Catalyst • Junior Secondary Curriculum • Handbook 2019
Guildford Grammar School Sporting Competition
Apart from two well-equipped gymnasiums and
two heated swimming pools, Guildford Grammar
School utilises some 40 hectares of playing fields,
comprising rugby grounds, football ovals, hockey
pitches, turf wickets, tennis, basketball and netball
courts, plus additional areas for net practice and
general games. Rowing takes place on the nearby
Swan River.
Winter
Boys’
Sport
Cross Country
Football
Hockey
Sport in the Senior School is compulsory and there is
a wide range of choices.
Rugby
Soccer
Boys’ Sport
Boys at the Senior School compete in the PSA
competition. Their sport is arranged along the
following lines:
Winter season
Term 2 and 3: Football, Hockey, Rugby,
Cross-Country Running and Soccer. Athletics is
conducted in Term 3 and is compulsory for those
boys selected to compete.
Summer season
Term 1 and 4: Cricket, Tennis, Basketball, Swimming,
Rowing, Volleyball and Water Polo
Please note:
• Rowing is only available to boys in Years 8 – 12
Boys’
Sport
• Some sport codes train before school
Summer
Two sports training afternoons take place each week.
Boys may also be selected to represent the School in
inter-school matches at weekends.
Basketball
Cricket
All boys in Years 7, 8 and 9 have training sessions
from 3.45pm to 5.00pm on Mondays and
Wednesdays, and play PSA inter-school matches, if
selected, at 2.00 pm on Fridays.
Swimming
Tennis
Those not involved in school matches may have
organised training on Friday afternoons.
All these sessions are compulsory.
Volleyball
Water polo
Rowing (not offered in Year 7)
Please note that current students are not required to
make sport selections. Existing sport allocations will
always automatically roll over into the following year.
Should a current student wish to change their sport
selections for 2019, they must complete the Change
of Sport Application Form available from Senior
School Administration
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