OFSAA ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 

To represent a school in any OFSAA Championship or OFSAA-approved event a student must: 

(i)              be eligible for competition under the Constitution, By-Laws and Standing Rules of the Association to which his/her school belongs;
(ii)            be certified as eligible by the Principal of the school;
(iii)           meet the following age requirements (for individual sports):
Senior          the individual’s birth certificate indicates that he/she has not reached his/her 19th birthday by January 1st prior to the start of the school year in which the competition is held.
Junior          the individual’s birth certificate indicates that he/she has not reached his/her 15th birthday by January 1st prior to the start of the school year in which the competition is held.
Novice         the individual’s birth certificate indicates that he/she has not reached his/her 14th birthday by January 1st prior to the start of the school year in which the competition is held.
(iv)           be in Grades 9 - 12;
(v)             be eligible for no more than five (5) consecutive years from date of entry into Grade 9;
(vi)           be eligible under the OFSAA Transfer Policy.

OFSAA SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS 

A teacher is defined as a member of the Ontario College of Teachers or a holder of an Ontario Teacher’s Certificate or equivalent.

a)              For team sports (“A team consists of all athletes from the same school who qualify for Federation  competition as a unit…” (reference By-Law 5, Section 3), a teacher from the same school, or a retired teacher, as approved by the principal of the school, must accompany and be responsible for the team.
b)              For individual sports (those sports in which athletes from a school qualify for Federation competition as individuals), the principal of the school may designate an adult who is not a teacher to accompany the athletes. In addition, a teacher, or a retired teacher, must be present and on site and designated by the principal to be responsible for the athlete(s).
c)              For all sports, where the teacher, as indicated in (a) and (b) above, is not of the same sex as the athlete(s), and where the athlete(s) are required or might be required to stay overnight, a supervisory adult, as approved by the principal of the school, of the same sex as the athlete(s), must be present and available at the accommodation site for the duration of their stay in the accommodation.