Sporting News
2018 Swimming Carnival
It seems like some time ago but our annual Swimming Carnival was held on the evening of 9 February. The students were ready and raring in their house colours; excited to get into the pool and compete or have some fun. The days events ran smoothly with plenty of records broken, our students performed extremely well and in a mature manner. It was great to see such enthusiasm for our carnival.
Balala and Saumarez were neck and neck for most of the day, Saumarez came out as house champions.
This event was also the beginning of some friendly Staff vs Academy competition, with Staff winning the event. Keep an ear out for the next upcoming Staff v Academy 'friendly' game of Netball. Staff are sure to continue their streak of 1 and 0!
Congratulations to all students who participated in the carnival and well done to the following age champions:
8-10 Boys Champion - Benjamin Kaberry
8-10 Girls Champion - Brydie Williams
11 Boys Champion - Cooper Smith
11 Girls Champion - Jade Williams
12 Boys (Year 6) Champion - Chitipat Poomipak
12 Girls (Year 6) Champion - Skye Jones
12 Girls (Year 7) Champion - Jacqui Dade
13 Boys Champion - Bailey Thackway
13 Girls Champion - Courtney Shirdon
14 Boys Champion - Zack Armstrong
14 Girls Champion - Bethany Schulhin
15 Boys Champion - Ben Barraclough
15 Girls Champion - Courteney Dade
16 Boys Champion - Jackson Dailey
16 Girls Champion - Gemma Taylor
Open Boys Champion - Luke Parker
Opens Girls Champion - Sophie Barraclough
Active Kids Program
The NSW Government will provide a rebate through a voucher system to parents/guardians of school enrolled children. The $100 voucher can be used for registration and participation costs for sport and fitness activities.
The initiative will reduce the barriers to participation and help change the physical activity behaviours of children and young people in NSW. The majority of children and adolescents in NSW are not meeting the daily recommended levels of physical activity. In 2015, more than 1 in 5 children in NSW was overweight or obese.
Who is eligible to claim the voucher?
Every family in NSW with a child enrolled in school from Kindergarten to year 12 will be eligible for the Active Kids Rebate. It will not be means tested and one voucher will be available for every child in the family annually over the next four years. There will be no limits on the number of applications per family, as long as every child is enrolled in school.
What can the voucher be used for?
The voucher can be used for registration or membership fees for after-school, weekend sport and structured physical activity programs, including swimming lessons, from a wide range of providers.
The vouchers will be redeemable through approved sport, fitness and physical activity providers upon registration.
Who will administer the program?
The Office of Sport will work in partnership with Treasury and Service NSW to implement the systems required to enable families to access their voucher through an on-line process. The Office of Sport will work closely with approved sport, fitness and physical activity providers to support the largely volunteer workforce in implementing streamlined systems to allow users to redeem their vouchers upon registration.
When will the program be introduced?
From January 2018 families will be able to claim their voucher/s online from the NSW Government.
Where can I find more information?
Applications will be facilitated by the Office of Sport. More information will be available on the website as the program details are further developed www.sport.nsw.gov.au/activekids