NSWIS Strategic Plan 2032+

PERFORM.
THRIVE.
INSPIRE.

As Australia accelerates towards our nation’s next home Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032, NSWIS stands ready to continue our state’s proud history of international sporting success. Our purpose is clear, our vision is bold, and our ambition is unapologetically big.

PERFORM.
THRIVE.
INSPIRE.

The NSWIS Strategic Plan 2032+ Perform, Thrive, Inspire charts our future as an organisation.  As a team, we dream boldly, act with kindness, and deliver with purpose. Our athletes strive to be the best in the world, and our organisation will match that ambition.

NSWIS 2032 FOCUS AREAS

Performance Delivery

NSWIS supported athletes perform when it matters.

Performance Pathways

The next generation of athletes, coaches and practitioners.

Exceptional Capability

Excellence in innovation, expertise, and practice.

Performance Partnerships

An ambitious, trusted, and forward-looking system partner.

Coaching Excellence

Impactful leaders of athlete, team and program performance.

Beyond the Podium

Creating a legacy greater than medals.  

NSWIS Strategic Plan 2032+ Video

High performance starts with people. Our strategy is more than a document; it’s a commitment to the way we work, lead and perform every day.

OUR PURPOSE

To support exceptional athletes and inspire NSW communities.


OUR VISION

A world-leading sporting institute that supports athletes to perform and thrive.


OUR COMMITMENT TO WIN WELL

NSWIS is committed to contributing to the collective ambition of Australia’s high performance sport system by embracing the national Win Well Pledge, which recognises that sustainable success is achieved by creating environments where people can perform and thrive.

We commit to being an organisation that strives to Win Well, where how we win is just as important as when we win. 

We commit to the holistic development of our athletes and our staff, recognising wellbeing as the foundation of sustainable success. 

We commit to leading sport with integrity, where we are accountable for the culture we foster and the decisions we make. 

We commit to acknowledging and learning from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their cultures, and to walk together as we embed their knowledge and experience into our organisation and build a greater sense of belonging and connection to communities and Country. 

We commit to a culture of challenge and care so our athletes and staff can perform at their best and reach their potential. 

We commit to creating safe and thriving environments for our people to fail so they can learn, grow and succeed. 

We commit to being custodians of sport and building a legacy where sport is more inclusive and representative of the diversity of Australian communities.

OUR VALUES

Leadership

We ensure athletes are at the heart of every decision we make.

Integrity

We aspire to always do what is right to allow our team to thrive.

Passion

We are relentless in our pursuit to support exceptional athletes.

Teamwork

We lift each other up and shape a more inclusive future for sport.

Excellence

Impactful leaders of athlete, team and program performance.