Inter house carnivals
Participation as an individual in sports carnivals occurs in Term 4 for Swimming (Prep – 6), Cross Country (Term 1) and Track and Field (Term 2). There are Inter-House Carnivals for each of these sport disciplines. These carnivals are designed to maximise participation by all students. Children are allocated to one of four sports Houses for inter-house sport education activities on enrolment:
| Baruga |
Red |
Kangaroo Rat |
| Chullawong |
Green |
Mountain Magpie |
| Dungar |
Yellow |
Pelican |
| Kurilpa |
Blue |
Water Rat |
Inter School Sport and Intra School Sport
Our school participates in the Mt Gravatt District Interschool Sports competitions. All children in Years 5–6 are eligible for the inter school sport program. We also have a parallel Intra school Sport Education program available for students not participating in the Interschool competitions.
Students in year 4 will participate in intra-school sport activities at school in readiness for year 5-6 inter and intra-school sport.
Each activity in each program incurs a cost and families can choose an option that suits. Students and their parents/carers need to select 4 preferences. These will be collated in Week 3 of Term 1 so sports buses and coaches can be organised.
Dates (these dates may vary a little due to term lengths)
The Winter season starts in approximately Week 5 of Term 1
and finishes in approximately Week 5 of Term 2.
The Summer season starts in approximately Week 5 of term 3 and finishes in
approximately Week 5 of Term 4.
The sports that may be offered on Fridays for Years 4–6
School Sports are as follows:
| Children travel to compete against other schools in the Mt Gravatt District Sports Competition |
Children participate in activities that are non-competitive within the school grounds or the immediate local area
All of these activities are supervised by teaching staff
The children also learn rules and safety aspects of the activities |
Winter Inter School Sport may include:- Soccer - boys and girls
- Netball - girls
- Rugby League - boys
- Touch Football - girls
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Winter Intra school Sport may include:- Tennis
- Fencing
- Gym (local area with qualified instructors). The children participate in lightweight circuits, aerobics, spin bike and treadmill classes. They also learn about what a healthy lifestyle involves.
- Flipperball (variation of water polo, school pool)
- All Sports
|
Summer Inter School Sport may include:- Basketball - girls and boys
- AFL - girls and boys
- Touch Football – boys
- Volleyball – girls and boys
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Summer Intra School Sport may include:- Tennis
- Gym (local area with qualified instructors). The children participate in lightweight circuits, aerobics, spin bike and treadmill classes. They also learn about what a healthy lifestyle involves.
- Fencing
- Badminton
- Flipperball (variation of water polo, school pool)
- All Sports
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Approximate cost - a definite cost for the 10 week season will be sent home via invoice prior to the sport commencing
Payment must be completed prior to the commencement of the season |
Approximate cost - a definite cost for the 10 week season will be sent home via invoice prior to the sport commencing
Payment must be completed prior to the commencement of the season
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Uniforms - Inter School Sport only
These jerseys are not to be taken home by students individually but are collected at the end of each game and a team roster of parents/carers is organized to wash and return them. The unisex navy shorts with and sky blue side strips are also the sports shorts and MUST be worn for all inter school sport and intra school sport going out of the school. The navy blue football/soccer socks MUST be worn for rugby league, soccer and AFL.
Safety
Shin pads must be worn for soccer (Regional Sports Office
directive). Head guards and mouth guards are highly suggested for contact
sports such as AFL and Rugby League.
Training
The commitment your child makes to a team sport involves
training. The skills are important, as is the responsibility to the coach and
other team members. Developing a sense of teamwork is a valuable lesson that is
learned in sport.
Permission
The permission form must be completed to allow your child to participate and travel by bus (for inter school sport) to his/her chosen sport. This must be signed and dated before your child will be allowed to participate. Permission needs to also be provided by parents/carers for intra school sport activities.
Sport selection
Teams are put together for both winter and summer sport/activities by Week 4 in a first in best dressed basis. Returned forms will be date stamped. In most cases the first or second choice will be available. Once a sport/activity has been chosen changes will not be permitted.
Throughout the year, a number of before or after school sport clinics are run by external providers, at West End State School, to promote interest and skills in particular sports, and a cost is usually involved.
Representative Sport Pathways
Mt Gravatt District and Metropolitan East Teams
Mt Gravatt District Team![]()
If children are performing at a HIGH level in their sport, they are eligible to trial for the Mt Gravatt District Team. The PE team will nominate eligible students and parents/carers will be notified. Schools are limited to only send a certain number of children to trial. At school trials MAY be held if there is a large number of children interested in a sport. Once nominated to trial, children will attend the trials which are usually held after school at varying locations across the Mt Gravatt District.
Students will be informed when trials are happening. They are able to nominate through the PE teachers or alternatively nominate through scanning the QR code.
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https://forms.microsoft.com/r/0fvx0JgxHV
Further information on sports offered can be found: https://queenslandschoolsport.education.qld.gov.au/sports-information/sports-a-g
Metropolitan East Team
If students gain selection in the Mt Gravatt Team, they will train and go on to compete against the other Districts in the Metropolitan East Region. A Metropolitan East team will be selected and announced at the completion of the carnival.
Please note: Triathlon/Aquathlon Qld School Age Championships is not a Queensland School Sport event but to gain selection in the Met East Team you must participate in this event.
https://meteastschoolsport.eq.edu.au/
Queensland Team
If a child gains selection in the Metropolitan East team they will go on to compete against the other regions in Queensland. A Queensland Team will be selected (for most sports) at the State Championships.
https://queenslandschoolsport.education.qld.gov.au/
Multi-class Pathways
The Queensland Representative School Sport program offers students with disability the opportunity to participate in an inclusive environment with their peers at a regional, state and national level. In the representative school sport program, multi-class events are currently provided in aquathlon, cross country, swimming and track and field.
https://queenslandschoolsport.education.qld.gov.au/inclusion/multi-class-pathways
If you have any questions or queries please email the PE teachers- HPE@westendss.eq.edu.au