St Augustine’s P-12 College has made it to multiple state-level sporting competitions. Loddon Mallee Tennis finals runners-up were Year 8 students Shylee Donaldson, Miley Morris, Mia Simpson and Penny Mason.
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St Augustine’s P-12 College is poised for victory on the Victorian stage as sports teams prepare this year to fight to the top of the School Sports Victoria.
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The college pays an annual fee to SSV, which allows teams to compete locally and against schools across the state if they are successful in the competition.
Sports co-ordinator Michael Hill said allowing students to rise through the ranks of local, regional, and even state levels was essential for small schools such as St Augustine’s P-12 College.
“It’s a really good opportunity to give students access to local sport, and where they get that chance to go to a higher-level competition that they’d normally not get to access,” Mr Hill said
“A lot of the schools we come up against are often triple or quadruple the size of St Aug’s.
“Other schools will get a bit of a surprise when they realise how talented some of these regional kids are.”
The college has celebrated recent success in 2021 with its tennis and soccer teams, which made it to the state competition, and past student Harry Shortis, who made it to the state level for swimming six years running while attending the college.
“We’re very proud of our sports program, and we hope to see even more success in the future,” Mr Hill said.
St Augustine's P-12 College Year 9 student Grace Kilpatrick claimed medals at the Loddon Mallee Region Athletics event.
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