Sport Information

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the College’s Leader of Sport.  Within this role, I oversee the organisation of sport at the College. 

Internal Sport 

As communicated at the end of 2024, our internal sports program will be different from previous years.  The main change to the program is that students will no longer have their timetabled sport as a whole year group, but rather, in their class rounds. This change allows the College to have the ability to offer students greater flexibility and variety in the program.  

We understand that at times it may not be possible for some students to physically participate in sport due to illness or injury.  If this is the case, a note from the parent or caregiver is required to be written in the diary for your child’s teacher. Your child's timetabled sport teacher will be your first port of call for any internal sport related queries.

Representative Sport

In regards to extracurricular representative sports, St Joseph’s Regional College provides a range of sporting opportunities for students to participate in organised team and individual competitions within the school, locally, and at Diocesan and State levels. This document outlines the dates of all sporting opportunities scheduled for 2025. The list is updated frequently and is subject to change.

All representative opportunities are communicated through Compass and students express their interest in trialling for a team using a Google form. Once students have registered their interest, coaches will contact students to arrange a trial/training session to allow them to select a team. Once selected for a College representative sport team students will be required to attend training sessions prior to the day of competition. 

Parents/guardians will receive permission notes for representative sports events via Compass where you can provide consent and payment for the event.  It is critical that consent is provided before students attend any offsite event.

Any questions or queries about representative sport can be directed to myself via email at damien.kelly@lism.catholic.edu.au or by calling the College on 02 55254100.

NSW CCC Sporting Representation

Families with students who wish to nominate for trialling in a sport at the NSW Combined Catholic Colleges (NSWCCC) level should make themselves familiar with the Catholic Schools NSW (CS NSW) Sport website https://csnsw.sport/.  Parents/carers will need to create an account to be able to register their child.  Once a student has been registered on the CSNSW Sport portal the request will be sent to the College for Principal approval.

This document is a summary of all the representative sports pathways that NSWCCC offers. Many of the team sports require entry through the Diocesan pathway. This requires the student to trial for the Diocesan team first and communications for these teams will be sent through Compass. Please be prepared to travel if your child is accepted.  Parents/students  have the responsibility to register on the NSWCCC portal, please make note of the registration closing dates as there will be no reminders about these sports.  

College Swimming Carnival 

Our College swimming carnival will take place on Thursday, Week 3, 20th February at the Port Macquarie Olympic Pool. Further information about the program of events and details for the carnival will be sent to students and families soon.

Warm regards,

Damien Kelly

Leader of Sport