Welcome

It is with great pleasure that I welcome students, teachers, parents, friends and special guests to the 2025 MacKillop Athletics Championships.  

Students from Catholic primary schools representing 5 dioceses from across southern New South Wales are competing today at the championships. Making it to these championships is an outstanding achievement that recognises the great commitment and dedication of the students who have qualified for this event to be the very best they can be through hard work and training.

Thank you to the MacKillop Sports Council for their detailed planning and organisation of the Championships. In particular, I acknowledge the dedication and effort of Margaret Thornton (Catholic Schools, Parramatta), Lisa Filby (Catholic Schools NSW Sport) and the Catholic Schools NSW Sport staff as the principal coordinators for today’s event. 

Finally, thank you to all who have contributed to the success of these championships. An event such as this cannot go ahead without the support of the many Principals, sports coordinators, teachers, parents and volunteers who have given their time to prepare our students for today.

I wish all competitors and officials a very successful and rewarding day. 

Robert Rush

CSNSW Sport - Director of Sport