As you would be aware, St Francis Catholic College is part of the Diocese of Wollongong and therefore our sporting opportunities are governed by the Catholic Education Office Wollongong. 

Every year the Diocese of Wollongong conducts trials for a variety of sports. These trials are only offered to students in Years 5 and 6 and are designed as a pathway for selecting students directly into the Diocese of Wollongong teams to trial at Mackillop level against the Dioceses of Wagga Wagga, Canberra/Goulburn, Sydney and Parramatta.

With 30 primary schools within the Diocese of Wollongong, these trials are designed for students who are elite at their sport and expect to make it to the next level.

These trials are not Gala Days or school based carnivals.
They have not been designed for students “to have a go”.

Each sport has a selection trial criteria which students must meet before a nomination will be sent from the College to the trial convenor. Students who have been nominated for a sport will be informed if they have been successful or unsuccessful to attend the trial when the trial date is closer. Dates and venues for the sports which trial in 2021 are currently to be confirmed.

Sports offered as part of the selection trials are:

AFL: Trial - 2021
Basketball: Trial - Term 4 2020
Cricket Boys: Trial - Term 4 2020
Cricket Girls: Paper Trial - Term 4 2020
Football (Soccer): Trial 2021
Hockey:  Trial 2021
Netball: Trial 2021
Rugby League (11's): Trial 2021
Rugby League (Opens):  Trial 2021
Rugby Union:  Trial 2021
Softball:  Paper Trial - Term 4 2020
Tennis:  Trial Term 4, 2020
Touch Football: Trial 2021 

The selection trial criteria for each sport can be accessed by clicking on the dropdown menu for the relevant sport on the Diocese of Wollongong sport website https://www.dow.catholic.edu.au/sport/events-primary/.

If your child fulfills the selection criteria for their nominated sport/s (students may qualify for more than one sport), please see Miss Cordina for the form.

There is no guarantee that the convener will accept your child’s nomination as all participants are at the convener’s discretion.

Please also note that it is a parent’s responsibility to transport their child to the trial venue and cover the costs associated with the trial.

Please return the completed form, including any appropriate photocopied evidence to support your application,
to College Reception by Friday 18th September, 2020.

Applications received after this date will not be considered for nomination.

Miss Cordina
K-4 Sport Coordinator