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Nominations

1. Nominations may be made by Principals, Sports Coordinators, Primary/Secondary Sports Associations or State Sporting Associations.
2. Students’ sporting conduct needs to meet the principles outlined in School Sport Australia’s ‘Fair Play in School Sport’ policy, specifically in relation to displaying appropriate qualities of sportsmanship.
3. Sporting achievements, in most instances, would need to be at national, State, region or zone levels. International experiences should also be noted.
4. Students must be enrolled in a Victorian government school in the year of nomination.
5. All nominations must carry the endorsement of the Principal of the school attended.
6. Awards can only be attained once in any given sport at Primary and Secondary level.
7. Sporting achievements need not be restricted to School Sport fixtures.

Application process

Nominations for the 2008 Victorian School Sports Awards are now open.

The selection of winners is undertaken by independent judging panels convened by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and comprising representatives from the Victorian Primary Schools Sports Association, the Victorian Secondary Schools Sports Association, VicSport and School Sport Victoria.

To make a nomination please read the General Guidelines (Word - 585Kb) and then complete and submit the relevant nomination form:

• Sporting Blue Award (Word - 603Kb)
• Outstanding Sporting Achievement Award (Word - 596Kb)
• Outstanding Community Contribution Award (Word - 605Kb)
• Outstanding Teacher Contribution Award (Word - 604Kb)  

Application forms should be returned by Friday 14 November to:

Kirsteen Farrance
Manager, School Sport Unit
Department of education and early Childhood development
PO Box 13, Coburg Vic 3058

For further information, please contact Kirsteen Farrance at
farrance.kirsteen.a@edumail.vic.gov.au