Rowing Academy

REGISTRATIONS

Learn to Row:
Week 3. Term 1 – Years 7/8

• Years 7/8: Will receive an email with instructions.
• Year 8: Try out sessions offered in HPE lessons at the start of Term 1.

Year 9 to 12 Squad Registration: 
End of Term 1

SEASON DATES

Start:
• Years 7/8 Learn to Row: 19 February to 27 March
Boys – Wednesday Afternoons
Girls – Thursday Afternoons
Boys & Girls – Saturday Mornings
• Year 9 to Year 12: Term 2

End:
• Local season ends: Head of the River Regatta – August 2025
• Cathedral QLD School Championships Team: September 2025

AGE GROUP

Year 7 to Year 12

COST

All Rowers:
$275 per school term (any 2025 increase to be communicated in February)
Inclusions:
• All training sessions with a qualified coach – including on the water and land training sessions at school.
• Use of rowing equipment.

Potential Additional Costs:
• Rowing attire.
• Cost to attend QLD School Championships.
• Learn to Row: $75 JCU membership.
• Squad: $317 JCU membership (Rowers), $111 JCU membership (Coxswains) for Term 2 and Term 3.

SCHEDULE

Training:
• Training schedule varies for different age groups, with the number of training sessions increasing by year level.
• The local regatta season includes a regatta every 2nd weekend.

Events:
• Local All Schools Regatta 1 11 May 2025
• Local All Schools Regatta 2 25 May 2025
• Local All Schools Regatta 3 8 June 2025
• Central Queensland Schools Regatta 28/29 June 2025
• Local All Schools Regatta 4 27 July 2025
• North Queensland Schools Regatta 9/10 August 2025
• Townsville All Schools Head of the River 24 August
• Queensland Schools’ Championship Regatta 20-22 September 2025