The Thursday sport and activities program is an important part of each student’s overall education. It allows an opportunity for students to experience a range of competitive and non-competitive recreational activities.

School Sport

These teams play competitive sport against other Sydney Catholic Schools in Conference 3 and progress to play against othe Conferences in the Sydney Championship.

Term 1 Sport

  • Basketball
  • Touch
  • Waterpolo

Term 2 Sport

  • Soccer
  • Netball

Term 3 Sport

  • Tennis
  • AFL
  • Rugby 7’s

Term 4 Sport

  • OzTag
  • Volleyball
  • Cricket
Other Sport and Activities

These are non-competitive activities that run throughout the year. They vary from term to term or year to year and include:

Junior – Years 7 and 8

  • Cricket
  • Gymnastics
  • Cheerleading
  • Swimming
  • Badminton
  • Zumba
  • Boxercise
  • Tennis
  • YMCA – Aerobic and circuit based activities

Senior – Years 9 and 10

  • Lawn Bowls
  • Climbfit
  • Stand Up Paddleboarding
  • Dance
  • Walking
  • Moving Meditation
  • Boxercise
  • Zumba
  • YMCA – Aerobic and circuit based activities
Representative Sport

Students have the opportunity to represent OLMC and progress through the NSW Combined Catholic Colleges (CCC) sporting pathway.

The pathway follows the following steps:

  1. OLMC competitions and carnivals
  2. Sydney Catholic Schools Conference 3
  3. Sydney Catholic Schools
  4. NSW Combined Catholic Colleges (NSWCCC)
  5. NSW All Schools Championships
  6. Australian All Schools Championships

The CCC Pathway offers the following sports:

  • Swimming
  • Athletics
  • Cross Country
  • Softball
  • Touch
  • Hockey
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • AFL
  • Basketball
  • Diving
  • Rowing
  • Golf
  • Cricket
  • Canoeing
  • Sailing
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball
  • Water polo
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