Mission Statement

The ACT Schools Sports Council is chartered by the ACT education providers to organise school sport on their behalf. ACT schools are divided into 4 zones in the Secondary Sector and 7 in the Primary Sector, catering for 60 000 students across the ACT. School Sport ACT firmly believes that school sport is an integral part of a child’s development and plays an important part in Australian culture.

School Sport not only contributes to the health and character of those who participate but also arms them with essential tools that will help them meet life’s challenges. School Sport ACT seeks to provide appropriate physical activity opportunities for all ACT school students at all levels and encourage participation in sporting activities as part of life long learning and participation. Sport should therefore be a logical extension of a school physical education program and an integral part of the school curriculum.

Sport needs to be placed as a high priority in schools this can be achieved by:

  1. Development of a sports policy by every school
  2. Allocation of sufficient time
  3. Allocation of adequate resources
  4. Adequate teacher training

We value

  1. High performance
  2. Staff commitment and expertise
  3. Inclusively
  4. Enterprise
  5. Parent Participation
  6. Community Partnerships
  7. Transparency and accountability
  8. Development of a sports policy by every school
  9. Allocation of sufficient time
  10. Allocation of adequate resources
  11. Adequate teacher training

School Sport ACT strongly supports the provision of a viable Physical Education program in all schools as an essential part of the curriculum. This, complemented by a well-planned sports program, can provide benefits to school children.

Strengths of comprehensive school sports programs include:

  1. Improved academic performance
  2. Improved physical fitness
  3. Improved self concept and stress tolerance
  4. Building of character and teaching of the virtues of dedication, perseverance
  5. Endurance and self-discipline
  6. Fostering of a spirit of cooperation and interdependence