Community and Schools

 
Olympics Unleashed, helping Australian school children become their personal best

Olympics Unleashed

Through both face-to-face and online delivery, Olympics Unleashed takes Olympians and aspiring athletes into Australian schools to inspire, motivate and encourage students to be their personal best and unleash their potential.

2023 Australian Olympic Change-Maker Nominations Open

Australian Olympic Change-Maker

The Australian Olympic Change-Maker program recognises secondary students from across the country and provides them with the opportunity to share ideas, connect with other like-minded people and be immersed in a unique Olympic experience.

Australian Olympic Pathway Schools

Australian Olympic Pathway Schools

Australian Olympic Pathway School status is available to schools’ who have an established elite athlete development sport program including Olympic sports. To be recognised as an Australian Olympic Pathway School, a school must meet strict criteria at the discretion of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC).

Australian Olympic Connect - Amis 2024

Australian Olympic Connect - Amis 2024

The Australian Olympic Connect program connects Australian and French schools through the Olympic Spirit.

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Indigenous Australian Olympians

*WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that the following article contains images of deceased persons.

Australia has been represented by 60 Indigenous Australian Olympians known to the AOC, 59 Indigenous athletes at the Summer Olympic Games and by one Indigenous athlete at the Winter Olympic Games.

Australian Olympic Team Statistics and Trivia

Australian Olympic Team Statistics/Trivia

Find out all the answers to those Australian Olympic Team questions which play on your mind.

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100 years of the AOC

The Beginning - To understand the formation of the Australian Olympic Council in 1920, now the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), requires a journey back to 1892 – four years before the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens.