2026 NSW All Schools Championships FAQS

1. Check the website to confirm the start time of your event(s). The timetable has been updated since the draft.
2. Parents and families can pre purchase their entry/gate tickets to secure the best price.
3. Read the Athlete Information Sheet that will be available here.
4. Read the Rules of Competition available here.

1. Collect your accreditation from the front gate of the Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. This will include your bib number which must be worn on the front of the athlete’s top.
2. If you haven’t already, check-in for your events that day via the link sent to the phone number provided to NSW Athletics during the registration process (no later than 90mins before your event time). If you did not receive a text, you need to head to TIC (located at Competition Management) no later than 60mins prior to your event to check in manually.  
3. Once you have checked in, you need to arrive at your event site (or start area) no later than 10 minutes prior (track) and 20 minutes prior (field), or 45 minutes for Pole Vault.

If you have entered in the All Schools Championhsips you should receive a text message from 'AthsAus' at approximately 5pm the day prior to your event. Please ensure you reply to this message or report to the Technical Information Centre at least 60 minutes prior to your events scheduled start time. 

Once checked in, track athletes must report to the start area of the event at least 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time and field to report to the field site at least 20 minutes before so warm ups can be completed. 

Track athletes must report to the start area of the event at least 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time and field to report to the field site at least 20 minutes before so warm ups can be completed. 

If you have entered in the All Schools Championhsips and not received a check in text, please head to the Technical Information Centre in the Competition Management room no later than 60 minutes before your event time. 

No. Athletes will receive an accreditation from the main entry gate on their first day of competition. They will be able to use this accreditation to gain access into the venue for the duration of the Championships. 

However, Spectators will be required to purchase tickets for this competition. Please purchase your tickets here.

The Competition Rules can be found on the Event page - here.

Athletes can wear their school athletics/sports uniform, or their Athletics NSW senior club, or Little Athletics Centre uniform. 

No 

Refer to the Competition Rules - here

Rule 2.4

 Athletes are not permitted to compete in more than one age group in the same event. Athletes may compete up, providing they are eligible. If they do so they are not permitted to also compete in their own age. Example: an athlete in the 14 Years age group may compete in the 15 Years shot put but cannot also compete in the 14 Years shot put. For the purpose of this rule the following events are considered to be the same event: 3000m & 5000m; Straight Hurdles; 200m Hurdles & 400m Hurdles; 3000m Walk & 5000m Walk. 

Spikes can be worn in all track events (yes, including distance events), jumps and javelin throw. 

This is 9mm for track events and 11mm for Javelin/High Jump.

The NSW All Schools is the State Track & Field Championships for Secondary School students; incorporating students from all sectors of the education system, including Government, Catholic & Independent.

The NSW All Schools Championships will be held Saturday 26th September - Tuesday 29th September 2026. 

This competition will take place at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre

The NSW All Schools Championships is a direct pathway to qualify for Australian All Schools Championships.

State team information will be available here. Please ensure you have read and become familiar with the selction criteria. 

All students must attend a NSW Secondary School and be between the ages of 12 and 19 years inclusive. Students attending a school from interstate may also compete as invitational athletes. 

The NSW All Schools is the first Athletics competition where students from all sectors of the NSW Education system (i.e. Government, Independent, Catholic etc) compete against each other. 

No. Under the recently announced partnership with Little Athletics NSW, the two organisations have agreed to provide a single pathway with no duplication of age groups. To this end, primary school events will not be offered at the NSW All Schools, and only athletes currently attending a secondary school will be eligible to compete.

NO.

NO.

To compete, athletes simply submit their entry and payment. There is no requirement of finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in any previous carnival.

For example, an athlete that did not make their Zone Athletics Carnival may still enter.

Yes.

The following events are offered for athletes with a disability; 100m, 200m, 800m, Shot Put, Discus & Long Jump.

Results will be determined as a % of the Athletics Australia baseline tables for each athletes classification in the 12-14yrs, 15-16 yrs and 17-19 yrs age groups.

To read more about the para scoring, please click here

No. 

Unfortunately there is no multi events. However, we encourage athletes to compete in the NSW Combined Events Championships to be held in early 2026.

Entries for the NSW All Schools Championships will open on the 1st August 2026.

The opening of entries coincides with the opening of membership for the 2026/27 club/centre athletics season, providing the opportunity for NSW athletics members who register post 1st August to receive a discount on entry.

Athletes can register for the NSW All Schools here. 

Please note: Registrations will open n the 1st August 2026. 

If you keep scrolling on the registration page you will see that there is event types for non-members also. 

Please fill out your details and select the non-member event types if you are not a member with athletics NSW. 

Yes, we believe in supporting members of the sport and provide a pricing that is dedicated to NSW Athletics members. To that end, those that register as a NSW member after the 1st August will be eligible for a special members only pricing. Members only pricing is only eligible for members who have registered for the 26/27 season (i.e since the 1st August 2026).

Please contact Athletics NSW Competitions Team here.

A season best is the performance the athlete has achieved for the discipline since 1^st October 2025. Athletics NSW only requires the season best for seeding purposes.

Please ensure you are writing the metric in the correct format.

100m: ss.tshs 

example:10.20

200m: ss.tshs

Example: 22.23

400m: m:ss.tshs

Example: 0:52.43

Age groups are determined by an athlete’s age at the 31st December 2026, i.e. the athletes age group is the same as the age they turn this year. So if they turn 14 in 2026, they compete in the 14 yrs age group.

All athletes must be currently enrolled at a NSW Secondary School , homeschooled or at TAFE if they are currently doing the HSC and no older than 19 years of age.

Athletes who are 18 but not at school are unable to compete.

No. 

However, you do get a discount on your entry if you are a member.

You can register to become a member here.

Please contact Athletics NSW via our contact us form here to hear about the membership options and competition opportunities post the NSW All Schools.

Unfortunately not.

NSW Athletics  is very supportive of the PSSA athletics pathways and the athletes it produces, and this remains the representative pathway for athletes in primary schools.

Please ensure you have received an email confirmation of your entry.

If you have not, please contact the NSW Athletics Sports Delivery team here.

Full start lists will be published the week after guaranteed entries have closed. We suggest you carefully check these lists to confirm your entry and to see who you will be competing against. If there are any issues with your entries, please contact Athletics NSW and we will assist you.

More information can be found here.