About Us

Tertiary Sports Western Australia Inc. conducts inter-university sporting competitions and programs for university/tertiary students in Western Australia. The Association is governed by a Council, consisting of sport and recreation representatives from the five Western Australian Universities including Curtin University of Technology, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, The University of Notre Dame Australia and The University of Western Australia.

The Program

Each year the Tertiary Sports W.A. Program runs from March to October. This Program includes State University Championships, Qualifiers for the Australian University Games and Developmental/Social sports as stand alone or multi sport events conducted using a 'tournament' style format with reduced playing times to allow for a full round robin competition on the date allocated for each sport.

The Tertiary Sports W.A. Program for 2012 features:

  • Inter-university Sport Championships (25 sports)*
  • Social Sport Competitions
  • University Teams competing in Community Participation Events (including the Freeway Bike Hike, Bridges Fun Run and City to Surf)
  • Student Practicum/Field Placement Program (for university and TAFE students)
  • 'Alcoholthinkagain' Fairest & Best Awards

* includes sports to be contested at the 2012 Australian University Games - Adelaide, South Australia. For futher information on Tertiary Sports W.A. Championships and competitions go to our Events page.

Who Competes?

The Tertiary Sports W.A. Program is open to teams and student athletes representing the following West Australian Universities:

and T.A.F.E. and other tertiary education institutions by invitation.

Where are Events Held?

In order to ‘take the sport to the students’ and to increase sponsor exposure, Tertiary Sports W.A. events are held at a variety of university campuses and community venues.  For further information on event venues see the 2012 Tertiary Sports W.A. Calendar of Events on our Events page.

TSWA Contact Information

Office:UWA Watersports Complex
Hackett Drive, Crawley
Postal Address:c/- UWA Sport & Recreation Association,
M412, 35 Stirling Hwy., Crawley WA 6009
Phone:6488 1090

Fax:
E-mail:

6488 4725
tswa@sport.uwa.edu.au

Staff:

Jeannette Meakins, Manager of Regional and International Sport
Mobile 0411 103 683