Day three of National Schools Event had sport, performing arts and Greek dancing

·

The third day of the 2024 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia National Schools Event (GOAANSE) took place in Sydney on Thursday with male and female students facing off in netball and futsal.

The events started from early morning with Girls Netball taking place between 9am and 3pm at Netball Central, and Girls Futsal from 9am to 3pm at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Halls. The Boys Futsal competition took place between 9.15am and 3pm at the Billbergia Sport Centre.

St Spyridon College won the Girls Netball and Boys Futsal competitions, whilst St Andrew’s Grammar won Girls Futsal.

The sports games were followed by a Performing Arts Festival and Dinner Dance at night. The events were held at Spyridon College Senior Campus SPACe.

Since 1998, Greek Orthodox schools across Australia have each taken a turn in hosting the GOAANSE.

The schools that are taking part this year are: St Spyridon College (host, NSW), Oakleigh Grammar (VIC), All Saints Grammar (NSW), St Andrew’s Grammar (WA), St Euphemia College (NSW), St George College (SA), and St John’s College (VIC).

Advertisement

Share:

KEEP UP TO DATE WITH TGH

By subscribing you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Advertisement

Latest News

How families celebrated a rare unified Easter

For the first time in eight years, all branches of Christianity—Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox—celebrated Easter on the same weekend.

George Mastrocostas pushes ahead with project amid Gold Coast housing surge

As the Gold Coast races to meet a looming population milestone of one million residents by 2045, George Mastrocostas is pushing ahead.

Tina Stefanou explores Melbourne’s urban fringe in immersive ACCA exhibition

Artist Tina Stefanou’s latest exhibition, You Can’t See Speed, now showing at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA).

Sydney man Zacharias Giatras granted bail after Rockdale crash leaves man critical

Zacharias Giatras, a 19-year-old plumbing apprentice, has been granted bail after being charged over a serious crash in Sydney’s south.

The late Jim Diamantis remembered as community-minded family man

Adelaide businessman Jim Diamantis, co-founder of Diamonds Camera, has been remembered as a hardworking and compassionate family man.

You May Also Like

Collective effort from governments, business and citizens needed to get our city’s mojo back

"We need to all work together with governments to ensure Sydney gets its mojo back," writes Business Sydney Executive Director, Paul Nicolaou

Greek Orthodox churches in Greece to defy lockdown by opening for Epiphany

Greece’s Orthodox Church has said it will defy a government lockdown order and open churches during the Epiphany celebration on January 6.

Scott Morrison joins Greek community in honouring OXI Day anniversary

Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, has released an official statement today to mark the OXI Day anniversary.