SA SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
10 – 16 DECEMBER 2012 - UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
1. INTRODUCTION
The SA Schools Championships are a culmination of the SA Schools League
programme which was launched by the Ministers of Sport and Recreation and
Basic Education on 28 March 2012. At the beginning of 2012, all schools were
requested to register to participate in the school sport league programme through
a circular sent out by the Department of Basic Education. 13 782 Schools
registered to participate in the league programme in the following codes:
Athletics, Netball, Football, Cricket, Rugby, Gymnastics, Volleyball, Basketball
and Chess.
The league programme was delivered by the Provincial Departments of Sport,
Arts, Culture and Recreation and Provincial Departments of Basic Education in
partnership with Provincial Federations and School Sport Code Committees. The
delivery of the SA Schools National Championships is coordinated by SRSA,
DBE, Federations, National School Sport Code Committees, City of Tshwane
Gauteng Department of Sport and Recreation and Gauteng Department of
Education.
Schools competed at 4 levels: intra schools, inter schools, district and province.
The winning school teams at the provincial level qualify to participate in the SA
Schools’ Championship.
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The aim of the programme is:
2.1 To create access for all learners in all schools to participate in sport
The SA Schools Championships is an incentive for schools to participate in
the league programme, thereby ensuring that scholars engage in continuous
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sport programmes and the benefits thereof. These include but are not limited
to social cohesion, reducing crime and creating active citizens.
2.2 To increase the pool of talented athletes that feed the national teams,
thereby increasing the chances of international success.
Federations will deploy talent scouts to the SA Schools’ Championships to
identify athletes with potential to be place in the national pool of talent.
SRSA will offer support to develop the identified talented athletes through the
Sport Focus Schools programme that will be rolled out in 2013. Schools with
infrastructure to support and nurture talented athletes will be approached to
offer places to the identified athletes. SRSA will offer sport bursaries to the
athletes to further develop their sporting skills within the sport focus schools.
The schools in turn will receive support to ensure that the best support is
provided to the athletes.
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3. PARTICIPATING SPORT CODES
 Athletics, track & field and a road race. Participants will be aged between 15
and 19 years.
 Basketball under 13 and 18 boys and girls. There will also be a wheel chair
basketball competition for boys and girls under 18.
 Chess under 13, 15 and 17 boys and girls. The competition will include deaf
athletes.
 Cricket, girls under 17.
 Football under 13 and 17 boys and girls. The competition includes physically
disabled and deaf players competing at the U/18 age group.
 Gymnastics boys and girls U/14.
 Netball girls U/17 and U/18 for deaf players.
 Rugby, boys under 17, and lastly
 Volleyball under 13 and 17 boys and girls. The competition will include deaf
U/18 players.
Each province will deliver a minimum of two teams in each of the sporting codes
mentioned above. Approximately 6 500 athletes, technical officials, volunteers
and coordinators will participate in the Championships.
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4. VENUES AND FACILITIES
ACTIVITY
VENUE
Athletics
University of Pretoria – ABSA Stadium
Basketball
University of Pretoria – Mamelodi Campus
St Mary’s School
Wheel chair basketball
Pretoria West Indoor Basketball Hall
Chess
Pretoria Show grounds
Cricket
St Albans School
Football
University of Pretoria
Gymnastics
Johnny Baard Gymnastics Hall Pretoria
North
Netball
University of Pretoria
Rugby
University of Pretoria
Volleyball
Heartfelt Areana
Opening ceremony
Lucas “Master Pieces” Moripe
Opening and closing
ABSA Stadium – University of Pretoria
ceremony
Nerve centre
Athletics Clubhouse
5. CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMME
DATE
ACTIVITY
TIME
VENUE
08.12.2012
Arrival of LOC
09:00 – 11:30
University of Pretoria
09.12.2012
Arrival of volunteers
10:00 – 17:00
University of Pretoria
10.12.2012
Team registrations
09:00 – 13:00
University of Pretoria
National
13:30 – 14:30
University of Pretoria
16:00 – 19:00
Lucas “Master
Coordinators Meeting
Opening ceremony
Pieces” Moripe
11, 12, 13,
Competitions
07:00 – 20:00
14
Various playing
facilities
December
2012
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19:00 – 20:00
University of Pretoria
Road race start
06:30 – 11:00
University of Pretoria
Competitions – finals
07:00 – 15:00
Various playing
Road race
registration
15
December
2012
and awards
16
facilities
Closing ceremony
18:00 – 21:00
University of Pretoria
VIP function
21:00 – 23:00
University of Pretoria
All teams depart
By 10:00
Various
December
accommodation
2012
6. PAYMENTS
 No child or team is required to pay to participate in the event
 Spectators will NOT be charged to watch games.
7. COMPETITION FIXTURES
A detailed fixture will be available and released on 03 December 2012. A
competition schedule is attached below.
COMPETITION SCHEDULE
ALL DATES ARE DECEMBER 2012
SPORT
11TH
12TH
13TH
14TH
15TH
CODE
Athletics
Basketball
No play
07:30
– 06:30
20:00
12:00
08:00 – 20:00
07:30
–
–
15:00
Chess
Cricket
08:00 – 20:00
08:00 – 20:00
No play
No play
07:30
15:00
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–
08:00 – 20:00
Football
07:30
–
15:00
08:00 – 18:00
Gymnastics
No play
08:00 – 18:00
Netball
08:00 – 18:00
Rugby
No play
No play
08:00
– No play
18:00
Volleyball
08:00 – 20:00
07:30
–
15:00
8. TEAM SELECTIONS
Only schools that had registered to participate on the national league programme
can participate at the Championships. No individual athletes or teams can
register or participate either than those that won their respective provincial
competitions.
9. REGISTRATION FOR 2013
Registration for the 2013 league programme will be announced in November
2012. Information will be placed on the SRSA website (www.srsa.gov.za) on
where to access registration forms.
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