About the awards
The 2025 Victorian School Sports Awards, which recognise excellence across all categories of major school sports, were announced on Wednesday 25 March 2026.
Watch our video to find out what the Victorian School Sports Awards are all about.
Nominations
Tips and key dates to help you prepare your nomination.
Categories
Award categories you can nominate for.
Honour roll
View the honour roll of all Victorian School Sports Awards recipients since 1994.
Victorian School Sports Awards 2025
A total of 53 awards - including 33 Sporting Blue Awards - were presented to government school students who excelled in their chosen sport, and to staff who made an outstanding contribution to school sport in 2025.
Champion Australian diver and journalist Laura Hingston facilitated the award ceremony, which was attended by 250 guests.
Also in attendance as special guest presenters were Taekwondo athlete Gabriella Blewitt and Paralympian runner Reece Langdon. Among the 53 award recipients was Chloe Spencer from Maribyrnong College, who won bronze at the Cadet World Championships in the United Arab Emirates. Chloe was recognised with an Outstanding Sporting Achievement Award for her exceptional commitment to her sporting pursuits in 2025.
Alisa Kayukov from Eltham High School received the Lindsay Gaze Outstanding Sports Leadership Award for her exceptional contribution to volleyball for both school and community teams. She captained Team Vic to gold in 2024 and returned as student assistant coach in 2025, helping them win bronze. With a swag of state and national medals, she is a role model and leader on and off the court.
The award ceremony also recognised the invaluable role of those who contribute to school sport as officials and coordinators, as well as schools achieving great outcomes in creating participation opportunities for their students. Accolades included an Outstanding Student Official Award, Spirit of Sport Award, School Sport Victoria Life Membership Awards, Team Vic Awards, Teacher of the Year Awards, Coordinator of the Year Awards and School and Community Partnership Awards.
The following videos, played at the ceremony, capture the achievements of 2 of this year’s award recipients.
Find out more
For a full list of award winners, and information about how to nominate for the 2026 Victorian School Sports Awards, visit School Sport Victoria.
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