From the Deputy Head Operations

AAGPS Athletics Carnival – Saturday 20 September

The AAGPS Athletics Carnival will take place on Saturday 20 September at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre, Sydney Olympic Park.

This event is compulsory for all boys in Years 7, 8 and 10. Boys from Year 11 and Year 12 are also welcome to attend. 

Boys must wear full winter School uniform (no Boater) with coat or blazer for those who have been awarded one. The only hats permitted are Shore Yard Hats (no caps).

Boys will travel to and from the venue by bus. Boys should gather in House groups at Shore at 6.30am for roll call. Our buses will depart Shore at 7.00am sharp. These earlier timings are necessary as the AAGPS have shifted the start time of the carnival to 8am (the good news is that we will therefore finish considerably earlier than past years).

Any boy who misses the buses will be expected to find his own way to Sydney Olympic Park and report to his Housemaster to be marked off the roll.

The return buses will leave Sydney Olympic Park at 1.45pm, arriving back at Shore at approximately 2.30pm.

Permission to travel by private transport must be requested in writing (by email) from your son’s Housemaster.

Leave from the event will only be granted in exceptional circumstances and will also require an application in writing (by email) to your son’s Housemaster. Boys in the Cadet Bivouac Advance Parties and those involved in the Middle School Play have been granted leave, so there is no need for individual requests.

It is recommended that boys bring a packed lunch and a drink, as catering facilities at Sydney Olympic Park are limited and typically have long queues. Boys will not be able to leave the stadium to get food and must not have food delivered. Arrangements will be made for Boarders.

It promises to be a very exciting and successful day for Shore, so we look forward to the support of the Shore community.

Dr Andrew Mansfield
Deputy Head Operations