School Championships
NSW Schools Orienteering Championships - North-Western Sydney, Sep 4-5, 2022
All students are invited to enter this peak NSW event for school-aged students. There is no minimum standard and no qualification required. Students can choose from an A (moderate to hard) or B (easy) course.
The top finishers in each age group at Regional Championships are encouraged to attend and compete for a state title.
Sat Sep 3 - NSW School Sprint Champs (Cherrybrook)
Sun Sep 4 - NSW School Champs (Scheyville)
Click here for the Trybooking link and here for the information sheet.
2022 Regional Schools Championships (dates tbc)
Each year Orienteering NSW, under the supervision of the NSW Education Department’s School Sports Unit, conducts various regional schools championships. Some are for primary and high school students, some are for high school students only.
In some regions ONSW conducts gala days - open to all schools.
Students do not need any orienteering experience to participate. They receive basic coaching at each event from ONSW volunteers.
The link under each region is to the information sheet for more details. Click here for a generic risk assessment relating to regional champs.
Entry spreadsheet for entries to 2021 Sydney North and Sydney West only - RegionalSchoolsEntry2021
Entry spreadsheet for entries to 2021 Sydney South West only - RegionalSchoolsEntry2021SouthWest
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For more information on School Sport Regional Orienteering Championships - Click Link
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The dates for 2021 events are (the blue links are for the information sheets):
| Date | Region | Results |
| Wed May x | Riverina (Wagga Wagga) | Here |
| Wed Jun 1x | Sydney West primary day 1 (Castle Hill) | Here |
| Thu Jun 1x | Sydney West primary day 2 (Castle Hill) | Here |
| Wed Jun 22 | Sydney South West secondary (Mittagong) | Here |
| Wed Jun 29 | Sydney South West primary (Camden) | Here |
| Mon Aug 8 | Sydney North (St Ives Showground) - | Here |
| Fri Aug 12 | Sydney West secondary (Nurragingy) | Here |
| Tue Aug x | Hunter | Here |
| Sep 3-4 | NSW Schools Championships - (NW Sydney) |
Sprint |
| Sep 28-30 | Australian championships (Victoria) |
Sprint |
| Oct | Armidale schools gala day |
The number of regions conducting Championship events is growing every year with Sydney North added in 2011, the Riverina in 2012, and gala days on the South Coast and at Centennial Park in 2013. There are, however, still a few regions that don’t have a Schools Championship or gala day.
If you know of any teachers in the area who may be interested in co-ordinating an event, please ask them to contact ONSW. Experienced ONSW people arrange everything; we just need a teacher to be the official Department of Education organiser.
