South Sydney

COMPETITIONS

English

• English Writing Competitions
• Australasian Schools Writing Competition
• Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year
• Sydney Theatre Company’s Young Playwright’s Award
• Schools Short Story Competition
• The UNHCR High School Writing Competition
• Write 4 Fun Poetry Competition
• Sydney Morning Herald Write Now Competition
• Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Competition

Social Science

•  Australian Geography Competition

• Business Plan
• AMP Business Studies Competition
• AMP Economics Competition
• Australian financial Literacy Assessment

Sport

• Regional and State Sporting K.O. Competitions
• Zone Regional and State Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country
• Intra-school sports competitions (7–9)
• Recreational sports (10 – 11)

Mathematics

• Mathematics Competition

• Mathematics Challenge program and Mathematics Enrichment Program a part of the Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians
• UNSW Annual School’s Competition 
• MathSearch for Year 11 Students

History

• NSW History Teacher’s Association

• History Competition (Year 10)

ORGANISATIONS, GROUPS,  ACTIVITIES

Performance

• Stage Band

• Concert Band
• Shakespeare Youth Festival

Other

• Peer Support
• Peer Mediation
• Year 7 Gala Days (Sport)
• Prefects
• Student Representative Council
• Premier’s Reading Challenge
• Maths Challenge for Young

Technology

• Computing Studies Competition
• Computing Web Page Competition

Science 

• Chemistry Competition 
• Australian Schools Science Competition 
• Science Olympiad

PDHPE 

• Outdoor recreation camps
• Senior First Aid & Resuscitation Awards
• Lunchtime competitions
• Debating and Public Speaking
• Premier’s Debating Challenge

(Years 7, 8)

• Premier’ Debating Challenge

(Years 9, 10)

• Karl Cramp Debating

• Legacy Plain Speaking Award
• Sydney Morning Herald Public Speaking
• Hume Barbour Debating (Year 12)
• JH Thompson History debating (Years 10, 11)