Adelaide High School Athletics Supported by SA Athletics Stadium and School Facilities
Competitions organised by SAAS and School Sport SA use established venues including the SA Athletics Stadium alongside school-based infrastructure for events across age groups.
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Adelaide has secured the 2027 School Sport Australia Games, the country's biggest junior sporting event, which includes funding for a multi-million-dollar facility upgrade to support youth athletics and other school sports.
Venues for State and Regional Events
The SA Athletics Stadium hosts the VIVA SA All Schools Athletics Championships, with the 2025 edition scheduled for October 25-26. Top performers from this event qualify for the Australian All Schools Championships. Secondary students also compete in the School Sport SA Athletics Track and Field State Championships, which include straight finals in events such as the 100m, 200m and 800m plus field disciplines. These statewide events are open to students across Adelaide.
School-Based Infrastructure and Carnivals
Adelaide High School and Loxton High School run annual intra-house athletics carnivals during Term 1. Selected athletes then represent their schools at SAAS A1 Grade carnivals and other interschool meets. SAAS organises the Achilles Cup on the last Thursday of September each year, covering 21 disciplines in running, jumping and throwing for age groups from Under 13 to Open. Loxton High School has a record of success at SASSSA Track and Field Championships and maintains morning training programs for its athletes.
Event Structure and Participation
SAAS contests include 100m to 3000m runs, hurdles, relays, high jump, long jump, triple jump, javelin, discus and shot put. Nominations for Term 4 2025 statewide schools competitions close on 20 August. The SA Government has also allocated $5.6 million in 2024-25 to 31 grassroots sport projects, some of which support youth participation programs that feed into school athletics pathways.
Students and schools interested in the next cycle of events can check the School Sport SA website for nomination details and age-group requirements ahead of the August deadline.
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