Box Hill Athletic Club Opens Training Pathways for High School Athletes

The Box Hill Athletic Club, founded in 1932, trains at Hagenauer Reserve and has won over 100 medals in Victorian state junior and all-schools competitions.

School Sport Programs

Box Hill High School offers interschool competitions in netball, basketball, soccer, AFL, volleyball, badminton, tennis, cricket, table tennis, and baseball, governed by School Sport Victoria. The school holds three annual whole-school sport events: Swimming Carnival, House Cross Country, and Athletics Day, where results determine interschool representatives. These events create direct routes for students to move into club-level competition.

Academy Options at BHSSC

Box Hill Senior Secondary College pioneered Australia’s first school-based Sports Academy program in 1995 and currently offers elite coaching in Basketball, AFL/AFLW, and Tennis for boys and girls. Academy programs include weekly Strength and Conditioning sessions delivered during regular school hours from 9am to 3pm with no weekend or after-school requirements. Students can therefore combine school sport with club training at Hagenauer Reserve without schedule conflicts.

The combination of school events and club facilities gives local athletes structured opportunities to progress from interschool meets to state-level competition. Results from the annual Athletics Day feed directly into selections for representatives who may then train with the Box Hill Athletic Club.

Next Steps for Athletes

Interested students can attend the school’s three annual whole-school sport events to gain selection and then explore training times at Hagenauer Reserve with the Box Hill Athletic Club. Details on participation are available through the respective school sport programs and the club’s listed resources.