School Sport Victoria Northern Metropolitan Swimming Championships

On Thursday 19 March, students from across Melbourne’s Northern Region gathered at the WaterMarc Aquatic Centre in Greensborough to compete in the School Sport Victoria Northern Metropolitan Swimming Championships. This event brought together some of the most talented young swimmers across the Northern suburbs of Melbourne, all striving to achieve their personal best and represent their schools with pride.

Congratulations -Skyler Fitzgerald

We are delighted to congratulate Skyler FitzGerald on his outstanding performance in the 12-Year-Old Boys 50m Butterfly event. Competing against a strong field of swimmers, Skyler demonstrated great determination, skill, and focus to secure an impressive 4th-place finish. Skyler placed 4th fastest in backstroke with a personal best time of 48.52 seconds.

This is a fantastic result and a testament to Skyler’s dedication, perseverance, and hard work. We are very proud of your efforts and the way you represented our school.

Well done, Skyler!

School Sport Victoria

St Fidelis Primary School is an affiliated member of School Sport Victoria and competes in various sports within the Coburg District. The Coburg District aims to provide the children with the opportunity to participate in well-organised and enjoyable sporting events that are an extension of school based Sport & Physical Education programs. It is our school’s belief that children benefit greatly from visiting and competing with other schools within the Coburg District.

Term 1 Events

SSV Coburg District Summer Sport Competitions

Friday February 13 - Friday March 20

ELIGIBILITY

Grade 6 (priority) and Grade 5 students

SPORTS:

Boys/Mixed Softball,

Girls Softball,

Boys/Mixed Bat Tennis,

Girls Bat Tennis,

Boys/Mixed Basketball &

Girls Basketball.

SSV Coburg District Swimming Trials

School Sport Victoria conducts swimming competitions at district, division, region and state levels, however, the Coburg District does not conduct swimming championships. Students, however, can progress to the next level of competition (Inner North/Moreland Division) by competing in Coburg District Swimming Trials, to be held on Tuesday 17 February at Elite Swimming, Brunswick.

In order to nominate and to compete at this event, students are required to swim for a club outside of school hours, or be at a very good standard (squad). Students swim in 10, 11 & 12/13 year age groups. Ages are calculated as of December 31st in the year of competition. Therefore, if your child is 9 or 10 years of age this year, he/she will compete in the 10 year age group. Children 11 years of age this year compete in the 11 year age group and children 12 years of age this year compete in the 12 year age group. If your child wishes to nominate for this event, please complete and return the form made available to your child at school.

SSV State Teams Selection Process for Nomination

School Sport Victoria State Teams 2026

Each year, talented Victorian school students have the opportunity to trial for a place in the School Sport Victoria (SSV) Team Vic state team and participate in annual School Sport Australia (SSA) Championships. Teams are selected across different sports, involving over nine hundred primary and secondary school students representing 'Team Vic'.

The sports include Australian Football, Baseball, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country, Diving, Football (Soccer), Golf, Hockey, Netball, Rugby League, Softball, Surfing, Swimming, Tennis, Touch, Track and Field, Triathlon, Volleyball and others.

The School Sport Australian Championships offer gifted and talented students the opportunity to participate in higher levels of sporting competition against students from other Australian states and territories.

Please note: The 2026 Team Vic State Team Trial registrations are open.

Go to https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/team-vic to view information regarding the nomination process

You can view trial information regarding the nomination process for each sport (dates, times, venue, age eligibility, nomination closing dates, trial fees and Championship venue and dates) by clicking on the respective links under the Team Vic tab on the SSV website.

Entry closing dates for sports are attached for your reference.

Late entries will not be accepted.

Eligibility

To be eligible for selection, please read the 2026 TeamVic Information sheet on the SSV Website (click on the TeamVic dropdown).

The Team Vic online registration to trial process opens up on a per needs basis - depending on the timing of the trials and the School Sport Australia Championships.

There is no longer a requirement for Principal's to endorse students at the time of the trials via a printed endorsement form. Instead, Principals are only required to endorse students who are selected for Team Vic teams.

If your child wishes to nominate for a TeamVic sport/s, please follow the steps outlined below:

Step 1: Students must consult with the Principal prior to registering online. Principals may wish to discuss the child’s suitability to trial with the student’s classroom teacher, as well as physical education staff. Schools may elect to run an in-school trial to determine their endorsements. For the following teams each school is only allowed to endorse a maximum of three (3) students to participate in the selection trials:

12 Years & Under Boys Australian Football
12 Years & Under Boys Basketball
12 Years & Under Girls Basketball
12 Years & Under Boys Cricket
12 Years & Under Boys Football (Soccer)
12 Years & Under Girls Netball

Step 2: The family of the student can then proceed to register online

Step 3: SSV staff will contact the necessary Principals if more than 3 students are registered. Schools are only allowed to endorse a maximum of three (3) students to participate in the selection trials listed Step 1. The Principal endorsement will be completed via an online form, which will be sent once registrations for the above sports have closed.

Step 4: After the State Trials are conducted, The Principal of a student who has been selected as a member of a Team Vic team will be asked to endorse the participation of the student as a Team Vic student athlete. Teams will not be announced until this endorsement from Principals is received. Successful students in State Trials will then be announced as team members and receive further documentation in relation to their position on the Team Vic team.

If your child is nominating for more than one sport, please complete a separate nomination form for each sport.

Physical Education Timetable

Day of the Week	Class
Monday	5/6MC & 5/6NT
Tuesday	3BP, 3DG 4ZK & FLW
Wednesday	2SH & 2NA
Thursday	1CW, 1OB & 1AM
Friday	FOS

Sport Timetable

Day of the Week	Class
Friday (Weekly Interschool Sport)	Year 5/6
Friday (End of each term Gala Sport Day)	Year 4

Michael Jennings | Physical Education and Sport

Family Engagement