Sporting & Extracurricular 

Polding Winter Trials

A massive congratulations to Lachlan, Charlie, Flynn, Hugo and Darcy who represented our school and also the Armidale Diocese on Friday at the Hockey and Rugby League in Tamworth.  All students demonstrated incredible skill and sportsmanship on the day, we are so very proud of you. 

From Friday Hugo has been successfully selected to become a part of the NSWPSSA Rugby League Under 11’s Team! This is an incredible accomplishment, one that Hugo has worked very hard to achieve. We can’t wait to see what happens next!

Dates for Term 2

Friday 17 May - Armidale Diocesan Cross Country (Barraba)

Thursday 30 May - St Mary of the Angels Athletics Carnival (Glen Innes)

Friday 31 May - Gary McSweeney Cup & Armidale Diocesan Rugby Union Trials (Tamworth)

Thursday 13 June - Diocesan Rugby League Gala Day (Inverell)

Thursday 4 July - Toni Palmer Memorial Shield (Inverell)

Expressions of Interest: Joey’s Walgett Rugby Union Gala Day

Calling for expressions of interest for students in Years 3 to 6 who wish to attend the Joey’s Walgett Rugby Union Gala Day on Friday the 24th of May 2024. Teams will be a mix of boys and girls. Parents will be required to transport their children to and from the event. 

If your child is interested in attending this day please complete the EOI form below by 9/04/24. 

https://forms.gle/qfA26fS2oFFFp8jk6 

School Athletics Carnival - Thursday 30th May 

After surveying our school community, we have made the decision to trial hosting our school Athletics Carnival at King George Oval, Glen Innes for 2024. 

This decision has been made to ensure our young people have access to full Athletics facilities and additionally, have exposure to a carnival convened in the same way the Dioscean and Polding Athletics Carnivals are convened. Hosting the carnival over one school day instead of two will also limit the disruption to learning. 

We understand that this may be difficult for some families, however we believe that in order to provide our young people with the best opportunities possible, we should trial this set up. Our school Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday 30th May, 2024. Students will be bused to and from the venue, with the cost of the bus for this trial to be paid by the school. Further information about the carnival will be sent out via Compass closer to the date.

House Colours 

St Mary of the Angels have three school house colours. We encourage our students to wear these at school sport events, alternatively, sports uniform can be worn. 

In 2024 the school house colours are: 

McAuley - RED

Mercy - BLUE

MacKillop - YELLOW 

Please see list below with the school house colour that your child/ren are in: 

Sports dates for 2024

The Armidale Diocesan Primary Sports Council, webpage has dates set for sporting activities for Diocesan level and above. Please refer to this if you think you may need to plan for future events. Please note that the 2024 Sports Council Calendar has been added to the Armidale Diocesan Primary Sports page for your convenience.

https://www.facebook.com/ArmidaleDiocesanPSC/

https://sites.google.com/arm.catholic.edu.au/primarysport/home/

Pathway for progression in primary sport in Armidale Diocesan Schools.

1. School Carnival or Trials
2. Diocesan Carnival
3. Polding Carnival / NSW CPS
4. NSW PSSA
5. National Primary All School

Burey's Elite Tennis Academy 

Applications for the NSW Youth Advisory Council 2025 are now open

NSW Youth Advisory Council 2025 – Applications Now Open

Applications are open for the 2025 NSW Youth Advisory Council. Children and young people between 12-24 years of age living in NSW are encouraged to apply. Council members are sought from young people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, from across NSW. The 12 member YAC advises the NSW Government on subjects relevant to young people across the state.

Applications close 21 April 2024.

More information on the NSW Youth Advisory Council as well as how to apply here.