Sport at Marian College is an important part of a student’s physical and social development. Students are offered a wide range of activities to participate in from a competitive level to refereeing or umpiring and coaching.

Internal sport:  Held on Tuesday afternoons for Years 7 and 9 and Friday for Years 8 and 10.  Staff who supervise sport at Marian College co-ordinate a series of internal competitions with students divided into mixed ability teams.  Each sport is presented with awards at the conclusion of their competition each term.  These include awards for the winning team, best and fairest, excellent participation and most improved.

All students participate in a different sport each term.  Sport will often be held at external venues to ensure students have access to a variety of enjoyable sports and to participate in activities they may not normally do in their PD/H/PE program.

School Carnivals:  Marian College holds two swimming carnivals in Term 1.  The first, a night carnival, is a selection trial for the zone team.  The second is a whole school carnival later in the Term.  In Term 2 a cross country carnival is run in the school grounds and in Term 3 the Marian College athletics carnival is held at Alfred Whaling Reserve, Baulkham Hills.

The Hills Zone Sporting Association provides the main access to Inter-School Sport. The Association was formed to accommodate the schools in the Hills District and the games are played after school on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the participating schools or local venues. The sports played in the Hills Zone competition include –

athletics, cross country, cricket, hockey, indoor cricket, indoor soccer, netball, rugby union, rugby league, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and touch football

Marian also competes in the HZSA swimming, athletics and cross-country carnivals. Marian utilises the services of the Parramatta Diocese Secondary School Sport’s Council (PDSSSC) for its access to regional, state and national representation. A student can represent via the following pathway:
 

This structure is used for most sports. However, some sports do not ask for a diocesan team and select students on an individual basis to represent Combined Catholic Colleges (CCC). This is done where interest in the sport is insufficient to hold a diocesan carnival or a structure existed prior to the formation of the CCC. The Sports Co-ordinator is aware of trial dates for each sport and students are strongly encouraged to attend these trials.

Marian College has had numerous successes over the years in a variety of sports. Students have achieved these results through hard work, a commitment to training and a willingness to do their best every time they compete. Success is gauged at every level, be that at the local park, or the National titles. To do your best is seen as the ultimate goal.

Structures are in place at Marian which allow students to pursue their physical talents to the level with which they feel comfortable. Our relatively small size allows for a greater percentage of the student body to participate in the sports offered and gain experience with leadership, sportsmanship, personal development and problem solving.