2022 National School Sport Championship Summer Games

Members of the media are invited to the National School Sport Championship Summer Games, organized by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture in collaboration with the Department of Basic Education.

Founded in 2012, School Sports is the cornerstone of sporting development and is central to streamlining sport development in the country in so doing increasing participation in sport in schools.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Departments that endorsed the role of schools as incubators for sport development and talent identification.

As a result of the institutional and legislative frameworks endorsed at the 2011 Sports Indaba, the school sport championships remain a natural stimulant to the launch of a school sport league programme that offers students access to organized sport.

Having successfully signed an agreement at the 2011 Sports Indaba, a harmonious collaboration among all role players responsible for school sport was facilitated and is helping to create operational structures to coordinate the roll-out of the schools’ sport program. School sport is designed to allow every school in Mzansi an opportunity to participate in at least one sport, regardless of whether they are primary or high schools.

The National Schools Sport Championship is scheduled commence from 09th – 14th December 2022 with games commencing at 09H00 daily.

For confirmation of attendance, Members of the media are requested to contact Mthuthuzeli Nqumba on 066 302 5397 or mthuthuzelin@dsac.gov.za(link sends e-mail)

It is for this reason that members of the media are invited to attend the National School Sport Championship Summer Games taking place at the following locations:

Source: Government of South Africa