INTERREGIONAL ROWING CHALLENGE
Queensland Schools' Championship Regatta #QSC26
The Interregional Rowing Challenge brings together school-aged rowers from across Queensland to represent their Queensland School Sport region at the Queensland Schools' Championship Regatta.
More than just races, the Interregional Challenge is an opportunity for athletes from different schools and rowing programs to come together as one crew, racing for regional pride and representing something bigger than their own school community.
The Challenge is conducted as part of the #QSC26 and will feature representative crews from Queensland School Sport regions competing in:
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Open Schoolboys Quad Scull
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Open Schoolgirls Quad Scull
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Under 17 Schoolboys Quad Scull
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Under 17 Schoolgirls Quad Scull
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Mixed School Quad
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Mixed School Eight
The Interregional format creates opportunities for:
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Greater collaboration between schools and rowing programs
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Increased regional representation within school rowing
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Development opportunities for athletes and coaches
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Stronger statewide connections across the rowing community
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Participation pathways aligned with Queensland Representative School Sport regions
Queensland school rowing spans metropolitan, regional and remote communities, with more than 30 schools and six school rowing competitions operating across the state. The Interregional Challenge provides a platform for these diverse programs to connect and compete together.
Whether your region has a long-established rowing history or a growing school program, the Interregional Challenge is designed to be inclusive, representative and community-focused.
Regions
Capricornia Qld
Capricornia Schools extends from Miriam Vale in the south; to the Callide Valley and Central Highlands in the west; to Mackay and Northern Districts including Pindi Pindi in the north and the Capricorn Coast in the east.
Darling Downs Qld
Darling Downs School Sport covers the areas of Lockyer, Toowoomba, Southern Downs, Goondiwindi and Western Downs, as located in the Darling Downs South West Education Region.
Metropolitan East Qld
Metropolitan East region is bounded by the Bay Islands in the east, the Brisbane River in the north, the M1 in the west and Logan City in the south.
Metropolitan North QldExternal link
Metropolitan North covers all schools from the Brisbane River North to the North Pine River and from Moreton Bay west to Mt Glorious.
Metropolitan West QldExternal link
The Metropolitan West is in the western and south-western suburbs of Brisbane, through Ipswich and the Lockyer and Fassifern Valleys.
North West QldExternal link
The North West covers schools with boundaries extending to Mornington Island in the North, Birdsville in the West, Prairie in the East and Blackall in the South.
Northern QldExternal link
Northern Region School Sport encompasses all the area from as far south as Proserpine, North to Ingham and west to Charters Towers.
Northern Rivers NSWExternal link
Northern Rivers includes all schools on the Northern NSW Coast, Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, and Clarence
North West NSW External link
Covers inland NSW areas, from Tamworth, Armidale, and Moree
South West QldExternal link
The South West region extends from the Jandowae area in the east to Hebel in the south, west to Eromanga and north as far as Tambo - Taroom.
Sunshine Coast QldExternal link
The Sunshine Coast region extends from Redcliffe to Noosa and west to Kilcoy.
Wide Bay Qld
Wide Bay School Sport covers the districts of Bundaberg, Gympie, Hervey Bay, Maryborough, North Burnett and South Burnett.
