Algester State School's Structure of Sport
Algester State School offers a range of sporting activities; Athletics, Cross Country, Swimming and Gala Days.
Cross country
Students are
encouraged to participate in the Inter-house Carnival and represent their House
to the best of their ability.
It
is from here that the Interschool team is selected to attend the Eastern
Taipans District competition, and the opportunity of higher representation at
the Metropolitan West Regional, State and National Levels is available.
Athletics - Sports Days
There are four separate Athletics carnival days – one for the Junior School Prep to Year 3 and three days for the Upper School Years 4 – 6. The Junior Sports Day has an emphasis on participation and skill development. The Senior Sports Days commence with long distance 800m race and finals for High Jump, Long Jump, Discus and Shot-Put. The other day is for participation games for all students and 100m sprints. Students, who are 10 years or older, have the opportunity to represent the school at the District Athletics Carnival.
It
is from here that the Interschool team is selected to attend the Eastern
Taipans District competition, and the opportunity of higher representation at Metropolitan
West Regional, State and National Levels is available.
Interschool Sports (Gala Days)
Algester State School competes in the Sunnybank Sport Cluster for Gala Day sports. Set numbers of Gala Days are determined throughout the year in coordination with other schools in the cluster in both a Summer and Winter Sports context. Algester State School is responsible for team and training organisation around each sport and competitions are held on set Fridays, usually on a round robin basis with other cluster schools.
Four Major Sports are offered at Algester State School. These sports are considered the premier sports provided, will be promoted, developed and selected with priority and are specifically designated to give students who show high skill and attitudinal levels pathways into future avenues of success. These Major Sports; Netball, AFL, Touch and Rugby League are not gender specific and have been selected due to the further pathways of success offered through Algester State School links in addition to representation opportunities that include District and Regional competitions as well as Federation organised sporting competitions:
AFL (Australian Rules) Football – Q Cup.
Rugby League- Metropolitan Cup and Developmental Cup
Touch Football – Primary All Schools Competition - Runcorn State High School – UQ Rebels
The running of other Gala Day Sports, including; Basketball, T-Ball / Softball, Soccer and Cricket is subject to sufficient student interest and adequate staff/coach availability and participation numbers. All participants are given the opportunity to represent at District and Regional levels while further representation is encourage through private club participation and development.
Students not participating in Gala Day Sport will be given the opportunity to represent the school in designated experiential activities. Children can nominate for a variety of both sporting and cultural activities to increase their worldly experience and allow for personal development in these areas. These activities can include: Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Stem, Lawn Bowls, Squash or other activities dictated by student interest, adequate staff/coach availability and participation numbers.
Training for Gala Day sports takes place on school site and is scheduled for Friday afternoons in school time as a lead up to the competition days – all forms of sporting activity for that season, including experiential sports, conduct training or participation at this time. Additionally, specific training for some sports can take place outside of school hours within the discretion of school sports coaches.
Swimming
Students
are encouraged to nominate within set time/ability parameters and participate
in school based swimming trials.
It is from here that an Interschool team is selected to
attend the Eastern Taipans District competition, and allow opportunity for
higher representation at the Metropolitan West Regional, State and National
Levels.
Algester State School Sports Policy
Click here for the link to this policy. (PDF, 1.8 Mb)