Australian Government Initiative
sporting schools.
Free, high-quality basketball programs delivered in schools — building the confidence and capability kids need to be active for life.
Sport at school, for life beyond it.
Sporting Schools is an Australian Government initiative designed to help schools increase children's participation in sport and connect them with community sport opportunities. Programs are provided free to children and their families, helping students build the confidence and capability to be active for life.
Research shows that quality sport and physical activity in schools has a positive influence on children's confidence, competence and motivation to be active — at school and throughout their life.
To make it happen, the Australian Sports Commission partners with Basketball Australia and more than 40 other national sporting organisations, including national sporting organisations for people with disability. Basketball's delivery features two nationally accredited programs — Ford Aussie Hoops for primary students and 3X3 Basketball for secondary students — run by NSO-endorsed coaches or registered teachers.
Beyond the sessions themselves, the programs are built to boost physical activity and help students transition into local community sporting clubs — which is exactly where WBA and our affiliated clubs come in.
Sporting Schools aligns to the Play Well Sport Participation Strategy through Priority Area 2 — embedding a culture of sport in and around schools to drive lifelong involvement.
Six things Sporting Schools sets out to do.
Engage primary students
Free, high-quality sport programs delivered at primary schools during and around the school day.
Engage Years 7–8
Targeted secondary programs — particularly for inactive students, girls, and schools in disadvantaged areas.
Build school–sport partnerships
Connecting sporting organisations with schools to promote involvement in sport outside school hours.
Develop schools & teachers
Growing the capability of schools and teachers to give students positive sport experiences.
Build the coaching workforce
Strengthening the skills of coaches and the wider sport workforce delivering in schools.
Support lifelong activity
Backing life-long involvement in sport and physical activity to enhance health and wellbeing.
Primary and secondary.
Ford Aussie Hoops
Basketball's nationally accredited entry program for primary students — fun, skills-first sessions run at school by NSO-endorsed coaches or registered teachers, designed to make first experiences of basketball positive ones.
3X3 Basketball
The fast, half-court format for high schoolers — a nationally accredited program targeting Year 7 and 8 students, with priority for inactive students, girls, and students attending schools in disadvantaged areas.
WBA delivers direct to your school.
You don't need to wait for a funding round to talk to us. Warragul Basketball Association works directly with any school — primary or secondary — to design and deliver a basketball program that fits your students, your timetable and your space. We've already delivered Ford Aussie Hoops in a local primary school through Sporting Schools, and we can bring the same to yours.
Ford Aussie Hoops
Basketball's accredited primary program, delivered in-school — the exact program we've already run for a local primary school.
3X3 Basketball
The accredited secondary program — fast, half-court, three-a-side, built for Year 7 and 8 energy and small gym spaces.
Wheelchair basketball
Inclusive come-and-try sessions delivered with our Basketball Victoria partnership — chairs provided.
Basketball clinics
Custom skills sessions run by accredited WBA coaches — in your gym, on your courts, during PE or lunchtime.
Funding & eligibility
How schools apply.
Sporting Schools funding is applied for by the school — primary schools can apply for grant funding each term to cover the cost of the program. Application windows, eligibility criteria and the funding process are managed by the Australian Sports Commission, with full details, dates and criteria on the Sport Australia website.
sportaus.gov.au — schools funding- Check your school's eligibility and the current term's application window at Sport Australia.
- Apply for a Sporting Schools grant through your school — funding rounds run each term.
- Book basketball as your funded sport — or contact WBA directly and we'll help you plan the program either way.
Bring basketball to your school.
Whether you're applying for Sporting Schools funding or want WBA to deliver a program directly, start with a conversation. Tell us your school, year levels and what you're hoping for — we'll take it from there.
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