Korowa Anglican Girls' School

Sport

In addition to physical education classes embedded in the curriculum, all girls have the opportunity to participate in a huge variety of sports.

At Korowa, you don't have to be the best at your sport to find a place in our teams.  All girls are welcome and we have enough teams to ensure most girls are able to find a place in their area of interest.

Korowa is a member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV) which was established in 2001 when twenty-four independent girls' schools united to form a new sporting body. The schools compete against each other in weekly and carnival sports throughout the year.

GSV activities offered by Korowa in 2009 include:

Term 1
Swimming*
Diving
Softball
Tennis
Surf Life Saving
Rowing
Golf

Term 2
Cross Country*
Netball
Hockey
Open Waterpolo
Senior Basketball
Fencing
Australian Rules Football

Term 3
Athletics*
Badminton
Soccer
Snowsports

Term 4
Cricket
Junior and Inter Basketball
Year 7 - 10 Waterpolo

* Denotes carnival sports

Sport is scheduled between 4pm and 6pm each week during the term. Senior (Years 11 &12) students play their matches on a Monday afternoons, Intermediates (Years 9 & 10) on Wednesdays and Juniors (Years 7 & 8) on Thursdays.
Sport at Korowa offers girls many opportunities to demonstrate leadership. In addition to the School's Sports Captain and House Captains, a captain is appointed to assist the coach in organising and motivating their team. Year 10 and 11 students are given the responsibility of coaching year 7 and 8 netball teams.

Girls in Years 11 and 12 who are reliable members of the team and demonstrate exceptional ability and commitment in training and matches are awarded Sport Colours for their respective sport.  Girls in Years 7 - 10 are awarded overall Sports Colours for the year based on their participation and commitment to sport. They must be a member of a minimum of four sporting teams in one school year and meet attendance and participation criteria for matches and training.

There are a number of elite athletes enrolled at Korowa and we make every effort to support their training and competitive programs. GSV also selects athletes from the twenty four schools to represent it in a range of competitions. Representative opportunities are presented in tennis, swimming, netball and cricket. Invitations to compete at both Interstate and International levels are sought by the GSV and involvement at these levels encouraged. In addition, through the GSV, Korowa offers coaching, umpiring and scoring education opportunities for staff, parents and students of the School. Courses are conducted in partnership with State governing sport bodies. Education opportunities in diving, softball, volleyball, soccer, Australian football, cricket and surf life saving are generally available each year.
Korowa teams are highly competitive on the sporting field. 

Some of our outstanding achievements in 2008 include:

• The Korowa Swimming Team won the Population and Intermediate Cups in the GSV Preliminary Carnival and went on to place a highly credible fourth overall in the Division One Championship Carnival.
• At the Swimming Finals evening there were several stunning performances by Korowa Swimmers. Korowa finished third in the Medal Tally out of the twenty four GSV schools.
• The Diving Team won the GSV Division three Championship Carnival.
• The Senior First Quad became State Short Course Champions.
• All four Korowa Softball Teams made the finals. The Junior A and B and the Senior Team made the Grand Final. The Junior A team completed a tremendous season by taking out the GSV Premiership.
• The Senior A and B Netball Teams won their zones and played off in the finals. Two Korowa students were selected to represent the state in the GSV representative netball team that played Queensland in June 2008.
• The Intermediate Soccer Team finished on top of the ladder in their zone and qualified for the finals.
• The Junior Cricket Team went through the season undefeated and won their zone.
• Twelve students were selected to officiate at the Homeless Soccer World Cup held at Federation Square, Melbourne. Korowa students were also chosen to officiate at the Melbourne Grand Prix Track and Field Championships.
• The Golf Team placed third in the GSV Ambrose event.
• Korowa throwers broke records in both the GSV Preliminary and Championship Carnivals.
• Korowa athletes shone at the GSV Track and Field Finals evening winning a total of fifteen medals to finish fourth out of twenty four schools in the medal tally.
• A Year 11 student, won the 100 and 400 metre hurdles at the Pacific School Games.