunters Hill), Ben Pollack (St Aloysius' College), Aaron Prosser (Anglican Church Grammar School), Alexander Rahme (St Aloysius' College), Benjamin Robson (The Scots College), Dylan Saunders (Windsor High School), Joseph Suaalii (The King's School), Brett Wellington (The Scots College), Harry Whiteman (Waverley College), Nathan Zylstra (The Scots College), Jack Johnson-Holmes (Newcastle High School)
NSW I
Angus Bell (Newington College), Billy Pollard (Barker College), Thomas Lambert (Trinity Grammar School), Jeremy Williams (The Scots College), Will Harris (The Scots College), Luke Reimer (Barker College), Donny Freeman (Kinross Wolaroi), Luca Moretti (Waverley College), Seb Strang (The Scots College), Tane Edmed (Trinity Grammar School), Matthew Dutallis (St Ignatius College), Joey Walton (Wadalba High School), Lachlan Ilias (Trinity Grammar School), Fred Tricks (The Scots College), John Connolly (The Kings School), Will McLennan (St Ignatius College), Angus Collison (Barker College), Nicholas Wingrove (The Scots College), Oliver Smyth (John Paul College, Coffs Harbour), Hugh Bokenham (St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill), Lachlan Albert (St Ignatius College), Charlie Savala (The Scots College), Jack Mossman (The Scots College)
NSW II
Hugo Patterson (The Scots College), Jack Winchester (Bishop Druitt College), Archer Holz (The Kings School), Tom Hooper (St Stanislaus’ College), Lachlan Dring (Barker College), Sean Vaivelata (St Augustine’s College), Zac Barnabas (St Augustine’s College), Aiden Kelso (Kinross Wolaroi), David Tejcek (Barker College), Matt Minogue (The Kings School), Liam Scolari (St Joseph’s College), Vincent Creagh (St Joseph’s College), Faiva Faiva (Campbelltown PAHS), Angus Bell (St Ignatius College), Daniel Ala (St Augustine’s College), Julian Heaven (St Joseph’s College), Will Smith (Kinross Wolaroi), Malachi Hawkes (Trinity Grammar), Doughal O’Reilly (McCarthy Catholic College), Hagen Size (Farrer MAHS), Cooper Chambers (Trinity Grammar), Connor Hickey (Narrabeen Sports High), Joshua Rizk (Holy Cross College)
QLD I
Harrison Vella (St Joseph’s Nudgee College), Tyrell Kopua (The Southport School), Zane Nongorr (The Southport School), William Chaffey (Toowoomba Grammar School), Fred Fewtrell (Anglican Church Grammar School), Thomas van der Schyff (The Southport School), William Roach (St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace), Bailey Tautau (St Joseph's Nudgee College), Spencer Jeans (The Southport School), Carter Gordan (Brisbane Boys' College), Glen Vaihu (St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace), Reesjan Pasitoa (St Joseph's Nudgee College), Dennis Waight (Brisbane Grammar School), Jangala Bennet (St Joseph's Nudgee College),Shaquille McLeod (Marist College Ashgrove), Nesta Mahina (Brisbane State High School), John Downes (Marist College Ashgrove), Bradley Kuhn (St Patricks College, Shorncliffe), Zeph Tuinona (Brisbane State High School), Matthew Engelbrecht (St Joseph's Nudgee College), Rhiann Stowers (Somerset College), Daniel Condon (St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace), Ronan Kapi (The Southport School)
QLD II
John-Paul Tominiko (Anglican Church Grammar School), Zac Crothers (Anglican Church Grammar School), Emile Tuimavave (Brisbane Grammar School), Harry Fox (Padua College), Reece Meise (Downlands College), Ben Geraghty (Marist College Ashgrove), Cayle Manu (St Joseph’s Nudgee College), Bruce Tevaga (Padua College), William Kirk (St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace), Meli Dreu (Ipswich Grammar School), Jordan Carriera (Ipswich Grammar School), Francis Pona (Brisbane State High School), Josh Flook (St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace), Daniel Atkinson (St Joseph’s Nudgee College), Jasper Mellish (Siena Catholic College), Samuel Finocchiaro (Iona College), Peter Halapio (Downlands College), Romeo Tanielu (Ipswich Grammar School), Kotahi Hetaraka (Iona College), William MacPherson (Anglican Church Grammar School), Kalani Thomas (Ipswich Grammar School), Grant Tuisamoa (Brisbane State High School), Jack Bowyer (Brisbane Boys’ College)
VIC
Nicholas Roostan (Billanook College), Charlie Carter (Williamstown High School), RJ David (The Grange P-12 College), Michael Tynan (Marcellin College), Josh Canham (Brighton Grammar School), Victor Hosking (Simonds Catholic College), Liam Stone (The Grange P-12 College), Isaac Aedo Kailea (Ringwood Secondary College), Aukusitino Lalotoa-Hunt (Noble Park Secondary College), Kai Kearns (Marcellin College), David Fangatua (Melton Secondary College), Mosese Tuipulotu (St Kevin's College), Kaliam Lambert-Crichton (Tarneit College), Haloti Fonua (Victoria University Secondary College), Jordan Hobbs (Marcellin College), Konileti Wolfgramm (St Patrick's College), Monson Vaovasa (Gladstone Park Secondary College), Niko Faoagali (Hume Central Secondary College), Jacob Beaumont (Greensborough College), Sam Tuibua (Point Cook Senior Secondary College), Luke Palu (Wantirna College), Oliver McGovern (Ivanhoe Grammar School), Liae Tuilagi (Fountain Gate Secondary College)
WA
Alexander Masibaka (Aranmore Catholic College), Ben Weir (Aranmore Catholic College), Dante Tatafu (Aranmore Catholic College), Darcy Hinkley (Greenwood College), Devante Nathan (Aranmore Catholic College), Isaac Evans (Guildford Grammar School), Jaden Nelson (Aranmore Catholic College), James Sinclair (Aranmore Catholic College), Jaydon Solomon (Aranmore Catholic Collage), Joshua Plane (Quinns Baptist college), Joshua James Kamizona-Heke Aranmore Catholic College, Keenan Wentholt (Butler College), Lachlan Hardy (Churchlands Senior High School), Maui Te Tana (Ashdale SC), Max Wood (St Stephens Carramar campus), Meihana Mason (Aranmore Catholic College), Nathaniel Stafford (Wesley College), Reece Annapu (Lakelands Senior High School), Riki Wylie (Christ Church Grammar School), Toso Pa (Belmont City College), Walker Smith (Eaton Community College), Winiata Cherrington (Aranmore Catholic College), Zachary Barrett (John XXIII College)
