Half Blue Award - Sport and Recreation

The Half Blue Award is awarded for outstanding achievement in sport.

"This activity has been approved to be recognised on AHEGS as of April 2018. No retrospective recognition will be made prior to this approval date."

AHEGS qualification criteria

Students must

  • be in at least their second of year at Macquarie University, be maintaining a GPA of 2.0 or more on a 4-point scale or 4.0 or more on a 7-point scale
  • be competing in sport at an elite level and meet the sport achievement criteria
  • meet the ethical guidelines of the University.

Skills required or developed

  1. Selected to represent Australia (individual event(s) or national team) at other international event (ie. not a significant event as per Full Blue criteria);
    OR
  2. Selected to represent Australia (individual event(s) or national team) in junior competition at significant international events, World Championships, World Cups, World Youth Olympics or
    Trans-Tasman event;
    OR
  3. Compete as an elite amateur, semi-professional or professional athlete in national or Trans-Tasman junior competitions or championships (ie. NRL Toyota Cup, AFL Under 18 Championships, Under 19, 20 or 23 national competitions or events);
    OR
  4. Selected as Green and Gold recipient (individual event(s) or team) at an Australian University Games – a minimum of two (2) selections;
    OR
  5. Achieve status of Nationally ranked (top 3) open athlete in individual event;
    OR
  6. Win Sport Clubs 1st Grade Competition/ League Best and Fairest/ Most Valuable Player Award.

Contact us

For further information email sportsscholars@mqu.edu.au.