SWOSSAA DIVISIONS OF PLAY 2009-2010 (FTE, Oct ’08)

A-16	AA-19	AAA-7	AAAA-5
Under 500	501-900	901-1250	1251+
PAINCOURT	NORTH LAMBTON	CHATHAM KENT	MASSEY
RIDGETOWN	ASSUMPTION	LAMBTON CENTRAL	URSULINE COLLEGE
HARROW	WALLACEBURG	NORTHERN	VILLANOVA
LAMBTON KENT	LEAMINGTON	SANDWICH	ST. ANNE
TILBURY	ST. CHRISTOPHER	RIVERSIDE	HOLY NAMES
UMEI	WALKERVILLE	ST. JOSEPH	NORTHERN Boys Volleyball
CHATHAM CHRISTIAN	CARDINAL CARTER	BELLE RIVER	NORTHERN GIRLS Basketball
ST. FRANCOIS	ST. PATRICK	Amherst football	Northern girls volleyball
ST. CECILE	KENNEDY	AMHERST Girls BASKETBALL	Belle River boys basketball
	FORSTER BOYS BASKETBALL	catholic central boys basketball	st. joseph boys basketball
MARANATHA	AMHERST	HERMAN Football	St. christopher boys basketball
LAJEUNESSE	KINGSVILLE	ST. PATRICK GIRLS BASKETBALL	brennan boys basketball
BLENHEIM	JOHN MCGREGOR
WESTERN	ST. CLAIR
CENTURY	HERMAN
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE	ESSEX
FORSTER	SARNIA COLLEGIATE
	L’ESSOR
	BRENNAN
	CATHOLIC CENTRAL

PROCEDURES FOR CLASSIFICATION APPEAL PROCESS

Step 1, By May 3, 2010: a school appealing its classification placement MUST submit a letter with rationale on school letterhead, signed by the Principal, to Greg LeNeve.

Step 2. After May 3, 2010, all schools appealing their classification will be made known to all other Swossaa Member Schools.

Step3. Any SWOSSAA Member School can object to the classification appeal of another SWOSSAA Member School. This letter of OBJECTION, on school letterhead, signed by the Principal, must be submitted to Greg LeNeve by May 10, 2010.

Step 4. The Classifications Appeal Meeting will be held May 11. Appointments will be provided to Appellants only. Objectors will have their letters read by the Committee.

Step 5. Any SWOSSAA Member School can appeal the decision of the SWOSSAA Classification Appeal Committee to OFSAA. OFSAA meeting is held June 10, 2010 in Toronto. Contact OFSAA directly for more information.

PROCEDURE FOR COMPETING IN A HIGHER POPULATION DIVISION

AS PER :Article 3.4.5 -- Declaration Dates

A school must declare its classifications in any fall activity by September 30, in any winter activity by December 15 and in any spring activity by April 1. Schools not declaring a classification will play in the classification as determined by 3.4.1, 3.4.2 and 3.4.3. Such declaration shall be in writing on school letterhead and signed by the Principal and the coach. The declaration shall be sent to the Secretary-Treasurer.

Age Classification for 2009-2010 School Year

For the 2009-2010 school year,

A MIDGET will be born in 1995 or later, and may ONLY compete at SWOSSAA/OFSAA in the MIDGET CATEGORY for ONE year only in Grade NINE.

A JUNIOR will be born in 1994 or later

A SENIOR will be born in 1990 or later

Students are eligible to compete for no more than five (5) consecutive years from date of entry into Grade nine. There is no appeal to this rule.