Mr Stuart McSwan | K - 6 Sport Co-ordinator

GPCC Swimming Carnival Age Champions and Place Getters

Congratulations to the students below for an outstanding effort at our GPCC Primary Swimming Carnival

Age Champions Primary Swimming Carnival 2024

Winning House: Taloa Warriors

Interschool Mountain Bike Competition 

Congrautulations to Ryan Y (Year 5) and Joel Y (Year 3) competed in the Boost Australia Interschool Mountain Biking Competition which saw over 1200 kids from 300 schools at Thredbo Mountain Bike Park. Both Ryan and Joel competed in multiple events including the Oakley cannonball downhill, Norco All Mountain and the Fox Flow Motion Cup. It was a great event and they were proud to represent Green Point. 

NSW Schools Mountain Bike Championship

For parents interested in registering and travelling with your child to the NSW School Mountain Bike Championship in Glenrock on Thursday 21 March, please follow the link below for more information and instructions on how to register:  https://my.raceresult.com/274265/

Avoca Beach U6 Junior Rugby (GPCC) 

Dear Kindy Parents

We have an exciting opportunity to pilot an Avoca Beach Junior Rugby U6 team, playing under the umbrella of GPCC. If you and your child would like to build some great, lasting relationships in the 2024 kindy year, this is a great way to do it.

The idea is to get around 10 boys and girls to form a team to compete in the local junior rugby competition on Saturday mornings. If we get the numbers, we intend to train straight after school on the GPCC oval on a Wednesday until 4pm.

Our coach will be Mitchell Ryan in Year 9. Mitch has played representative rugby for the Central Coast for the past three years and was chosen in the U14 NSW Country Team in 2023. Mitch will be supported by coaches from the Avoca Beach Club (and his dad, Dave).

The Avoca Beach Junior Rugby Club is a really inclusive, fun and active club that supports kids through their junior sporting careers. The kids and parents also get to form great friendships that carry on into later years.

If you have a child that was born in 2018 and you would like to join an awesome footy club, please register your interest through the below link and the club will be in touch. EOI Schools Program 2024

Expressions of interest for CSSA and HZSA Duathlon/Triathlon

This is an event for those in Years 3-6. Please see the information below. It is important to note that this is different from the biathlon event which has been run in previous years and includes a cycle leg. Parents will be required to coordinate a team of students to participate in their age group prior to contacting Mr McSwan.

Parents will also be required to transport their child and gear (bike) to and from the event.

Please let Mr McSwan know via email smcswan@gpcc.nsw.edu.au if you would like to enter a team, which event they will be competing in and which leg each competitor will be completing by Friday 22 March.

Dates for your Calendar

School Carnivals

TERM 1

Thursday 14 March - GPCC Yrs 2-6 Cross Country Carnival (GPCC grounds)

TERM 2

Friday 3 May - GPCC Yrs 2-6 Athletics Carnival (Mingara)

TERM 3                       

Wednesday 21 August - GPCC Yrs K-2 Athletics Carnival (GPCC grounds)

TERM 4

Friday 25 October - GPCC Yrs K-2 Swimming Carnival (Peninsula Leisure Centre)

Representative Carnivals

TERM 1

Wednesday 27 March - CIS Primary Swimming Championships (Homebush)

TERM 2

Friday 31 May - CSSA Primary and Secondary State Cross Country Carnival (Sydney Equestrian Centre)

Thursday 6 June - CIS Primary and Secondary Cross Country

TERM 3

Tuesday 6 August - THACCCSA Zone Primary Athletics Carnival (Glendale)

Friday 23 August - CSSA Primary State Athletics Carnival (Blacktown)

Friday 6 September - CIS Primary Athletics Carnival

GPCC Sport Teams

We are looking forward to sending our teams to a number of Gala Days and competitions in Primary this year.

Students will have a chance to trial for certain school teams over the coming terms and will need to keep a close eye on the notices and listen out for Assembly announcements for when trials will be held.

The protocol for team selection is as follows:

• Teams have at least 2-3 trials before final selection.
• Unfortunately, it is simply not possible for all children who trial to be included in final teams. It is not uncommon for 60 students to trial for a team that only has 10 spots available.
• Once teams have been chosen, they will aim to have at least one training session each week before a competition.

Individual Sport Trials for Primary CSSA and CIS Teams (NOT GPCC teams)

These trials are not for GPCC school teams that we trial for here at school to play at certain gala days throughout the year (as mentioned above). The CSSA or CIS trials are usually held in Sydney and students will be trialling against students from either other Christian Schools (CSSA) or other Independent Schools (CIS) and are usually recommended for those students that compete at a representative level.

Please email Mr McSwan before these Nomination dates if your child (YEARS 5 AND 6 ONLY) would like to be considered. They need to be currently playing in the sport and have several years’ experience (preferably at a Representative level): Parents are required to transport students to and from these trials.

CSSA and CIS Sport trial dates: Please note these are not for GPCC school teams.

Term 1

Monday 25 March - CIS Primary Girls Soccer Trials (select students)- Nominations close Monday 18 March

Monday 8 April - CSSA Primary Girls Netball trials (select students)- Nominations close Monday 25 March

Monday 8 April - CIS Primary Boys AFL Trials (select students)- Nominations close Monday 25 March 

Term One

THACCCSA Zone Swimming Carnival: Wednesday 6 March Peninsula Leisure Centre                                       

THACCCSA Touch Football Gala Day: Monday 11March Wallsend Touch Ovals

GPCC Secondary Athletics Carnival: Thursday 14 March Mingara

CIS Secondary Open Boys & Girls Football Trials: Friday 15 March Bernie Mullane

NSW School Mountain Bike Championships Thursday – Friday 21 & 22 March

CSSA State Secondary Swimming Championships: Tuesday 26 March Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre     

NSWAS Secondary U15&U Girls Netball Trials: Paper Nominations close: Thursday 28 March - Netball players to attend the All Schools Trials CIS Member Schools only

CSSA + HZSA Secondary Schools Triathlon: Thursday 4 April International Regatta Centre Penrith

CSSA Secondary State Touch Football Gala Day and Trials for CIS: Friday 5 April - Penrith Touch Fields          

SASSA/CSSA Secondary 16&U Boys Rugby Union Trials: Wednesday 10 April

CSSA Calendar

Download CSSA CALENDAR 2024