SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS COUNTRY WEEK

Country Senior High Schools Week is available to all Senior High Schools and previous participants as an annual event for country schools to participate in Basketball, Dance, AFL Football [B&G], Hockey, Indoor Cricket, Netball, Soccer, Speech & Debating, Touch and Volleyball. See Bulletin 1 for further details.

Where can I get more information?
On receipt of all nominations, bulletins and fixtures will be posted on the SSWA website. Please keep a regular check as amendments are frequently made to fixtures due to team nomination changes. We understand that sometimes team changes are impossible to avoid, however, we do urge you to keep your changes minimal so as not to disrupt the competition greatly or cause confusion with other schools.

COMPETITION SPECIFICS

Date:  Monday 30 June – Friday 4 July 2025

Eligibility: Participants must be full time students, and be under 19 years and 6 months as at the 31st December in the year of competition. Note: Year 7 Students are not permitted to participate in Country Week. Year 8 and Year 9 Boys are not permitted to participate in the AFL competition.

Cost: Schools who compete in the carnival share the costs for this event. The figure payable is $65 per student [TBA], based on minimum team numbers i.e. 5 in a Basketball team and 6 in Volleyball etc.

Main Bulletin: Click HERE for the 2025 Main Bulletin [not yet published]

Bulletin No 1, 2025 [published 20-12-24]

HBF Stadium [Venues West] Pre Order Lunch Form 2025 [yet to be published]

Epic Catering [yet to be published]

Subway Wembley Prices and Location Map [yet to be published]

Subway Wembley Ordering Form [yet to be published]

Grill’d Offer [yet to be published]

Basketball (Boys & Girls) – Bendat Basketball Centre

Dance – King Street Arts Centre

Football (Boys & Girls) – UWA Sports Park

Hockey (Boys & Girls) – UWA Sports Park

Indoor Cricket (Boys) – Seamer Indoor Sports Centre [Balcatta]

Netball (Girls & Boys) – WA Netball Centre & Perth Netball Centre

Soccer (Boys & Girls) – UWA Sports Park

Speech & Debating – HBF Stadium

Touch (Mixed) – UWA Sports Park

Volleyball (Boys & Girls) – HBF Stadium & UWA Gymnasium

SciTech

Exclusive Event for Country Week Participants

When: TBA 

Two sessions are available:  
Session 1: 4.30–6.30pm (2 hrs) 
Session 2: 6–8.30pm (2.5 hrs) 

Cost:  $50 booking fee per school 

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Captain Cook Cruises
School Cruise packages are available during Country Week.

Leaders Forum
The RAC is sponsoring a Forum for school student leaders.  A light breakfast will be served, followed by a guest speaker and leadership activities.

Optus Stadium Tours
Visiting Optus Stadium is an exciting activity that allows your group to experience the inner sanctum of the Stadium. Students will have the opportunity to explore the state of the art facilities in The Locker Room and see the amazing views from Level 5. Tours are led by our knowledgeable and friendly Tour Leaders and information is tailored to the age of your group.

UWA Quiz Night and Dinner

UWA’s Future Students team invites regional students attending Country Week to join us on campus for a quiz night.

Date: TBA

Time: 5:30-8pm

Venue: The University of Western Australia (venue to be advised)

RSVP: TBA

Enquiries: [email protected]

School requirements:

• UWA Country Week Movie Night is open to all regional schools attending Country Week 2025
• Transport to and from the event is to be arranged by the school
• Students are to be supervised by school staff member(s) holding Duty of Care
• Dinner will be provided for school groups who have registered their attendance by the relevant deadline.

The event is subject to capacity limitations and may book out prior to the RSVP date.

To express your school’s interest in attending please contact [email protected]. We look forward to welcoming you to campus.

2025 Dance Information Booklet Click HERE [yet to be published]

The Country Week Dance component is coordinated by Rolanda Geneff.

Dance in Country Week will involve students participating in a number of dance workshops across 3 different dance genres, providing them with the skills and techniques to choreograph a dance work, which will be performed to an adjudication panel (and an audience). 

The dance workshops will take place in the heart of the city’s performance precinct at the King Street Arts Centre (KSAC). [TBC]

Team sizes should be a minimum of 6 students and a maximum of 10 students. 

*Schools are permitted to enter teams with less than 6 students (if they are unable to make up a team of 6) – on the proviso that they understand that whilst they can receive assessment scores, they CAN NOT earn points towards the Champion Schools tally and trophy.

Teams can be comprised of students of different year levels. 

It is not necessary for students to have any previous dance experience. 

**Following receipt of all nominations, it may be necessary to restrict team sizes to align with venue capacities.

Speech and Debating Information Booklet 2025 [yet to be published]

Own Composition and Performance Piece Information [Published 6-3-34]

Cover Sheets for Own Composition and Performance Piece [Published 6-3-24]

Entry Form [Published 6-3-24]

The Speech and Debating competitions are sponsored by the RAC

Click HERE for Venue risk management documentation

The Country SHS Delegates are elected bi-annually to represent the needs of their district. The annual country delegate meeting is held in December where all issues are discussed pertinent to the smooth and efficient running of the carnival. To check out the minutes of this meeting click on the link below.

Regional Delegates Meeting Minutes – meeting held Thu 28 Nov 2024- Click HERE [yet to be published]

School Delegates Meeting Minutes – Tue 18 July 2023 – Click –HERE

SCHOOLS

ACTIVE ACHIEVER AWARDS
Sponsored by the RAC

The award procedure is as follows:
1) Each school involved in SHS Country Week has the opportunity to nominate a maximum of two female and two male students.
2) The nominated students must:
          – portray positive images about road safety
          – be developing leadership qualities in school and/or
              community activities,
          – be attending Senior High School Country Week.
3) Each student nominated will be individually congratulated and receive a certificate of recognition at the Opening Ceremony.

Nomination Process for 2024

Active Achievers’ Awards 2025 – Nomination Criteria
Nominations close: Monday 16th June 2025
When the school has determined its nominees please complete the nomination form below:

Active Achievers School Nomination Form

SERVICE AWARDS 

SSWA recognises that members of the school sport family should be duly recognised for their work, service and commitment to school sport. School Sport WA recognises this contribution through the following awards:

School Sport WA Service Award (5 years, 10 years and 15 years)

School Sport WA Outstanding Service Award

Life Membership of School Sport WA

School Sport WA uses data provided on the School Information Form to identify Service Award recipients. Schools also have the ability to nominate staff using the above nomination form.

Awards Criteria

Nomination Form

Please click on the below sports to download Team Sheets;

AFL Team Sheet

Basketball Team Sheet

Dance Team Sheet

Hockey Team Sheet

Indoor Cricket Team Sheet

Netball Team Sheet

Soccer Team Sheet

Speech & Debating Team Sheet

Touch Team Sheet

Volleyball Team Sheet

SSWA has contracted Sports Centre to sell SHS Country Week merchandise at the event.

Click HERE to go to the Sports Centre Website to view the range and place an order.  Sports Centre will have stalls at Country Week.