Students with disability events are for schools who nominate teams or for individual student entry. Find out more and how to participate.

Who can enter students with disability events

To enter students with disability events schools must be affiliated with School Sport SA.

For classification events, students should hold a para-athlete classification.

Specific sport age groups are listed on the individual event pages.

Competitions offered, when and where they are held

All events are participation carnivals unless listed in the competition details.

What is classification

Classification exists in sport to support as fair competition as possible amongst students with different disabilities.

By grouping students with similar levels of functional ability into classes for competition, the outcomes of the competition become based on performance rather than on differences in their disabilities.

Students who do not fit into one of these categories may not be able to be classified.

• Physical or functional
• Vision impairment
• Intellectual
• Deaf
• Transplant

Classification is coordinated by Athletics SA or Swimming SA and must be organised 60 days prior to competing. See classification by Athletics SA or classification Swimming Australia for further details and how to get classified.

A classification is required to be selected in these SA state teams to competed at School Sport Australia events.

• 12 years and under track and field
• 10 to 19 years cross country
• 10 to 19 years swimming