Metropolitan North encourages all students in affiliated schools to participate in regional sporting events. In order to progress beyond this level however, athletes with disabilities need to be correctly classified.
National classification calendar lists opportunities in Australia for
physically impaired athletes.
If you wish to obtain a classification for an impairment group other than physical impairment—for example
intellectual,
visual,
hearing, transplant—please go to the
get classified page on the Athletics Australia website.
Any athlete with disability can apply to receive a classification. There are 5 national bodies that conduct athlete classifications for athletics: