Through the Diocese of Wollongong Sports Council, students are provided with the opportunity to trial for Wollongong representative teams, which give students the opportunity to access higher levels of sporting pathways, representation and opportunities to progress into state representation. 

Parents of students in Year 4 and Year 5 received the nomination form for the 2024 representative pathway selection trials last Thursday. If you would like to nominate your child please use the link provided in the email by Monday 23 October.  Some of these trials for 2024 teams commence in Term 4 2023, therefore it is important that nominations are completed now.  

Criteria for representative sport pathway nominations: 

In general the representative sport pathway trials are for students who are; 

• Skilled and talented players and will be in Year 5 & 6 in 2024
• Experienced in the given sport and may have some high level representative experience or playing at a high grade
• Competing at a high level, regular experience and a background in this high level of competition, with a strong skill based and understanding of the game 

Nomination Process and Information for parents: 

Please note this process is NOMINATION ONLY, once nominations are received and close on Monday 23 October all individual sports trial nominations will be: 

1. Reviewed and approved by the School Principal and/or delegate 
2. Reviewed by the sports convenor and selection committee based on criteria (students must meet the criteria of the given sport to be eligible)
3. Required in some cases to host a school based trial to determine most suitable athletes to attend the Wollongong representative trials. 
4. After this review, school sport coordinators will be notified of successful nominations, and these students will be provided with a trial information letter by the school and be permitted to attend the 2024 trial date.  

If you have any questions regarding this process please do not hesitate to contact Ms Leah Beckman (Sports Co-ordinator) or Mr Lindsay Burns for further information regarding the representative sport pathway trial and opportunities. 

Leah Beckman

Sports Co-ordinator