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. Students are given the option to compete in either a competitive carnival or relaxed carnival. Children are allocated to one of four sports Houses for inter-house sport education activities on enrolment:
| Baruga |
Red |
Kangaroo Rat
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| Chullawong |
Green
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Mountain Magpie |
| Dungar |
Yellow |
Pelican
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| Kurilpa |
Blue
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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.
All interschool sport activities incur a cost to cover buses and venue hire. Students nominate their preferences in class and are then given the opportunity to trial for their interschool sport selection. If they are unsuccessful in obtaining a position in an interschool sport team they will be allocated to an intra school sport group.
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 includes a variety of activities at the teacher’s discretion.
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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 includes a variety of activities at the teacher's discretion.
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QParent Consent will be sent home as well as an invoice for the 10 week season prior to sport commencing. Consent and payment must be completed prior to the commencement of the season. |
No cost involved in intra school sport.
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Safety
Shin pads must be worn for soccer (Regional Sports Office directive). Mouth guards are mandatory for contact sports such as AFL and Rugby League and head gear is optional.
Permission
The QParent consent permission form must be completed to allow your child to participate and travel by bus (for inter school sport) to their chosen sport. This must be signed and dated before your child will be allowed to participate.
Sport selection
Students nominate whether they would like to participate in interschool sport or intra school sport in their classes. If they choose interschool sport they will then select which sport they would like to compete in. Teachers of these sports will then hold a trial and select their teams based on numbers. Intra students will be placed into groups. Once a sport/activity has been chosen changes will not be permitted.
Outside School Hours Opportunities
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.
Nominations
Further information on sports offered can be found: 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.
Metropolitan East School Sport
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.
Queensland Representative School Sport
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.
Multi-Class Pathways
If you have any questions or queries please email the PE teachers at HPE@westendss.eq.edu.au