Frequently asked questions (FAQ's)

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• Incoming year 6-7 students can apply and trial for up to two sports however, you can only be enrolled in one sport.
• Students in years 7-12 can only apply and trial for one sport.

Training generally takes place on Tuesday from 1pm to 2.50pm and on Thursday from 12:30pm to 2:50pm.  Some sports may have before school training.

• No.  Your child will attend class for the same number of hours as any other student in any other school.

• Thursday afternoon is the normal sports afternoon where everyone attends sport.
• On Tuesday afternoon Year 7 and 8 students who are not in TSP attend enrichment lessons in music, computers, or drama.
• Years 9 and 10 TSP students select TSP as a four period elective, two of which are a practical lesson on Tuesday afternoon and two of which are theory lessons taught elsewhere in the week.
• On Tuesday afternoon, Year 11 and 12 students who need to train for TSP have re-scheduled lessons.

• Yes. TSP is a user pays program with fees used primarily to pay coaches, purchase training gear, pay for venues and so on.
• There is a $50 application fee and a yearly fee ranging from $750 to $1,350 depending on the sport.
• Fees are payable in advance.
• All monies raised in a particular sport are spent within that sport and in the administration of TSP.

Venues are at school and throughout the Sutherland Shire. Where required, a bus is provided at a cost of approximately $15.

• Year 6-7 students trials take place in term 2.
• Years 7-12 students will be contacted regarding trial information upon receipt of application.

The trials are conducted by the independent coaching staff and mentors of each Targeted Sport.

Each TSP sport has a teacher attached to supervise the students on Tuesday and Thursday.  The mentor fulfils an important welfare role and liaises between the coaching staff and parents.

Your child will be expected to:

• attend all training sessions and participate with commitment and enthusiasm
• compete at a high level outside of school
• demonstrate a sustained and diligent commitment to your studies
• maintain a high standard of behaviour and conduct