Athletic Eligibility and Fees

ELIGIBILITY FOR DIVISION

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Students will be eligible to compete in Edmonton Metro interschool athletics, as representatives of Sturgeon Composite High School if they satisfy the following conditions:

Age - Younger than 19 years of age as of September 1st of the school year.

Instructional Time - Registered in a minimum of ten credits. 

In-School Attendance - Must be satisfactory to administrative standards.

In-Class Performance - In order to participate in extracurricular activities students must achieve a 50% average in each of their courses.  If students drop below a 50% average in any one subject, they can practice, but can not participate in competition or performance until they raise their average to 50% and/or obtain the consent of a parent or guardian and the teacher(s) concerned.  If students drop below a 50% average in any two or more subjects, they are ineligible to participate in extracurricular activities.

Enrolment in School - Students are eligible to have a maximum of 3 consecutive years of high school competition beginning in their grade 10 year.

Eligibility for Division

(a) Any eligible student may participate in the senior division.

(b) Eligibility for the junior division shall be determined annually by each league according to either:

(i)  A system based on age and/or years of eligibility or

(ii)  A system based on age, height, and weight.

(c) Eligibility for football and rugby league divisions shall be determined by a system based on age, height, and weight.

(d) Any student who participates in more than two senior division contests in a given sport shall lose eligibility for the junior division of that sport for the year.