Special Sports Programs

Balga SHS achieves outstanding performance and future sporting opportunities through our specialist sport programs.

The specialist sport courses offered are:

  • Girls Netball
  • Girls and Boys Football (Soccer)
  • Boys and Girls AFL Football

Students participate for 4 hours per week in their chosen specialisation commencing in Year 7 through to attaining a Sport and Recreation Qualification at the end of Year 12.

Girls and Boys Badminton is also formally run on Friday afternoons after school with participants competing in the Schools Badminton Competitions throughout the year.

Netball
In Netball the school has its own teams in the Woola Woola Koolangas Club playing on week nights and weekends in WA Netballs Acreditted Competition. The Netball girls also play all other interschool related competitions.

Football (Soccer)
Participants play in all Interschool related competitions and are also connected with Affiliated Clubs to play on weekends and outside of school hours.

Footbal (AFL)
Participants play in all Interschool related competitions and are also connected with Affiliated Clubs to play on weekends and outside of school hours. The school has a strong affiliation with Western Australian Football League Club, Subiaco being in their intake area.