Physical Education and Sport

The school actively promotes physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle.

It aims to develop skills in movement, co-ordination, physical activity and team spirit.

Children are taught fundamental movement skills, dance, modified games and a large variety of all sporting skills. All sport lessons are provided by ‘Sportspro, Skills for Life’ specialist teachers.

Kindergarten and Year 1 have sport on Thursdays, and Years 2 to 6 on Fridays.

In Kindergarten & Years 1-2 students participate in sports skills lessons with a specialist sport teacher promoting a wide range of PE activities with an emphasis on gymnastics, dance/movement skills and fundamental ball skills.

In Years 3-6 students participate in fitness lessons, two mornings a week.

Years 2-6 students also participate in sport lessons with specialist sport teachers and a specialist dance teacher. These activities develop the student’s sporting skills and offered such sports as volleyball, t-ball/softball, cricket, hockey, soft crosse, European handball, soccer, netball, basketball, rugby, Australian rules, league, oz tag, high jump, long hump, shot put and relays.

Years K-6 attend Swimming (only Years 2-6), Cross Country and Athletics Carnivals held during the year to select children to participate in Zone, Area and State Carnivals.

Students in Years 2 and 3 also attend the Austswim, learn to swim program.

PSSA Sport

Children in Years 3-6 are selected on ability to participate in inter-school competitions conducted by the Primary School Sporting Association (PSSA). The competition is run during school hours and all games are played outside the school grounds.

Summer Competition (Terms 1 & 4) includes softball for girls and cricket for boys.

Winter Competition (Terms 2 & 3) includes netball for girls and soccer for boys.