Paine Street
Maroubra NSW 2035
Telephone 02 9349 3868 Fax No: 02 9349 7384
Education District: Bondi
School Sport Area: Sydney East
School Sport Zone: Eastern Suburbs

SCHOOL DESCRIPTION

South Sydney High School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school located in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. The school has a student population of 930 and is committed to being caring and challenging whilst recognising traditions. It takes pride in offering quality opportunities for all students, staff and parents to enjoy learning together. South Sydney High School has an excellent reputation in the local community for its high expectations of students, its strong welfare programs and its academic and sporting achievements. The school competes in the Eastern Suburbs Zone competitions and wins most matches. The Boys Open Soccer team made the final sixteen in the Combined High Schools knockout and the Open Rugby League team won the South Sydney Rugby League knockout. Six students represented the school at State Athletics and three at State Cross Country. One Year 9 student came second in the U15 National School Weightlifting competition. The Boys U14 Freestyle Relay team came third in the Regional Swimming Carnival and five students represented at the State Titles. Two students have been selected for Combined High Schools and State Netball teams and one student has been selected for Combined High Schools and All Schools Open Soccer team.

SPORTS ORGANISATION

Sports Program

Contact Dave Haggart Sport Coordinator or Lindy Taylor, Principal

The school competes in the Eastern Suburbs Zone Grade Sport Competition held on a Wednesday afternoon. Grade Sport is conducted in Term 1 and 4 (Summer) and Term 2 and 3 (Winter).

Summer

Basketball, Oz Tag, Tennis, Golf, Ten Pin Bowling, Volleyball.

Winter

Netball (girls), Soccer, Volleyball, League (boys)

Recreational Sport

Aerobics, Dance, Indoor Cricket, Ice Skating, Indoor Cricket, Power Walking, Self Defence, Surfing, Squash, Table Tennis, Ten Pin Bowling, Tennis, Weights, Yoga.

Students

Sports choices are conducted over a five (5) period time span, one period for each year group. Students sit in roll class lines, rolls are marked and one line at a time selects their sport. Students must participate in grade sport for a minimum of two terms. Then they can change to house sport or do grade sport again. The rationale behind this is to keep grade sport running. Students not involved in Grade Sport Teams do House Sport. Year 12 is expected to do sport in Term 1 only.

There is no cost involved for students in grade sport. The average cost for students taking Recreational sport is $4.00. The teacher collects all moneys for sport at the venue.

Staff

Staff members have the opportunity to select three (3) sports one of which must be a grade sport. The Sport Coordinator then allocates staff to sports. Head Teachers do sport for one semester. This shows the staff that there is a whole school commitment to sport.

The Zone Convener sometimes organises sports training.

OTHER SPORT INVOLVEMENT

Knockouts and Gala Days

The school enters a range of Combined High Schools knockout competitions.

Basketball (boys & girls Open & U15), Cricket (boys), Netball (girls), Rugby League (boys-Open & U14), Rugby Union (boys-Open & U15), Soccer (boys-Open & U15), Volleyball (boys), Touch (boys & girls).

The school is also involved in 5-a-side Soccer competition and Swimming knockout.

Approximately 15% of students are involvement at the Open Level and 20% at the Junior level. 10% of staff members are involved in coaching, organising venues and as referees. Teams train in the afternoon supervised by the teachers who are coaches.

All Year 7 students participate in a Gala Day during Term 1. Students are split into teams in the following sports: Cricket, Netball, Soccer, Softball, and Union. They train every Wednesday afternoon for a Gala Day late in Term 1. Union and League are conducted as Round Robins.

Other Student Participation

Aboriginal students get the opportunity to participate in Rugby League and Netball.

The school has run Hispanic Dance as a multicultural sports program in previous years.

Students are utilised as officials for the School Carnivals under the instruction of the Sports Coordinator. Students are used as referees on occasions where they have obtained a referees ticket externally.

Community Involvement

Community instructors are used for Dance and Yoga. The assistant coach for the Girls Basketball Team is a parent.

SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM

Students have the opportunity to participate in both grade and traditional sports. Over the year all students must participate in both grade and traditional sport. The school is close to most venues so travel and cost have a minimal impact.

There is minimal truancy from sport because the Sport Coordinator follows up absences on a regular basis and appropriate action is taken.

The Principal had the opportunity to include the position of Sport Coordinator when advertising for a PDHPE teacher. This has meant that the school has a Sports Coordinator who is fully committed to the position. The Principal sees that sport is part of the whole school and feels it has an impact of a positive nature in the classroom.