Sports Program

Playing sports teaches students important lessons of life, such as teamwork and social integration, leadership, accountability, self-confidence, cognitive development and personal wellbeing.

A sporting education program in school, helps prepare students to face the challenges of daily life.

Clonard College participates as part of two sporting associations:

  • GISSA (Geelong Independent School Sports Association)
  • SCSA (Secondary Catholic Sports Association)

The sports programs available at Clonard as part of these Associations include:

GISSA

AFL
Athletics
Basketball
Cricket
Cross Country
Golf
Netball
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis

Year 7 & 8 GISSA Sport program (number dependent):

AFL
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Gaelic Football
Hockey
Judo
Netball
Soccer
Softball
Table Tennis

SCSA

Badminton
Basketball
Sports Aerobics
Tennis
Triathlon

Other Competitions /Pathways

Aeroschools Sports Aerobics Championships
Athletics Victoria School Championships and Relay championships
Gaelic Football Youth Championships
Herald Sun Shield (AFL)
Netball Victoria School Championships
VSAC Swimming Competition

Extra-Curricular*

Equestrian (with parental support)
Rowing – through Barwon Rowing Club
School Sports Victoria affiliate
(Team Vic trials)

*Please contact 03 5278 2155 for more information.

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Recent successes include:

  • Winning the Herald Sun Shield for AFL (represented GISSA at this competition)
  • Sport Aerobic Team success in SCSA the last few years (Place 1st or 2nd in all levels from 2020-2022)
  • Winning the Gaelic Football Youth Championships 2021

Participating in sporting opportunities can lead to the development of the following skills; valuable assets that could be used beyond school.

  • Coaching
  • Refereeing
  • Teamwork
  • Resilience
  • Lifelong fitness
  • Social connections

For more information on the sports programs available at Clonard, across all year levels, please contact 03 5278 2155.