AWARDS

For students who have two or more years in Interschool Chess and who meet the criteria.

For Year 6 students selected to represent PLC Sydney and who meet the criteria.

For Year 6 students who have three or more years in an ensemble and who meet the criteria. Students who begin at PLC Sydney in Year 5 must have two years in an ensemble and meet the criteria.

For students who reach 12 points. Students begin working towards the Sports Badge from Year 4. Students who begin at PLC Sydney in Year 5 must reach eight points. One point for each sport is awarded for representing PLC Sydney in a Saturday sports team or skiing, being selected to represent PLC Sydney in IPSHA (Independent Primary School Heads of Australia) swimming, diving, athletics, cross country or gymnastics and for being selected to represent NSWCIS (New South Wales Combined Independent Schools) or NSWPSSA (New South Wales Primary Schools’ Sports’ Association) in any sport (or its equivalent). As there is no school pathway in gymnastics following IPSHA, aerobics and snow sports a separate criteria has been set and points are awarded for competing at State and National competitions. Please refer to the Head of Junior School Sport for more details.

For students selected to represent PLC Sydney at Tournament Day and who meet the criteria.

Australian Representative Blazers are awarded to students who are selected into the highest level Australian team to compete internationally, such as the Youth Olympic Games, Junior World Championships or equivalent.

This award is the highest level of award for Co-Curricular achievement at PLC Sydney.  For a student to be awarded a PLC Sydney Australian Representative Blazer, ALL of the following criteria must be met:

1. Be selected into an elite (highest possible level) Australian team 

2. The student must represent Australia at a recognised international competition/event, such as world championships.  Festivals or invitation events are not eligible for an International Blazer

3. The student must actually compete at this international event (not just be named in a team that either doesn't compete or student doesn't compete due to injury or other reason)

4. The student must satisfy all of the above whilst they are a student at PLC Sydney - before 31 December in the year they complete Year 12

5. The student must provide paperwork from the governing body of that activity, confirming their selection into an elite Australian team

6. For activities that don’t have international events similar to a World Championships, for example in the Performing Arts, consideration for a blazer will be at the discretion of the Principal for any student achieving at an exceptionally high level equivalent to all points above. 

7. Final approval for Blazer awards will be given by the Principal.

Achievement Awards are awarded for excellence in individual activities such as selection in a PLC Sydney First team, winning a Grand Final or other external competition, a member of a premier music group, or a lead role in Drama for a highly commended performance. 

Achievement Awards will be awarded to students for outstanding achievements in a chosen co-curricular activity, such as selection into a PLC Sydney First team, winning a Grand Final or other external competition, a member of a premier music group, or a lead role in Drama for a highly commended performance.

These awards are to be embroidered on the School blazer to indicate excellence and achievement.  These awards will be located on the left hand side of the blazer and embroidered with the year.

For activities where there is a competition, eg sport, debating, club competitions, winning or placing at these competitions and/or selection into a senior first PLC Sydney team forms the basis of the criteria for an Achievement Award.

For activities where there is no competition, the award will be by nomination to the Director of Co-Curricular Programs on the basis of an achievement in this area, eg being selected into a premier music ensemble or representing PLC Sydney in an ensemble to the wider community.  

Note:  The Achievement Awards are also known as Pockets.

Students awarded an Achievement Award will be presented with a certificate of achievement at a Principals Achievement Meeting held during lunchtimes each term. Students then submit their blazers to the Uniform Shop to have co-curricular achievement awards (Pockets) embroidered. The Uniform Store Manager will arrange for the embroidering of awards. 

Participation Awards will be awarded to students for their long term dedication, effort and commitment to a particular co curricular category.

There are six generic Participation Award categories:

1. Clubs

2. Drama

3. Music

4. Oratory

5. Service

6. Sport

 Participation Awards consist of a badge that will be awarded for participation based on the following criteria:

• Bronze Badge: Participation for three years or equivalent. This is participation of one activity in a category each term for three years. Eg one music ensemble for four terms a year over a three year period will earn a Bronze Music Badge.  This is equivalent to 12 or more terms of participation within a category.

• Silver Badge: Participation for five years or equivalent. This is participation of one activity in a category each term for five years. Eg one sport for four terms a year over a five year period. This will earn a Silver Sport Badge.  This is equivalent to 20 or more terms of participation within a category.

• Gold Badge: Participation for six years or equivalent. This is participation of one activity in a category each term for six years. Eg one drama activity for four terms a year over a six year period. This will earn a Gold Drama Badge.  This is equivalent to 23 or more terms of participation within a category.

If students do more than one activity per category per term, eg two music ensembles each term,  this will be equivalent to two terms of music per term.  

Participation Awards can be achieved in multiple categories, e.g. you could earn a Bronze badge for Clubs and a Silver badge for Music.  

A minimum attendance of 80% or higher must be recorded for attendance at any co-curricular activity for that activity to be recognised towards achieving a Participation Award.