King Street
Warners Bay NSW 2282
Telephone 02 4954 9488 Fax No: 02 4956 5297
Education District: Lake Macquarie
School Sport Area: Hunter
School Sport Zone: East Lakes

SCHOOL DESCRIPTION

Warners Bay High School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school located on Lake Macquarie in the Hunter area of New South Wales. The large enrolment of 1300 students, the quality and adaptability of teaching staff and the high level of support and interest of parents, enables the school to provide an extensive and diverse curriculum. The aim of the school is to provide "Quality Education for All" through educational opportunities and experiences which enables every student to develop his/her capacities to full potential. Students entered in no less than fifty competitions in twenty-six different individual and team sports. Twelve students were named as Zone Age Champions and two as State Age Champions. The school contested Hunter Area finals in Baseball, Aussie Rules, Basketball, Softball and Tennis, winning all and the Open Boys Basketball going on to be runners-up at state in 2000. There were sixty-seven representatives in Hunter Area teams in fourteen different sports, with six students making state teams in Cricket, Basketball, Swimming and Athletics.

SPORTS ORGANISATION

Sports Program

Contact Bob McGugan, Head Teacher PDHPE or Kerri Leigh-Gordon, Principal

The Zone to which the school belongs does not conduct Grade Sport Competitions. The school conducts a Traditional Sport program for Years 9-11 on a Tuesday afternoon. The following sports are offered to students.

Aerobics, Archery, Basketball, Cycling, Circuit Training / Weights, Golf, Ice Skating, Indoor Cricket, Indoor Soccer, Lawn Bowls, Pool/ Billiards, Power Walking, Surfing, Ten Pin Bowling, Sailing, Squash, Table Tennis, Tennis, Touch.

Emphasis in Years 7 and 8 is on skill development and is conducted as an Integrated Sports Program.

Year 7

Swimming, Basketball, Cricket, Touch, Soccer, Tennis, Aerobics Activities.

Year 8

Swimming, Indoor Cricket, Indoor Soccer, Tennis, T Ball, Basketball, Aerobics Fitness, Volleyball.

Students

A sport selection information sheet is given to students in Years 9,10 and 11. The information sheet contains details regarding availability of sports, costs, venue etc. Students select three (3) sports in priority order. Parents sign the selection sheet. Preferential order for obtaining choice is from Year 11 down to Year 9. The average cost for traditional sport groups is $2.50 per week.

Each of Year 7 and Year 8 is divided into two sport times. Four classes are allocated to each time slot of 80 minutes. Students are allocated to four sport groups.

The school offers the Human Movement elective to Years 9 and 10.

Staff

Staff members are asked to indicate their sport preferences. The allocation is made on the basis of expertise, qualifications and interest. A rotation of staff is made on the basis of available expertise.

Fifty percent of the PDHPE staff take Integrated Sport and other interested staff are encouraged to take Integrated Sport instead of Traditional Sport. Staff involved in Integrated Sport are provided with a basic program and suggestions. The PDHPE Coordinator for each year provides the programs for integrated sport. The school has three Sport Coordinators, one for Knockouts and Interschool activities including Area Trials, one for Integrated Sport and one for Sport for Years 9-11

No specific training is provided for staff members but all staff members are encouraged to access Level 0 Sport and Recreation Coaching programs.

OTHER SPORT INVOLVEMENT

Knockouts and Gala Days

The school enters knockout teams in the following sports with either Combined High Schools or outside Sport Associations.

Archery, Athletics, Aussie Rules, Baseball, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country, Equestrian, Golf, Gymnastics, Half Marathon, Hockey, Lawn Bowls, Netball, Rowing, Rugby League, Sailing, Soccer, Futsal, Softball. Squash, Surfing, Swimming, Table Tennis, Touch, Trampolining, Wall Climbing and Water Polo.

Approximately 30% of students are involved in Knockout teams with approximately 20% of staff involved as managers or coaches. Teams train at various times depending on the time availability of staff. A staff member is always present regardless of who is coaching.

There has previously been a Year 7 Gala Day between Belmont, Whitebridge, and Warners Bay. Unfortunately it did not happen in 2000. Central Venues are used and schools provide older students to officiate. Emphasis is on participation and enjoyment.

Other Student Participation

Some talented / elite sports students are given exemption from Tuesday Sport and allowed to train with specialist coaches outside school. Students must apply for this opportunity, providing evidence of the program to be covered. Parents must take responsibility for the student during this time. Applications are assessed each term.

Senior students from PDHPE 2 Unit and Sport, Recreation and Lifestyle classes are encouraged to assist with the conduct of carnivals as officials.

Community Involvement

The community is involved in assisting with Archery, Aerobics/Weight Training, Basketball. Lawn Bowls, Sailing and Yoga. Community members are utilised for integrated sport when using community facilities. Both community members and parents have been used to assist with a range of teams in coaching, management and transport.

SUCCESS AND CHALLENGES

Students have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of activities and are given positive reinforcement. There are a low number of students who truant sport due to a tradition regarding the importance of sport in the development of well-rounded persons. The school has achieved good results in many sports in both knockouts and carnivals. The feedback from students shows that they enjoy their sporting experiences. Students are taught by qualified instructors in many of the sports, which they participate in: Archery, Lawn Bowls, Sailing and Fitness activities. The dedication and enthusiasm shown by the Sport Coordinators ensures the success of the program.