Sports Day

Sports Day 2026 is being held on Friday 6th March at Encounter Lutheran College. Students are to arrive at the College from 8.20am in readiness for the official opening at 8.40am on the top oval. 

In order to accommodate more track and field events this year, a Pre-Sports Day program for Years 7-12 will be conducted on Wednesday 4th March. The 1500m will be the “Opening Event” during House on Friday 27th February. Students will sign up for these events in Week 3.

Download a Sports Day Parent Pack, which includes timetables and a site map, here.

If you have any queries not outlined in the information provided, please contact your child’s class teacher or a member of our Sports Day Team:

• Hannah Oakeshott, Junior School PE Coordinator – hannah.oakeshott@encounter.sa.edu.au
• Justin Riggs, Sports Day Convenor – justin.riggs@encounter.sa.edu.au
• Troy Wegener, Head of Sport - troy.wegener@encounter.sa.edu.au

Junior School

All Junior School students should go straight to their classroom at 8.20am. Attendance will be taken at their classroom, and their teacher will then walk the students to the top oval for the official opening at 8.45am.  

Middle and Senior School (Year 7 – Open)

Middle/Senior School students are asked to arrive and go straight to their House tent on the bottom oval where they will sign in with one of the House teachers.  All student bags are to be dropped in House tents (lockers will be closed for the day).  Students will then move to the top oval for the official opening at 8.45am.

Sports Day Parent Information Pack

• Foundation – Year 3

• Year 4 – Open

Refer to the Sports Day Parent Information Pack

RECORD HOLDERS

• Download a copy of Sports Day Record Holders

HOUSE WINNERS

• 2025 – Rosetta
• 2024 – Rosetta
• 2023 – Yilki
• 2022 – Yilki
• 2021 – Rosetta
• 2020 – Rosetta
• 2019 – Rosetta
• 2018 – Rosetta
• 2017 – Rosetta
• 2016 – Yilki
• 2015 – Rosetta
• 2014 – Yilki
• 2013 – Coorong
• 2012 – Granite
• 2011 – Granite
• 2010 – Granite
• 2009 – Granite
• 2008 – Rosetta
• 2007 – Granite
• 2006 – Coorong
• 2005 – Rosetta
• 2004 – Rosetta
• 2003 – Yilki
• 2002 – Coorong
• 2001 – Granite

POINT ALLOCATION

Foundation to Year 3

• 1st = 8 points
• 2nd = 6 points
• 3rd = 4 points
• 4th = 2 points

Year 4 to Open

• 1st = 8 points
• 2nd = 7 points
• 3rd = 6 points
• 4th = 5 points
• 5th = 4 points
• 6th = 3 points
• 7th = 2 points
• 8th = 1 point

Bus

All bus students (Link SA & Encounter Bus) will be dropped off and picked up from Encounter Lutheran College as normal. Students catching the buses will be dismissed by 2.55pm from the bottom oval.  

Foundation

Sports Day is usually a very tiring day for our younger students.  Therefore, lunch will be from 1.00pm and Foundation students may be collected from 1.30pm, from their classroom.  For parents unable to collect their children earlier, quiet activities will be set up in the classrooms for students to go on with. 

Junior & Middle/Senior School

Students will be dismissed from the bottom oval by 3.05pm and may be collected as per a normal school day. 

OSHC

Before and after school, OSHC will run as normal. Students attending OSHC in the morning will be walked to the classrooms by OSHC staff so they can have their morning attendance recorded.

The Foundation to Year 3 Sports Day Program has scheduled breaks. Older year levels will have time throughout the day for food breaks.  Please refer to the program.

Foundation to Year 4 students are to bring their own recess and lunch. 

Year 5 and 6 students can either bring their own or purchase from the stalls listed below. 

Middle/Senior School students will be able to purchase their own recess and lunch from the stalls listed below during the day during break times. 

There will be a range of food available for purchase on the day, including:

• BBQ Trailer – sausage sizzle, soft drinks.
• Meal Hub - little pizzas, ham and cheese croissants, sushi, sweet treats and drinks
• Brew Box – coffee van, croissants and sweet treats
• GPS Café – Hot and cold drinks, muesli, wraps, curry, pastries and sweet treats

There will be no Subway or ice block orders on Sports Day. 

Students are to bring their College hat and plenty of water for the day.

To assist with the smooth running of our Sports Day we are seeking parent volunteers (who have completed their Volunteer Orientation) to assist with some Sports Day events in years 4-12. We are also in need of volunteers to assist with food preparation and sales on our food stalls. 

Further details about where event volunteers are stationed and at what time will be provided in due course.   

Please contact our Event Coordinator, Patrina Grace, at patrina.grace@encounter.sa.edu.au to discuss volunteering at Sports Day.

Parents and students will be able to park in the front and rear College car parks. Additional parking is available on the southern side of Aldi.  

Please feel free to bring seating or picnic blankets.

As is usual practice, dogs are NOT permitted on College grounds. Please refer to the ‘Animals on College Premises Policy’ concerning the management and regulation of animals on College premises.

Thank you for your co-operation.