Netball

Along with hockey, netball is one of the popular winter sporting codes at the school.

In the Junior and Senior Primary phases, netball is offered during morning physical education lessons, and as a co-curricular activity to all grades in the afternoons. We pride ourselves in offering a solid foundation for the players when they are younger.

Junior School players participate in the annual Holy Rosary Grades 4 to 7 A and B netball festival, the St Stithians Sports Festival, the St Andrew’s Grade 7 A netball festival, and the Grade 7 A-I All Girls Netball Festival (rotates annually). We also send selected girls to attend the D13 U12 and U13 netball trials.

In the Senior School, the main netball league is played during our winter term, Term ll; however, we begin with pre-season practices, team trials and festivals after the half-term break in Term l.

Where possible, teams participate in pre-season netball festivals, to help finalise team selections and assist with preparation for the league. These festivals are a great opportunity for our netball girls to be exposed to different styles and levels of play, as teams from across the province and country participate.

The district league is short, but intense, with play-offs taking place before the half-term break in Term ll. In preparation for the league, the girls are invited to attend a training camp in the last week of the April holidays.