SENIOR SCHOOL SPORT

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORT

The Sport program at Senior School encourages students to actively strive towards excellence in all sporting endeavours, to work as a team and enjoy the camaraderie of new and old friendships.

St Hilda’s is also highly competitive in numerous sports as part of the Independent Girls’ Schools’ Sports Association (IGSSA) with a number of successful events in Semester One for the School. TERM 1

Swimming (1st Overall)

We are blessed to have a magnificent training facility and passionate, elite coaches and team culture in swimming.

At St Hilda’s, our training philosophy has a sprint focus with our coaches delivering training sessions incorporating stroke technique, specific race skills and speed. Thanks to the Parents’ & Friends’ Association and SHSC, the girls were able to train with new starting race blocks which were donated to the School. This allows the girls to perfect their starts and begin the race in the best position possible.

This was made evident at the 2022 IGSSA Swimming Carnival, where St Hilda’s was the winning school. It was a fantastic day of racing, with our swimmers giving their all in the pool.

Past IGSSA Swimming Results: Winners: 2012-2018, 2021, 2022

(No carnival in 2020)

AFL (2nd Overall)

The 2022 AFL season was the first time points were scored. We had 80 participants across Years 7-12 which demonstrates the value of its introduction to IGSSA Sport.

Congratulations to the Senior A team who won the inaugural overall pennant.

Overall, St Hilda’s placed 2nd for AFL which is a fantastic result!

Volleyball (5th Overall)

Volleyball has one of our highest participation rates, with over 200 students across Years 7-12 playing.

St Hilda’s placed 5th overall for the season.

Tennis

In 2022, IGSSA Tennis has moved from Term 1 to Term 4, with the format looking different this year. Regular fixtures will not be played, instead a 7-9 & 10-12 Tournament.

To still provide our tennis enthusiasts with competition, we had 29 Year 7-9 students represent St Hilda’s at the Herbert Cup, a single and double teams tennis event for lower secondary school students and 16 Year 10-12 students represented St Hilda’s at the Slazenger Cup across four teams. These girls also took part in social tennis at Peppermint Grove Tennis Club with Prime on Fridays.

Cross Country (1st Overall)

Training for Cross Country began in late April, and it was encouraging to see 121 students regularly attending. That equates to 15% of the Senior School students.

Over the six weeks, we had 18 training sessions which meant around 1080 minutes of running. In total, there were 1159 combined sessions, giving an average of 65 girls at each session.

This fantastic commitment from our students was made evident at the IGSSA Cross Country Carnival, with St Hilda’s taking out 1st place.

Hockey (1st Overall)

ST HILDA’S CROSS COUNTRY ACTION

St Hilda’s completed the season, backing up their overall school win for the second year in a row. Collectively, the teams brought home five out of a possible six pennants, highlighting the quality and depth of our students. With nearly 250 students participating in the IGSSA Netball Season, we managed some pleasing results, most notably winning four Year 7/8 pennants and five second places in the 9/10 competition.

Badminton

With 204 members, the St Hilda’s Netball Club is a major force on Saturdays on the courts. The girls are currently in the middle of their season, and we look forward to seeing the results soon.

Social competition – fun, laughs and music while playing. 32 max participants per school which filled up super quickly.

Rowing (4th Overall)

The future of St Hilda’s Rowing is super exciting. With over 100 Rowers, the girls faced the cold mornings with enthusiasm and determination, always ready to improve on their skills. Last year, St Hilda’s was excited to announce the new rowing partnership with Scotch College. The St Hilda’s Rowing Program will be re-locating in 2023 to the Scotch Boat Shed on Freshwater Bay. This gives the girls the opportunity to row closer to home, meaning more time on the water. The Rowing Shed is currently undergoing major construction works, ready for the 2023 season. We were excited to share some developments with the girls at the Head of the River Rowing Dinner in June.

Congratulations to Year 10 C8 Squad who came 1st in the Head of the River.

Golf (2nd Overall)

Ambrose Competition – Increase in number of participants and we are continuing to go from strength to strength. A lifelong sport.