PSI Submission FAQs

The Pride in Sport Index (PSI) operates on a three-year cycle, including a local index review and international benchmarking. Following each review, new criteria are established to advance LGBTQ+ inclusion practices within Australian sport. With each new iteration, entry points for respective tiers are adjusted, often resulting in lower overall scores—a consistent pattern with every release. Organisations should consider this when setting expectations for achieving specific tiers, recognising that maintaining leading practices is not a quick process but a three-year journey.

In this third iteration, the methodology for determining recognition at Bronze, Silver, and Gold tiers has been revised. Previously, tier entry points were calculated by ranking the scores of all participating organisations and determining the top consecutive percentages. As practices evolved, these entry points would shift annually. The updated methodology ensures a more consistent and reflective benchmarking process.

Starting with the 3rd iteration of the PSI, we will be introducing fixed entry points for each of the tiers making it easier to estimate, realistically, where your tier recognition may fall.

To achieve Bronze Tier Status within the PSI Foundation Submission, participating organisations must obtain the following:

• • For Community Sport, this is 35% or 15/50 allocated points.

• • For Standard PSI, this is 70% or 35/50 allocated points.

To achieve Silver Tier Status within the PSI Advanced Submission, participating organisations must obtain the following: 60% of allocated points.

• • For Community Sport, this is 50% or 25/50 allocated points.

• • For Standard PSI, this is 40% or 40/100 allocated points.

To achieve Gold Tier Status within the PSI Advanced Submission, participating organisations must obtain the following: 60% of allocated points.

• • For Community Sport, this is 60% or 35/50 allocated points.

• • For Standard PSI, this is 60% or 60/100 allocated points.

Sporting organisations can now:

• submit their PSI Foundation Submission in effort to obtain Bronze Tier Status at any time
• submit their PSI Advanced Submission during the annual submission period, January – February, annually

PSI Foundation Submission covers the baseline of LGBTQ inclusion efforts across Australian sport and recreation organisation

PSI Advanced Submission covers furthered work that organisations frequently progress toward in relation to their LGBTQ inclusion work, including endeavours in best practice standards. It also covers work undertaken on an annual basis.

The PSI is comprised of the following areas throughout:

• Strategic Focus, Governance and Policy – this is to ensure that all policies are clearly inclusive of LGBTQ people, that you have targeted initiatives or plans in place to support LGBTQ inclusion on an ongoing basis
• Trans & Gender Diverse Inclusion – an area that typically does not have the same level of awareness and/or support but one that is becoming critical for sports as more people openly identify with a diverse gender
• Visibility of Inclusion; and LGBTQ Training, Awareness and
• Education – areas that contribute significantly to an LGBTQ inclusive culture
• Research & Data – which provides valuable information about the impact of your inclusion initiatives, highlighting where focus needs to be channeled or celebrated
• Community Engagement – which sends a significant message of inclusion to those outside of your organisation
• Survey Participation – optional participation within the annual PSI Survey provides invaluable insight for a participating organisation’s own impact of initiatives
• Additional Work – any workplace-related LGBTQ inclusion work accomplished, not covered elsewhere within this submission

You must complete the PSI Expression of Interest Form, which can be found here.

Information regarding where to send completed documents can be found within the PSI Submission documents.

Pride in Sport members: there is no charge associated with the PSI.
Non-members: Please Contact Us for more details.

Your Foundation Submission will be marked separately. If you do not achieve Bronze Tier Status within this part of the PSI, you will not have the opportunity to redo and resubmit this Submission. Therefore, you forfeit the opportunity to have your Advanced Submission evaluated. We encourage you to use every opportunity to submit your Foundation Submission prior to the Marking Period.

Absolutely! Pride in Sport members have access to their Relationship Manager throughout the year, as part of their membership benefits.

All participants, regardless of membership, will have access to:

• PSI Collaboration Worksheets – for use of internal collaboration across your organisation
• PSI supporting materials, resources and guidelines
• Support videos through public access in Pride in Sport’s Vimeo library
• General support and advice through PSI@acon.org.au

If you obtain Bronze Tier Recognition based on the results of your PSI Foundational Submission, you may opt to either:

• Complete an PSI Advanced Submission in effort to obtain Silver of Gold Tier Recognition
• Maintain your Bronze status throughout the remainder of this iteration (until 2027)

If you obtain Bronze Tier Status within the Foundation Submission, you may maintain this throughout this iteration 2023 – 2027.

If you opt to then complete an Advanced Submission to obtain Silver or Gold Tier Status, this will need to be submitted annually.

Scores from historical PSI submissions will not carry over this year, as we enter a new iteration.

If you don’t achieve Bronze Tier Recognition based on the results of your PSI Foundation Submission, the following options are available:

• If you submit between 1 June –1  December: resubmit at any time following receiving your results
• If you submit in in January – February, annually: you will receive your results along with all other participants at the annual Pride in Sport Awards