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School Sport Unit

About us
About us
About us

The School Sport Unit provides carefully planned, adaptable and enjoyable physical activity experiences for all students in NSW public schools.
Rep.Representative sport
Representative sport
Representative sport

Parents, teachers, and students can browse Schools Sports Associations to find representative sport events and results for students aged 8 to 19 years old.

Association level
- Hunter
- North Coast
- North West
- Riverina
- South Coast
- Sydney East
- Sydney North
- Sydney South West
- Sydney West
- Western
- Barrier
- West Darling
State and National level
School sport history
- School Sport history
- Australian Representatives
Swimming and water safety
Swimming and water safety
Swimming and water safety

Teachers and parents/carers can find information on school swimming and water safety programs and learning resources.
PSCPremier’s Sporting Challenge
Premier’s Sporting Challenge
Premier’s Sporting Challenge

To promote increased participation in sport and physical activity, leading to healthier, more active lifestyles, the Premier's Sporting Challenge (PSC) is a multi-faceted program offering a range of initiatives to students and teachers across the state. The PSC aims to get more students and staff more active, more often.
Disability and inclusion
Disability and inclusion
Disability and inclusion

Opportunities for students with disabilities to get involved in sports are available at various levels throughout the school sport structure, from participation to elite. The participatory (or provisional) level does not require classification, however, if an athlete wishes to compete at a regional, state, national or international level, they will need to gain classification through the appropriate sporting organisation.
Policy and guidelines
Policy and guidelines
Policy and guidelines

Teachers and school leaders can find advice, support and compliance resources for implementing high quality and safe sport and physical activities for students.
Teacher resource hub
Teacher resource hub
Teacher resource hub

Teachers can find professional learning workshops, eLearning courses as well as teaching and learning resources to support the implementation of quality sport and physical activity programs.

Rugby

Modified Rugby

There is no additional training/accreditation required for activities where:

Rugby skills are developed through modified activities and games
typically participated in as a non-competitive school sport program
there is no tackling (touching/tagging is allowed)

they are non-contact modification of Rugby i.e. Touch 7s

Modified Rugby teaching resources:

Rugby and Rugby 7s

There is mandatory professional learning, accreditation and recommended professional learning for activities that:

involve tackling
played competitively following the rules of the game. As part of either:
- an interschool event, or
- the Representative School Sport Pathway.

The following courses are available for teachers to obtain the required accreditation and complete the required professional learning:

SmartRugby is the minimum compulsory requirement for every teacher/coach and match official participating in school Rugby/Rugby 7s.
School Sport Unit - Recognising and responding to concussion is a compulsory requirement for every teacher participating in school Rugby League.

Additional professional learning/accreditation in the delivery of Rugby is recommended. Courses found in the below link are available for teachers to obtain recommended qualifications: :

Rugby Australia digital coaching hub (account required)

Rugby Coaching resources

Handbooks

Sport safety guidelines

When teaching or coaching Rugby, schools must adhere to the below Sport and Physical Activity Policy implementation documents: