School Sport Victoria (SSV) Events

SSV Eureka Year 7 Soccer

On Tuesday 23rd June BHS took two teams (Year 7 Boys & Year 7 Girls) to the SSV Eureka Year 7 Soccer event at Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility.

Year 7 Boys competition played a Round Robin competition with a Grand Final. The team played matches against Mount Rowan Secondary College (12 goals to 0 goals), Mount Clear College (8 goals to 0 goals) and Woodmans Hill Secondary College (6 goals to 0 goals). 3 wins qualified the team for the Grand Final against Mount Clear College. The team put on an absolute masterclass of skills combined with team work to win the match 8 goals to 0 goals in a strong display of dominance. The Year 7 Boys team were declared the Eureka Division champions for 2026.

The Year 7 Girls team had a much simpler task only required to play the one match against Mount Clear which they cruised through taking the win 4 goals to 0 goals.

Both teams have now qualified for the SSV Greater Western Region Year 7 Soccer competition on Thursday 6th August at the Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility

The school also had 2 students who umpired on the day.

SSV GWR Year 7 Girls Netball

On Wednesday 24th June the BHS Year 7 Girls Netball team qualified for the SSV Greater Western Region Year 8 Girls Netball competition at the Ballarat Netball Association.

The Year 8 Girls competition consisted of 6 teams competing in a Pool Play competition. BHS drew Pool A alongside Mercy Regional College (11 goals to 26 goal) and Emmanuel College (6 goals to 22 goals). Trinity College, Wimmera Lutheran College and the Mid West Division team made up Pool B. Unfortunately

With two tough games against regular finalist schools the team failed to progress to the finals.

SSV GWR Year 7 & 8 Boys Football

On Wednesday 24th June BHS had two teams qualify for the SSV Greater Western Region Year 7 & 8 Boys Football competition at the Marty Busch Reserve.

The Year 8 Boys competition consisted of a 5 team Round Robin. They played matches against Trinity College (11pts to 24pts), Horsham College (19pts to 3pts), Mercy Regional College (10pts to 21pts) & Emmanuel College (0pts to 26pts). One win secured the team 4th place for the competition.

The Year 7 Boys competition consisted of a 5 team Round Robin. They played matches against Trinity College (0pts to 6pts), Horsham College (6pts to 22pts), Mercy Regional College (18pts to 13pts) & Emmanuel College (0pts to 58pts). One win secured the team 4th place for the competition.

SSV GWR Year 7 & 8 Badminton

On Wednesday 24th June BHS took 4 teams (2 x Year 8 Boys, Year 8 Girls, Year 7 Girls) to the SSV Greater Western Region Year 7 & 8 Badminton competition held at the Ken Kay Badminton Centre, Ballarat.

The Year 8 Boys Team 1 were part of a 6 team Pool Play competition. They drew Pool B alongside Cobden Technical School (2 sets to 4 sets) and Mount Clear College (5 sets to 1 set). One win was enough secure a place in the playoff for 3rd place. Unluckily, Hawkesdale P-12 College declined the match but it meant the team finished in 3rd place for the competition.

The Year 8 Boys Team 2 drew Pool A alongside Hawkesdale (2 sets to 4 sets) and Woodmans Hill Secondary College (0 sets to 6 sets). Without a win on the board, the team finished in 5th/6th place for the competition.

The Year 8 Girls played a Round Robin competition with 5 teams. They played matches against Beaufort Secondary College (0 sets to 6 sets), Hawkesdale P-12 College (5 sets to 1 sets) and Mount Clear College (3 sets, 53 points to 3 sets, 50 points) to finish runners up for the competition.

Finally, the Year 7 Girls had 3 matches against Mount Clear College (5 sets to 1 set), Woodmans Hill Secondary College Team 1 (0 sets to 6 sets) and Woodmans Hill Secondary College Team 2 (4 sets to 6 sets) to finish in 3rd place.

SSV State Cross Country Championships

On Friday 24th July BHS had 8 students attend the SSV State Cross Country Championships at the Yarra Valley Race Course in Yarra Glen.

It's typical SSV State fashion - the course was extremely difficult and tested out all students who attended the event.

A big thank you to all the parents who transported their children to the event.

Congratulations to all the below students and their results:

Cleo – 71st 14 Years Girls 3k (14:05)
Sofia – 72nd 14 Years Girls 3k (14:12)
Rubie – 73rd 14 Years Girls 3k (14:16)
Summer – 87th 14 Years Girls 3k (21:48)
Jaggar – 49th 14 Years Boys 3k (11:36)
Ruby – 16th 15 Years Girls 3k (12:46)
Charlie – 72nd 15 Years Boys 3k (11:48)
Riley – 75th 17-20 Years Boys 5k (23:57)

BAS After School Sport Results

Good luck to all our teams who will be competing this coming term.

Senior Boys A Basketball
Senior Boys B Basketball
Intermediate Boys A Basketball
Intermediate Boys B Basketball
Intermediate Boys C Basketball
Year 8A Boys Basketball
Year 8B Boys Basketball
Year 7A Boys Basketball
Year 7B Boys Basketball
1st Girls Netball
2nd Girls Netball
3rd Girls Netball
Senior Boys Soccer
Senior Girls Soccer
Junior Boys Soccer
Junior Girls Football A
Junior Girls Football B

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BHS Student News

Ballarat Interleague Selection

Congratulations to past and present BHS students who were selected in the Ballarat Interleague AFL teams who played over the holiday break against several different opponents.

Katie McAloon (Past student, current staff) – Open Women
Jess Bokma (Past student) – Open Women
Ellen Werts (Past student) – Open Women
Tilly Ferguson (Past student) – Open Women
Madison Hayes (Past student) – Open Women
Macy (Year 12) – U/18 Women
Willow (Year 12) – U/18 Women
Kaiya (Year 11) – U/18 Women
Cooper (Year 9) – U/15 Men
Louis (Year 9) – U/15 Men
Ruby (Year 9) – U/15 Women
Jaxon (Year 8) – U/14 Men
Marcus (Year 7) – U/13 Men
Max (Year 7) – U/13 Men

Josh Jolly BMX World Champion

Huge congratulations to past student Josh Jolly who was crowned the U/23 UCI BMX World Champion in Brisbane on the 18th & 19th July.

All riders had to face tough windy conditions so it was certainly a commendable effort from Josh to finish on top and be awarded the coveted rainbow jersey.

The full article about the event can be found on the following link:

https://www.olympics.com.au/news/australias-jesse-asmus-and-josh-jolly-claim-elite-and-u23-men-uci-bmx-racing-world-championship-gold/

Ashley Rogers

Sports Coordinator

Ballarat High School is an enormous school and the Sports Department can’t keep track of all student sporting achievements. If your child has achieved a significant sporting achievement, can you please let the Sports Department know so we can highlight it in the school newsletter.

Emails can be sent to Ashley Rogers (ashley.rogers@education.vic.gov.au) or Robert Simmonds (robert.simmonds@education.vic.gov.au)

Ballarat High School Newsletter

Issue 11 · 24 Jul 2026

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