From our earliest recorded Cricket match in 1921, to the wealth of seasonal sporting fixtures on offer, sport has always been an essential part of Scotch College life.

We offer a wide and varied sports programme that provides competitive and recreational opportunities for students of all levels – from enthusiasts to elite athletes – to ensure that our students lead healthy and fulfilling lives at School and beyond.

We strongly believe in the educational value of training to work as part of a team, competing according to individual levels of attainment, and the personal development that the process of winning and losing can provide.

Scotch College Adelaide has a strong reputation for excellent coaching and mentoring in a variety of sports. Our highly qualified and experienced Heads of Sport work closely with all coaching staff to devise and deliver training programmes that ensure our students achieve their full potential.

Scotch Students enjoy an outstanding record of success at local, regional and national levels. At any one time, a significant number of our boys and girls are representing their state or country in their chosen sport, and we are very proud that the list of Scotch Old Collegians representing their country at national and international level is impressive and ever-increasing.

Objectives for Sport

Objectives for sport are to ensure that all students:

• feel they belong
• are improving in their fitness, skills and knowledge about themselves and sport
• are challenged regardless of skill level and ambition
• have fun in physical activity
• learn and demonstrate sportsmanship, teamwork and respect for rivals at the highest standard possible
• have the opportunity to participate in a school team
• ensure that sport contributes positively to the social and academic development of our students

Sports Offered

Summer: Athletics, Badminton, Basketball (Girls), Cricket, Rowing, Tennis, Softball, Swimming

Winter: Netball, Cross Country, Football, Hockey, Soccer, Basketball (Boys), Volleyball