SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS COUNTRY WEEK
2026
CENTRAL
Samantha Dickens
Dalwallinu District High School
samantha.dickens@education.wa.edu.au
KIMBERLEY/PILBARA
Brittany Crawford
Karratha Senior High School
Country Senior High Schools Week is available to all Senior High Schools and previous participants as an annual event for country schools to participate in Basketball, Dance, AFL Football [B&G], Hockey, Indoor Cricket, Netball, Soccer, Speech & Debating, Touch and Volleyball.
Where can I get more information?
On receipt of all nominations, bulletins and fixtures will be posted on the SSWA website. Please keep a regular check as amendments are frequently made to fixtures due to team nomination changes. We understand that sometimes team changes are impossible to avoid, however, we do urge you to keep your changes minimal so as not to disrupt the competition greatly or cause confusion with other schools.
COMPETITION SPECIFICS
Date: Monday 29 June – Friday 3 July 2026
Eligibility: Participants must be full time students, and be under 19 years and 6 months as at the 31st December in the year of competition. Note: Year 7 Students are not permitted to participate in Country Week. Year 8 and Year 9 Boys are not permitted to participate in the AFL competition.
Cost: Schools who compete in the carnival share the costs for this event. The figure payable is $65 per student, based on minimum team numbers i.e. 5 in a Basketball team and 6 in Volleyball etc.
Venues
Basketball (Boys & Girls) – Bendat Basketball Centre
Dance – King Street Arts Centre
Football (Boys & Girls) – UWA Sports Park
Hockey (Boys & Girls) – UWA Sports Park
Indoor Cricket (Boys) – Seamer Indoor Sports Centre [Balcatta]
Netball (Girls & Boys) – Gold Netball Centre & Perth Netball Centre
Soccer (Boys & Girls) – UWA Sports Park
Speech & Debating – Perth HPC
Touch Football (Mixed) – UWA Sports Park
Volleyball (Boys & Girls) – Perth HPC & Lords
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Main Bulletin Published |
Fri 12 Dec 2025 |
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Nominations Due |
Fri 6 Mar 2026 |
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Proposed grades to schools |
Fri 27 Mar 2026 |
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Alteration Requests |
Fri 1 May 2026 |
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Draft Fixtures on Website |
Fri 29 May 2026 |
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Final Fixtures on Website & School Information Returns Due |
Fri 12 Jun 2026 |
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Main Bulletin: Click HERE for the 2026
Bulletin 1: Click HERE [updated 28-2-25 with minor change to badminton rules]
Bulletin 2: Click HERE [added 22-5-25]
Catering Options
HPC [Venues West] Pre Order Lunch Form 2025
Epic Catering – Catering Information
Subway Wembley – Prices and Location Map
Subway Wembley – Order Form
Grill’d Karrinyup – Grill’d Karrinyup offer
Grill’d Carousel –Grill’d Carousel offer
SciTech
Exclusive Event for Country Week Participants
When: Weekdays 2-4pm
Spots are limited, so we encourage you to secure your visit early.
To reserve a date or learn more, simply email bookings@scitech.org.au or call on 9215 0740.
UWA Quiz Night and Dinner
UWA’s Future Students team invites regional students attending Country Week to join us on campus for a quiz night.
Date: Wednesday 2 July
Time: 5:30-8pm
Venue: The University of Western Australia
RSVP: Monday 2 June
School requirements:
- UWA Country Week Movie Night is open to all regional schools attending Country Week 2025
- Transport to and from the event is to be arranged by the school
- Students are to be supervised by school staff member(s) holding Duty of Care
- Dinner will be provided for school groups who have registered their attendance by the relevant deadline.
The event is subject to capacity limitations and may book out prior to the RSVP date.
Register Here
West Coast Eagles
Country Week with West Coast
As part of Country Week the WCE are offering to deliver informative presentations to your sporting groups.
Presentations are completely FREE and will run for approximately 30-40 mins.
See the FLYER for more information and contact information.
2025 Dance Information Booklet Click HERE [yet to be published]
The Country Week Dance component is coordinated by Rolanda Geneff.
Dance in Country Week will involve students participating in a number of dance workshops across 3 different dance genres, providing them with the skills and techniques to choreograph a dance work, which will be performed to an adjudication panel (and an audience).
The dance workshops will take place in the heart of the city’s performance precinct at the King Street Arts Centre (KSAC).
Team sizes should be a minimum of 6 students and a maximum of 10 students.
*Schools are permitted to enter teams with less than 6 students (if they are unable to make up a team of 6) – on the proviso that they understand that whilst they can receive assessment scores, they CAN NOT earn points towards the Champion Schools tally and trophy.
Teams can be comprised of students of different year levels.
It is not necessary for students to have any previous dance experience.
**Following receipt of all nominations, it may be necessary to restrict team sizes to align with venue capacities.
Speech and Debating Information Booklet 2026 [published 6/03/2026]
Detailed Information
Speech & Debating Program 2025 [published 12/06/25]
Debating Competition Information
Own Composition & Performance Piece Information
Own Composition Adjudication Sheet
Performance Piece Adjudication Sheet
Cover Sheet for Own Composition and Performance Piece
The Speech and Debating competitions are sponsored by the RAC
Click HERE for Venue risk management documentation
ACTIVE ACHIEVER AWARDS
Sponsored by the RAC
The award procedure is as follows:
1) Each school involved in SHS Country Week has the opportunity to nominate a maximum of two female and two male students.
2) The nominated students must:
– portray positive images about road safety
– be developing leadership qualities in school and/or
community activities,
– be attending Senior High School Country Week.
3) Each student nominated will be individually congratulated and receive a certificate of recognition at the Opening Ceremony.
When the school has determined its nominees please complete the nomination form below:
Nominations close: Monday 16th June 2025
SERVICE AWARDS
SSWA recognises that members of the school sport family should be duly recognised for their work, service and commitment to school sport. School Sport WA recognises this contribution through the following awards:
School Sport WA Service Award (5 years, 10 years and 15 years)
School Sport WA Outstanding Service Award
Life Membership of School Sport WA
School Sport WA uses data provided on the School Information Form to identify Service Award recipients. Schools also have the ability to nominate staff using the above nomination form.
The Country SHS Delegates are elected bi-annually to represent the needs of their district. The annual country delegate meeting is held in December where all issues are discussed pertinent to the smooth and efficient running of the carnival. To check out the minutes of this meeting click on the link below.
Regional Delegates Meeting Minutes – meeting held Thu 28 Nov 2024 – Click HERE
SCHOOLS
Please click on the below sports to download Team Sheets
SSWA has contracted Sports Centre to sell SHS Country Week merchandise at the event.
Click HERE to go to the Sports Centre Website to view the range and place an order. Sports Centre will have stalls at Country Week.
