Policy on Sports Awards and Colours

Colours and other awards are given to participants in various official School sports according to the criteria set out below. The Headmaster makes the final determination and reserves the right to grant or withhold awards on exceptional grounds as he sees fit regardless of the published criteria which may also be altered at any time without notice.

Recommendations for awards are made by a Colours Committee of three experienced masters, chaired by the Sports Master. Nominations are made to the Committee by senior coaches and masters in charge of individual sports.

In Cricket, Rugby, Soccer, Basketball and Tennis (other than Winter Tennis) awards are given as follows:

Honour Badge

for members of GPS First Team, GPS Second Team or GPS Third team or for members of the Grammar First Team for three years (subject to very high standard of performance over the season in the latter three categories).

Colours with Merit

for members of GPS Second Team not awarded Honour Badge or for outstanding leadership (for example as captain of First Team) or for two years membership of the Grammar First Team.

Colours

for participation in four official Grammar Firsts matches (usually GPS competition matches) for a substantial part of the game.

Half Colours with Merit

for participation in three Grammar First official matches (usually GPS competition matches), for participation in four official matches (usually GPS competition matches) of a team winning the GPS Seconds Premiership or for outstanding leadership (for example as team captain of a Second Team).

Half Colours

for participation in four official Grammar Seconds matches (usually GPS competition matches) for a substantial part of the game.

Games Pennant

for participation in fewer than four official Grammar Seconds matches (usually GPS competition matches) or for a high standard of work as team manager, referee or other ancillary helper.

In Rowing awards are made as follows:

Honour Badge

for membership of a Grammar First VIII that finishes first or runner up at the GPS Head of the River or (subject to high standard of performance while in the crew) membership of GPS First VIII.

Colours with Merit

(where an Honour Badge has not been awarded) for membership of a Grammar First VIII that finishes first or runner-up at the GPS Head of the River or two years membership of the Grammar First VIII or for outstanding leadership by the First VIII Captain.

Colours

for membership of a Grammar First VIII in GPS Head of the River.

Half Colours

with Merit

for membership of a Grammar Second VIII that finishes first or runner up at the GPS Head of the River (or for outstanding captaincy of a Second VIII that is not first or second).

Half Colours

for membership of Grammar Second VIII in GPS Head of the River (which does not win first or second place) or for membership of a winning Grammar IV at the GPS Head of the River (subject to high standard of performance in invitation regattas).

Games Pennant

for membership of a Grammar IV which wins a minor place at the GPS Head of the River (subject to high standard of performance in invitation regattas).

In Athletics awards are given as follows:

Honour Badge

for winner of an Open Championship event (subject to high standard of performance) or winner of two Under 17 Championship events (subject to high standard of performance).

Colours with Merit

for winner of an open event (where Honour Badge is not awarded) or for winner of an open division event.

Colours

for members of an Open Team (subject to high standard of performance) OR for winner of an Under 17 Championship event except the 4x100 metres relay race.

Half Colours

for members of Under 17 or Senior Team.

Half Colours with Merit

for winner of an Under 17 Championship event in which performance is below the standard needed for award of full colours, for winner of an Under 17 Division event and for leadership.

Games Pennant

for winner of a GPS Carnival event in a category junior to Under 17, or (subject to very high standard) minor place getter at a GPS Carnival.

Note – Form VI boys competing as Under 17 Athletes are eligible for Colours.

In Swimming awards are given as follows:

Honour Badge

for:

1. First place at the CIS carnival in an individual senior event; or
2. First place or outstanding performance at the NSW All Schools Championships.
3. This award is only open to boys in Form IV and above.

Colours with Merit

for:

1. First place in two senior events in which GPS Premiership points are at stake; or
2. Membership of the SGS First Relay team if it has won at least two events; or iii) Selection to the GPS representative Senior Team for an individual event; or
3. Breaking the relevant SGS record in any event at the NSW All Schools Championships. This award is only open to boys in Form IV and above.

Colours

for:

1. Membership of the SGS Senior Team at GPS Carnival 5; or
2. Participation in the SGS First Relay at three or more GPS carnivals.

Half Colours

for:

1. Participation as a member of the SGS Senior Team in at least two events in which GPS premiership points are at stake; or
2. Participation in the SGS First Relay team event at two GPS carnivals; or iii) Breaking the relevant SGS record in any event at the NSW All Schools Championships. This award is only open to boys in Forms II and III.

Games Pennant

for:

1. Selection to the GPS representative team (but without being a member of the SGS Senior Team); or
2. Selection to the SGS First Relay Team (but without being a member of the SGS Senior Team).

Note: Senior refers to the 17 and 18 year old age groups.

In Rifle Shooting awards are given as follows:

for selection to the representative GPS Team or for outstanding performance in the Grammar First Team.

for participation in at least two of the three official matches which constitute the GPS Rifle Shooting Championship.

(when Honour Badge not awarded) for participation in all official GPS Championship matches for four years (subject to high standard of performance) or for such participation in one year when the Grammar First Team wins the GPS premiership or for outstanding leadership (for example as First Team captain) when Honour Badge is not awarded.

for participation in the official GPS match as a member of the Grammar Second Team.

In Fencing and Volleyball awards are given as follows:

Colours with Merit

for membership of a premiership- winning SGS First Team

Colours

for membership of the SGS First Team

Half Colours with merit

for membership of a premiership-winning Second Team

Half Colours

for membership of the SGS Second Team

Games Pennant

for membership of a junior team that wins an approved junior title

In Cross Country awards are made as follows:

Honour Badge

for members of a Grammar Open team which wins a GPS premiership (judged on the basis of individual places at invitation meetings) or for selection in the Combined GPS representative team.

Colours with Merit

for exceptional performance in invitation meetings (for boys not awarded an Honour Badge) or for outstanding leadership by the Open Team Captain.

Colours

for members of the Open team who participate in at least seven designated invitation meetings including the Combined GPS Championships and whose performance is of a high standard.

Half Colours

for members of the Open team not awarded Colours who participated in at least seven designated meetings and whose performance is considered to be of a sufficiently high standard.

Games Pennant

for outstanding performance in age events during the course of the season who participate in at least seven designated invitation meetings.

Referees are eligible for awards as follows:

Rugby & Football

Half Colours with Merit

are awarded for:

1. outstanding leadership by the Captain of Rugby Referees.
2. gaining an ARU refereeing scholarship.

Half Colours

are awarded for a referee who has obtained a recognised referee's certificate and who has refereed regularly for the school for at least three years, including games at the highest possible schoolboy level.

Games Pennant

is awarded to a boy who has obtained a recognised referee's certificate and who has refereed regularly for the school in Forms V & Form VI, at the highest possible level.

The above awards are normally only given to boys in Form VI.

All Other Sports

Games Pennant

is awarded to a boy who has obtained a recognised referee's certificate and who has refereed regularly for the school in Form V & Form VI, at the highest possible level.