Physical Education
Buninyong Primary School
2026 Extra-Curricular Sports Calendar
Term 1, 2026:
· 25 March, 2026 – Regional Swimming
· 25 March, 2026 – 3rd Division Bowls Tryouts (Grade 5+6)
· 30 March, 2026 – District Athletics
· 30 March, 2026 – Girls Division AFL Tryouts (Grade 5+6)
· 31 March, 2026 – Boys Division AFL Tryouts (Grade 5+6)
· 1 April, 2026 – 4th Division Bowls Tryouts (Grade 5+6)
Term 2, 2026:
· 21 April, 2026 – Division Lawn Bowls
· 22 April, 2026 – Interhouse Cross Country (Prep – Grade 6)
· 29 April, 2026 – Division Netball Tryouts (Grade 5+6)
· 8 May, 2026 – Division Cross Country
· 12 May, 2026 – Division Soccer
· 20 May, 2026 – Division AFL
· 27 May, 2026 – Regional Cross Country
· 1 June, 2026 – Division Netball
Term 3, 2026:
· 10 August, 2026 – Division Basketball
· 9 September, 2026 – Division Athletics
Term 4, 2026:
· 9 October, 2026 – Regional Athletics
· 13 October, 2026 – Division Hot Shots Tennis
· 30 October, 2026 – Division Cricket
Regional Swimming
Wishing Joey and Sam all the very best at the Regional Swimming in Horsham on Wednesday. They have done exceptionally well to have made it to this level and we hope they both enjoy the experience (and maybe swim a PB or two). Good luck to you both!
District Athletics:
Congratulations to our team of 53 students who have qualified to represent Buninyong P.S. at the Eyre District Athletics next Monday. Those is the team will have been notified via Compass and we wish them all the very best as they run, jump and throw their best with the Buninyong colours. Thank you to the adults who have put their hand up to support our team as official helpers on the day.
Division Bowls Tryouts
Students in Grade 5/6 are invited to attend the third and fourth tryout sessions for Division Lawn Bowls at first break (11-11.30am) on 25th March and 1st April. Please bring along P.E. shoes for these trainings. Please notify Claire Morris within 24 hours of a missed tryout if you child was unable to attend but wishes to still be considered.
A big thank you to the Buninyong Bowls Club for supporting us in another year of amazing bowls with you! Our students are so fortunate to have you!
Interhouse Cross Country
Our Interhouse Cross Country is set to be held on 22 April, 2026.
Information on the event can be found here.
For those of you who are interested in going around the course with your child prior to the event, links to the relevant courses can be found on the above link.
We are also looking for volunteers to help us out at the various marshalling points around each course. If you are willing and able to help us our please let Claire Morris (claire.morris@education.vic.gov.au) know. You just need a chair, drink, foot rest, cheering voice and pom poms if you fancy. A link to the marshalling spots can be found here. Thank you in advance!
Term 2 Afterschool Netball
Students have the opportunity to join a team in the Darroch Afterschool Netball Competition at Llanberris Netball Stadium. These will be run on Tuesday afternoons (game times expected to be 4.05pm, 4.55pm and 5.45pm) in Term 2 (commencing 5 May, 2026, running for 8 weeks) and is a participation competition only (i.e. there are no finals). The competition will run for eight weeks.
This is not a staffed event and parents/guardians are responsible for all aspects of their child's participation (transport, supervision, first aid, etc). Grade 3-6 students (boys and girls) interested in joining a team will need to register via Compass and make payment before 30 March, 2026. Please note that we will endeavour to include all interested students and preferred days. Teams will be decided by Claire Morris and will be based around the groups of Grade 3/4 and Grade 5/6. The non-refundable initial cost of $40 will need to be paid upon registration (31 March, 2025). There will be an additional cost for VNA (insurance) if your child does not already have this and the possibility of an additional team payment (this is dependent on numbers and we do not expect it to cost more than $10 additional). A refund will be given to those not placed in a team.
Uniform will be provided this year and the hire of these is included in the cost. As this is not a staffed event and we will require parental assistance at the game to coach and score. Please indicate on the registration form if you are interested in filling the coaching/scorers roll. N.B. teams will not be entered without a designated coach. Please contact Claire Morris if you have any further questions.
What to bring to P.E
Just a reminder for all students to bring with them their P.E. shoes, drink bottle (and hats in Term 1+4) to their P.E. classes. A different pair of sports shoes need to be brought to P.E. as per the uniform policy. This allows us to keep safe, look after our gym and make the most of our lessons together. Thanks to everyone who continues to remember these.