Registration with BANSW

There are various reasons why bands should choose to register with the Band Association of NSW (BANSW). For some bands, it is to compete, but it may be to take up one of the services that we provide for others.

Did you know that your registration fees assist the BANSW with covering costs for the following activities?

 

  • Operating the Association office
  • Purchase of equipment
  • Insurance Expenses and Financial Expenses
  • Subsidising Workshops
  • Contest Expenses
  • Production of our Bi-Monthly Journal

As a registered band, you have access to the following services:

 

New bands registering for the first time must complete an Application to Join the Association.

Registering with BANSW is easy and can be broken down into the following categories: Community Bands and School Bands. Alongside registering with the BANSW, we often receive questions about Incorporation, so we have a summary of this separate process on our Incorporation FAQs page.

 

BANSW Introduces a new Registration platform in 2026

 

We are pleased to announce that from 2026, we have moved to a new registration platform called Adagio. We are currently onboard bands that are competing at the 2026 Nationals so if you haven’t been involved in a meeting yet to go through the platform, please contact the Secretary.

Onboarding for the remaining community bands will commence early March. A notice will be issued to bands to register to be provided with the user details and there will be the ability to book in for an online meeting.

School bands will be completed at a later date in 2026.

Community Band Registrations

 

Registration with the Association is on an annual basis, with fees due at the beginning of the year. A band has up to 6 weeks before any National or State recognised Contest to register players.

The Registration Fees are currently $135 for up to 10 players and then $13.50 per player after that. Bands can renew/add new registrations via our new platform Adagio. 

School Representative Bands & School Bands (Primary & High School)

 

A school student can register with a School Band, a Community Band and a School Representative Band run by the Department of Education. The School/Representative Band registration fee has been broken into two categories.  

  • $100 per year (incl GST) if your school is only entering students into the State Solos & Party Championships or a like event (eg the Metros or the Hunter Solos/East Coast Championships).
  • For all other School/Representative bands that compete in the State Band Championships as well as the Solos, your registration fee is tied in with the newly revised contest entry fee of $250 (inc GST). Additional bands entering from the same school will have normal entry fees applied.

School bands are encouraged to pay their registration fees quickly and easily with their school Pcard via our Online Shop. However, we will generate an invoice upon receipt of a purchase order.

A student list should be prepared by the Band Administrator before the Contest (dates advised by the Contest Administrator). The authorised list should be signed by the Principal or Vice-Principal, confirming that students are all enrolled at the school. We may request for this listing to be supplied to us.