About School Sport Victoria

At School Sport Victoria (SSV), we: 

• enable students to play sport. 
• champion the value of school sport. 
• connect school and community sport

Our purpose

SSV's purpose is to: 

• develop young people through school sport. 
• support schools to maximise opportunities for all students to play sport

SSV's strategy is clear

Our 10 year strategy (2020 to 2030) seeks to engage more Victorian students in school sport by creating more opportunities to participate, and addressing future challenges.

We’ve made great progress in the first 5 years (2020 to 2025), and have a clear plan on what our priorities are for the next 5 years (2026 to 2030).

Download the SSV Strategic Directions 2020 to 2030:

Download the SSV Strategic Directions: priorities for 2026 to 2030: 

What SSV do

• delivers school sport programs for primary and secondary students across Victoria which gives students opportunities to represent:

- their school in individual and team sports via our interschool sport program (in partnership with State Sporting Associations).

- the state of Victoria in Team Vic at School Sport Australia Championships.

• keeps the school sporting community up to date on: 

- opportunities to participate. 

- achievements to be celebrated. 

- how sport engages and develops students and schools. 

• delivers the annual Victorian Teachers' Games for educators to connect and play sport together over a few days.

SSV is part of the Department of Education, and SSV was established on 1 January 2010 after the merger of the Victorian Primary Schools' Sports Association (VPSSA) and the Victorian Secondary Schools' Sports Association (VSSSA). 

SSV works with partners

Across community, state and elite sporting organisations to:

support the delivery of our school sport opportunities. 

• support the delivery of our school sport opportunities. 
• connect school and community sport pathways for students. 
• provide opportunities for students facing additional barriers to participate. 
• collaborate on ways to engage children and young people in physical activity and sport.