Sports News
BEST WISHES TO OUR SWIM TEAM!
We wish our team of 32 swimmers all the very best for their training sessions and lead up to their Dendy District Swimming carnival. Many of the team members are set to attend tomorrow morning Swim Team training session at GESAC before school, as well as next Tuesday. Thank you to the many parents that are supporting getting the swimmers to the pool and to school on these mornings. A special thanks also to Miss Meg McKinnon who is supporting me with the trainings, as a qualified swim teacher - we are in good hands!
Our Swim team will compete at the Dendy Swimming carnival on Wednesday 4th of March at the Oakleigh Rec. Centre pool. We wish them all the very best for this event!
2026 SSV State Team Trials: process of nomination
Every year, extremely talented school students have the opportunity to trial for a place in a School Sport Victoria (SSV) Team Vic state team and participate in annual School Sport Australia (SSA) Championships. These trials are strictly for senior students currently competing at an extremely high LEVEL in their chosen sport. An example of this for AFL football would be that they have won or come Runner-Up the SMJFL (League) Best and Fairest for 12 year olds. Having come Best and Fairest at team or even club level will not be sufficient, without further accolades.
*Sports included in this current trials process: AFL football (boys), Netball (girls), Basketball (boys & girls), Cricket (boys) and Soccer (boys). Trials for boys or girls for some of these sports are held at different times of the year. There are other opportunities in other sports, such as Swimming, Cross Country, Golf, Hockey, Diving, Tennis & more : please refer here for all other registration & trial dates: Team Vic Sport and Registration Key Dates & please read the Team Vic Information Sheet on the sport page before contacting our Sports Coordinator; Tania.
Trials are NOT ‘Come ‘n’ Try’ opportunities. They are a process for selecting a Team Vic State Team to represent the state at School Sport Australia Championships. Please note that participation in SSV team Vic state teams is self-funded, so families will be required to pay costs of administration levies, uniform, flights, accommodation and meals (approx $2,500-$3,000). *For further information on each sport, please visit: www.ssv.vic.edu.au/team-vic
IMPORTANT: to NOMINATE a child, parents (not students) must first -seek approval from our St. Finbar’s Sport Coordinator (Tania Thompson), including evidence of achievement at an extremely high level. St. Finbar’s requests a letter or email written by the child’s coach outlining the student’s outstanding skill level and achievements. We encourage only students of a Year 5 or Year 6 level to consider these trials if they fall into this elite sports category. This must be given to the Sport Coordinator by mid February.
If approved for nomination by the school, parents will then be asked to complete the online nomination form, submit the non-refundable online payment. Online nominations for some of the ‘popular-big’ sports (www.ssv.vic.edu.au/team-vic) close by 2nd March, 2026 (or unless stated differently online). Late entries will not be accepted under any circumstances.
HOOPTIME BASKETBALL DATES FOR 2026
Please diary these dates for our Year 5&6 and Year 3&4 Hooptime tournament dates for this year. Trials for team selection will occur around 5-6 weeks prior to each tournament.
Senior Hooptime @ Nunawading stadium:Friday 19th June (T2 Wk9)
Junior HoopTime @ Nunawading stadium: Friday 24th July (T3 Wk2)
DATES TO DIARY FOR SPORT: TERM 1
Swim Team training (selected team): Fri. 20th & Tues. 24th Feb. @ GESAC, 7.15 - 8.15am
District Swimming Carnival (relevant students only): Wedn. 4th March @ Oakleigh Pool
Year 5&6 Cricket Blast (relevant students only): Thurs. 19th March @ Dendy lower ovals
Division Swimming Carnival (relevant students only): Tues. 24th March @ Carnegie Pool
Whole School (P-6) House Athletics Carnival: Fri. 27th March @ Duncan McKinnon Reserve
P&F Colour Run: Thurs. 2nd April @ Dendy Park lower ovals (note change of venue this year)
Tania Thompson (Sports Coordinator)