All Hallows’ School is committed to providing positive opportunities for all students to engage in regular physical activity and sporting pursuits, offering a wide variety of competitive and non-competitive activities. Sport plays an integral part of All Hallows’ School life through which discipline, self-esteem, humility, teamwork, and a healthy lifestyle are valued. Our large range of sports foster individual talents, while promoting a commitment to health and wellbeing, now and into the future.
All Hallows’ is a member of the Catholic Secondary Schools Sports Association (CaSSSA) and is affliated with various sporting associations. The program offers weekly competitions across the sports focusing on participation throughout the year. All Hallows’ also takes part in the QLD Schools Cup competitions providing selected players a pathway to travel with their sport and play at the highest level of competition.
International Sports Tours are offered annually using sport as a medium to gain cultural capital and grow independence. It is important to note all students who participate in these programs apply to go on tour, they are not team or ability focused.
Representative Pathways for those girls hoping to pursue excellence are offered through the QLD School Sport program. Sport at All Hallows’ School provides opportunities for every student to reach their full potential.
Jacob Simmons-Bliss Head of Sport
Sports Department Staff
Head of Sport
Mr Jacob Simmons-Bliss
Assistant Head of Sport
Ms Brittany Lally
Sports Administration
Ms Wanaka Broad
Employment of Coaches
“Sports Coordinators
Mr Finn Bright
Mr Paul Brown
Ms Sally Cook
Mr Jordan Dart
Our Student Care structure has a focus on wellbeing, pastoral care and academic care.
Ms Jessie Laga’aia
Ms Emily Latter
Ms Annie Murdoch
Ms Georgia Oliver
At All Hallows’ School, we value the skills, attributes, and experience that each individual brings to our programs. We are dedicated to selecting candidates based on their relevant qualifications and their ability to positively impact our students’ sporting experiences. Our recruitment process focuses on finding the best fit for each coaching role and fostering a supportive atmosphere for both coaches and students. As an equal opportunity employer, we also warmly welcome applications from All Hallows’ parents who posses the relevant skills, qualifications, and passion for sports and education.
Communication
The All Hallows’ School App is the primary method for regular updates across all sport programs.
As a Sporting Parent we recommend Moodle, the AHS School App, sports specific Facebook pages and Twitter. Don’t forget to have your notifications turned on.
Code of Conduct
Community Code of Conduct
Encourage participation by your children.
• Demonstrate respect for opposing players and their supporters, without them there is no competition.
• Remember children play for enjoyment – do not let your ambitions or behaviour detract from their enjoyment.
• Let game officials conduct events without interference.
• Be courteous and constructive in your communication with players, team officials, game officials and sports administrators.
• Behave in a manner that respects the rights of others regardless of mediums of communication used (e.g. digital mediums such as Twitter, Facebook, email and texts).
Student Code of Conduct
• Work equally hard for yourself and your team – your team’s performance will benefit and so will your own.
• Show respect for yourself, your teammates, officials, opponents and their skills.
• Always wear the official team uniform.
• Follow all directions of team coaches.
• Be a good sport. Encourage and support your team members.
• Manage your behaviour – no criticism by word or gesture.
• Behave in a manner that respects the rights of others regardless of mediums of communication used (e.g. digital mediums such as Twitter, Facebook, email and texts).
Dos and Don’ts of a Sporting Parent
You can help your daughter gain the most from her sport at All Hallows’ by:
• Encouraging and guiding your daughter to participate and take up opportunities.
• Understanding learning a new sport is a marathon not a sprint.
• Value the life skills developed from sport such as grit and determination, self-discipline, resilience, teamwork and commitment.
• Focus on participation, the social aspects and enjoyment.
• Respecting selection processes.
• Appreciating coaching is for our coaches.
• Recognising umpires call the game and make mistakes.
• Supporting and working with the AHS School Program.
CaSSSA Sport Overview Semester 1
CaSSSA Sport Overview Semester 2
Club Sport Overview January to June
Highlighted in blue refers to when sport is played.
Club Sport Overview July to December
AFL Overview
AFL is offered to all Y7 – Y12 students. We cater for competitive club-level players who love the thrill of competition and those who wish to take part with friends and develop new skills. AFL offers an avenue to build friendships, increase fitness and have fun. Parent support is welcomed in the form of volunteer coaching.
Competition
AFL is played in Terms 1 and 4 with CaSSSA Sport. Teams play the eight-week competition at centralised venues on Wednesday afternoons. The draw is released weekly via the School App/Parent Hub.
All Hallows’ enters teams in both the 9 a side (Y7 - Y9) and 16 a side (Y10 - Y12) competitions.
AHS also participates in the AFLQ Schools Cup. This is suited to our most competitive players from Y7-Y12 and an additional selection process and training program is undertaken.
QLD School Sport
12 Years – Lytton District Team 15 Years – Composite Team 14Y and 15Y
Pathway
AFL Schools Cup
Uniform
Games: AHS AFL Jersey, football boots
Compulsory: Mouth guard must be worn for training and games.
Training: AHS HPE Uniform and/or AHS AFL Jersey, football boots
Coordinator
Mr Finn Bright
afl@ahs.qld.edu.au
TRANSPORT & TRAINING
Transport provided for training and fixtures.
CaSSSA Sport - free Pathways - Levies apply
ATHLETICS
Overview
Our Athletics program focuses on developing the skills and strengths of athletes across all disciplines. Training is offered throughout Term 2 and 3, providing opportunities for students to refine their techniques and improve their performance. The program includes preseason training, several lead-up meets, and the final CaSSSA Cup day, along with opportunities to participate in All Schools and Queensland Athletics events.
Competition
With preseason commencing in Term 2 and continuing through Term 3, the athletics season comprises of four CaSSSA lead up meets at the University of Queensland’s sports track. The CaSSSA Cup Athletics Carnival is our major competition. We are proud to have lifted the overall trophy many times throughout the competition’s history. The school also competes in the Athletics Australia National Challenge and All Schools Competitions. These events provide invaluable competition experience against the best schools in the state and across Australia.
QLD School Sport
10-12 Years - Lytton District Team
13-19 Years - Metropolitan East Team
Pathway
Queensland All Schools Athletics
National Schools Challenge
Uniform
Training & Competitions: Sports Uniform and Athletics Singlet.
Coordinator
Ms Annie Murdoch
athletics@ahs.qld.edu.au
TRANSPORT & TRAINING
Our primary training venue is the University of Queensland Athletics Track. Training is offered two afternoons a week throughout Term 2 and 3, with additional session and a training camp held in the holidays.
Transport is provided to students for both training and athletics meets. When parents/caregivers have arranged to collect their daughters after a training session or meets and are not there, students will return to School on the bus and await collection.
CaSSSA Sport - free
BASKETBALL
Overview
Basketball is one of the fastest growing CaSSSA sports at All Hallows’ with over 100 girls playing each year. CaSSSA basketball is played in Terms 3 and 4. Basketball is a great team sport that provides girls with a wonderful opportunity to develop their skills and play in a team environment.
Competition
CaSSSA basketball is a term based sport played on Wednesday afternoons in the 8-week competition. Junior and Senior play in Term 3 and Intermediate play in Term 4. The draw is released weekly via the School App / Moodle. AHS also enters teams in the Champion Basketball School of QLD tournaments. This format is suited to our most competitive players and involves a separate selection and training program.
Training: AHS HPE Uniform Games: AHS Basketball singlet and shorts.
Coordinator
Mr Finn Bright basketball@ahs.qld.edu.au
TRANSPORT & TRAINING
Transport provided for training and fixtures.
CaSSSA Sport - free Pathways - Levies apply
CROSS COUNTRY
Overview
As reigning CaSSSA Cup Champions, our Cross Country program aims to challenge our most competitive runners, whilst offering opportunities for all athletes to train and have fun. Whether training for another sport or aiming to make the CaSSSA team, all students are invited to participate in Cross Country sessions, led by our talented and enthusiastic team of coaches.
Training occurs in Term 1 and 2, with Run Club also offered in Term 4. Team spirit is built through offerings such as combined training sessions with St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace, breakfast runs, and participation in the Mater International Women’s Day Fun Run.
Competition
Commencing in Term 1, the season comprises of four CaSSSA lead up meets culminating in the CaSSSA Cup Cross Country Championships at Limestone Park. Additional competition opportunities include the QLD School Relay Championships and All Schools Cross Country.
QLD School Sport
10-12 Years - Lytton District Team
13-19 Years - Composite Team
Pathway
Queensland All Schools Cross Country
Uniform
Training & Competitions: Sports Uniform, athletics singlet and bike pants.
Coordinator
Ms Annie Murdoch
crosscountry@ahs.qld.edu.au
TRANSPORT & TRAINING
Transport from school is provided to training which occurs every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 6.45am till 8am.
Transport is provided for the lead up meets.
CaSSSA Sport - free
FENCING
Overview
Fencing is an exciting Olympic sport which encourages our girls to be fit, decisive, take risks, make friends and have fun. All Hallows’ Fencing is a club sport and incurs a levy as advertised in the school fees.
Competition
Our School Fencing program offers opportunities to compete in Term 2 Brisbane Secondary School Fencing Team Fixtures, convened by the QLD Fencing Association (QFA).
Pathway
The representative pathway for fencing is through QFA. Students have the opportunity to represent QLD and compete in the National Championships.
Uniform
Training & Competitions: Sports Uniform. Fencing equipment is provided by AHS. Students will need to purchase a glove through the School.
Coordinator
Mr Finn Bright fencing@ahs.qld.edu.au
TRANSPORT
& TRAINING
Training is held on site in Mercy and Loretto Halls.
Parents are required to transport their daughter to Saturday fixtures.
FITNESS & WELLNESS
Overview
The Fitness program offers sessions to build fitness stamina, tone, increase cardio and endurance and for overall wellbeing. A variety of activities such as high intensity, strength & conditioning, core fitness, yoga & Pilates, as well as dance form part of the program.
Group training is held each morning and afternoon in the gym. These sessions are supervised by our qualified instructors and available to all year levels. In addition to the gym sessions we offer both swim fit and run fit.
Uniform
Training: AHS HPE Uniform, swimmers or the School tracksuit in colder months.
Coordinator
Ms Brittany Lally sport@ahs.qld.edu.au
FOOTBALL
Overview
Football is a Term 3 Sport played on Wednesday afternoons. Football is a fun and social team sport which fosters a great amount of team spirit and unity. In addition to the CaSSSA Cup Competition, All Hallows’ also offers a pathway for the Open A and Junior A teams to compete in the UHL Sport and ISSA Cup Competitions. These competitions will incur a small fee to cover coaching, transport and field hire.
Competition
The Football competitionn runs for 8 weeks on Wednesday afternoons competing against CaSSSA Schools. The fixtures are played from 4pm to 5pm at various venues.
Competition: AHS provided playing jersey and shorts, football socks (available at the Uniform Shop), shin pads (compulsory), boots (recommended) and mouth guard (optional).
Coordinator
Mr Finn Bright football@ahs.qld.edu.au
TRANSPORT & TRAINING
Transport provided for training and fixtures.
CaSSSA Sport - free Pathways - Levies apply
HOCKEY
Overview
All Hallows’ offers Grass, Indoor and Turf Hockey Seasons. These are played with the Brisbane Women’s Hockey Association and Brisbane Indoor Hockey. Hockey is a club sport and incurs a levy as advertised in the school fees. At the beginning of each School year a Hockey Training Camp is held for the girls.
Indoor Hockey is offered to players in Terms 4 and 1. The Indoor season is seen as a foundation for developing the skills required for the Winter outdoor seasons. It is very popular amongst all ages due to the small team sizes and fast paced games. Summer Hockey is also offered for our Under-11 Players in Term 4.
QLD School Sport
12 Years - Lytton Team
15 Years - Composite Team
19 Years - Composite Team
Uniform
Training: AHS HPE Uniform or AHS Hockey Uniform
Games: AHS Hockey Uniform.
Coordinator
Ms Sally Cook hockey@ahs.qld.edu.au
TRANSPORT & TRAINING
Training sessions are held once a week for all teams. Turf Hockey - Chermside - Burringbar Centre Grass Hockey - Downey Park or Burringbar Centre Indoor Hockey - Prior to the team’s fixture.
Transport is provided from training to School. Parents are responsible for transport to and from fixtures.
INDOOR CRICKET
Overview
Indoor Cricket is a fast-paced version of traditional cricket, encouraging continuous play and teamwork from players. CaSSSA Indoor Cricket is open to students in years 7-12 and is played in Term 1. Indoor Cricket is a great way for students to learn, develop and refine cricketing skills and be part of an exciting sport.
Competition
The Indoor Cricket competition runs for 8 weeks on Wednesday afternoons competing against CaSSSA Schools. The fixtures are played from 4pm to 5pm at various venues.
QLD School Sport
Lytton District Cricket
Composite Cricket Met East Cricket
Uniform
AHS Sports Uniform
Coordinator
Mr Finn Bright finn.bright@ahs.qld.edu.au
TRANSPORT & TRAINING
Training is held on site in Mercy and Loretto Halls.
CaSSSA Sport - free
NETBALL
Overview
All Hallows’ School participates in the Downey Park Netball Association (DPNA) Winter season, entering approximately 50 teams every year. The Netball Parent Support Group plays an integral part in the Netball program, providing support such as volunteering as Age Group Coordinators or Managers to leading fundraising with provides financial support for the program.and fast paced games.
Competition
Fixtures are played at DPNA on Saturdays each week during Terms 2 and 3. Younger age groups play in the morning and older teams in the afternoon.
QLD School Sport
11 Years - Lytton District Team
12 Years - Lytton District Team
15 Years - Composite Team
19 Years - Composite Team
Pathway
Vicki Wilson Cup QC Cup
Uniform
Training: AHS HPE Uniform or AHS Netball Uniform
Games: AHS Netball Uniform.
Co-coordinators
Ms Emily Latter - Netball Co-coordinator
Ms Georgia Oliver - Netball Co-coordinator netball@ahs.qld.edu.au
TRANSPORT & TRAINING
Transport is provided for training. Players arrange their own transport to fixtures. Each team has one training session per week.
ROWING
Overview
Rowing is a unique sport which relies on the teams cumulative effort. Girls attend a ‘come and try rowing’ in Term 4 Year 7, and join the program from Year 8. The Parent Support Group are relied upon throughout the season to assist in towing boats, cooking breakfast and assisting at regattas.
Competition
The Brisbane School Girls Rowing Association coordinates six Saturday Regattas culminating in the final Head of the River. All Hallows’ provides selected crews a pathway to the QLD State Rowing Championships in September.
Uniform
Training: Sports Uniform, pink cap and zooty. Games: Zooty, track suit and pink cap.
Pathway
Rowing State Titles
Coordinator
Mr Paul Brown
rowing@ahs.qld.edu.au
TRANSPORT & TRAINING
Each year level has for training sessions – three on water and one in the gym. Transport is provided back to school after training.
Transport is provided to year groups on a rotational basis per Regatta.
SWIMMING
Overview
The strength of our Swimming program is built on the legacy set by many past AHS swimmers, including Olympians Lizzy Dekkers and Tracey Wickham, and numerous other Australian representatives. We are proud to have won the swimming CaSSSA Cup 17 times in the 20 years the Cup has been awarded. The CaSSSA Swimming season runs for the first 6 weeks of Term 1, with swimming training offered to all students in Terms 1, 3 & 4.
Competition
Students compete in a series of CaSSSA lead up meets in Term 1. The first two CaSSSA lead up meets, as well as the AHS Twilight Swimming Championships, are used as selection events for the 2025 CaSSSA Cup Swimming Squad. It is recommended that students trailing for selection in the CaSSSA Cup Team attend at least two of these events. Following these events, a squad is named to compete in the final two CaSSSA lead up meets.
QLD School Sport
11 Years - Lytton District Team
12 Years - Lytton District Team
15 Years - Composite Team
19 Years - Composite Team
Pathway
Uniform
AHS swim cap, summers, and sports uniform.
Coordinator
Ms Annie Murdoch
swimming@ahs.qld.edu.au
TRANSPORT & TRAINING
Training is held at AHS pool in Terms 3 and 4.
In Term 1 additional sessions are held at Newmarket Pool and transport is provided.
CaSSSA Sport - free
TENNIS
Overview
All Hallows’ School competes in both the CaSSSA and Knowles Cup competitions. These competitions see players compete against different schools across South East QLD. Teams cater for the competitive and social players and incur a levy.
Competition
CaSSSA fixtures are held on Saturdays during Term 1. Knowles Cup Fixtures are held on Saturdays during Term 4.
QLD School Sport
12 Years - Lytton District
19 Years - Met East
Pathway
Knowles Cup
Uniform
Training: Sports Uniform Games: AHS Tennis skirt and shirt
Coordinator
Ms Emily Latter tennis@ahs.qld.edu.au
TRANSPORT & TRAINING
Training is held once a week at the David Turbayne Tennis Centre under the direction of Malpass Tennis.
Transport is provided for training and players are required to arrange their own transport to fixtures.
TOUCH FOOTBALL
Overview
All Hallows’ School Touch Football commenced in 1987 with a single team and has grown over the years into a program which includes players from Y5 through to Y12. The program caters for beginners, social players through to girls pursuing excellence. Girls have a pathway to the QLD All Schools and National Schools Cup in the All Hallows’ program.
Competition
There are two seasons played with Brisbane Metro Touch Football Association at Whites Hill. Season 1 – Terms 1 and 2
Season 2 – Terms 3 and 4
QLD School Sport
12 Years - Lytton District Team
15 Years - Composite Team
17 Years - Composite Team
Pathway
Brisbane All Schools (Primary & Secondary)
Queensland All Schools (Primary & Secondary)
Uniform
Training and Competitions: Sports
Uniform and Athletics Singlet Football boots are encouraged at both training and competition.
Coordinator
Mr Jordan Dart touch@ahs.qld.edu.au
TRANSPORT & TRAINING
Transport is provided to our Under 11s to fixtures at 4.30pm on Thursdays. Each team has one training session per week.
VOLLEYBALL
Overview
Volleyball is an inclusive and exciting sport that requires teamwork and communication. Volleyball is a CaSSSA Sport and is included in the school fees. All Hallows’ also takes representive teams to the QLD Schools Cup Competitions across all ages.
Competition
The CaSSSA competition runs for 8 weeks on Wednesday afternoons. Term 1 is for Senior and Intermediate age groups and Term 2 hosts the Junior competition. The QLD Schools Cup is played in Junior, Intermediate and Senior age groups at various times over the year.
QLD School Sport
12 Years - Lytton District Team
15 Years - Composite Team
19 Years - Composite Team
Pathway
Volleyball Queensland Schools Cup (Junior, Inter & Senior)
Transport for CaSSSA games is provided for all Wednesday afternoon games from AHS - venue - AHS. Parents are welcome to pick up from the venue.
Training is held on site in Mercy and Loretto Halls, or QUT indoor Kelvin Grove.
CaSSSA Sport - free Pathways - Levies apply
Payment to be made at the time of registration
WATER POLO
Overview
The All Hallows’ School Water Polo program is a broad and inclusive program that caters to girls of all playing standards and offers many opportunities for all to develop their skill and love of the game. Water Polo is a club sport and incurs a levy as advertised in the school fees prospectus. Our club sports rely on community engagement and your support is vital to our success. We encourage families to inquire about ways in which they can get involved.
Competition
All Hallows’ competes in the Brisbane Metropolitan Junior Competition, a Saturday competition running from Term 4 to Term 1. Games are held at various venues, including the All Hallows’ pool.
Pathway
Queensland State Titles
Australian Youth Water Polo Championships
Uniform
Training: AHS Swimmers or Catsuit and Swim Cap
Competitions: Students arrive in their Sports uniform. They play in their AHS Catsuit and Swim Cap.
