Future Development of School Sport - Education Queensland ...
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<strong>Future</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> and Phys cal Act v ty Review Report<br />
<strong>School</strong> Visits<br />
Members <strong>of</strong> the Rev ew Comm ttee v s ted three schools to meet w th staff nvolved n<br />
the del very <strong>of</strong> sport and phys cal educat on programs. The three schools v s ted were<br />
dent fied because they were cons dered by the Rev ew Comm ttee to prov de good<br />
pract ce models for the del very <strong>of</strong> sport and phys cal act v ty programs for the r students<br />
and prov ded opportun t es for all students to be nvolved n phys cal act v ty.<br />
Tullawong State High <strong>School</strong><br />
Tullawong State H gh <strong>School</strong> has a student populat on <strong>of</strong> 1408 and s s tuated on the<br />
western outsk rts <strong>of</strong> Caboolture, 60 k lometres north <strong>of</strong> Br sbane. The school commun ty<br />
h ghly values sport and phys cal act v ty and encourages all students to part c pate.<br />
Some <strong>of</strong> the examples <strong>of</strong> school sport and phys cal act v ty programs and strateg es<br />
Tullawong uses to promote part c pat on ncluded:<br />
• Mult -d sc pl nary un ts are <strong>of</strong>fered where HPE theory s ntegrated nto subjects such<br />
as maths, Engl sh, sc ence, art etc. ‘Let the Games Beg n’ was an example <strong>of</strong> hol st c<br />
approach where students learnt what t meant to be a good sport, and how to des gn<br />
sport ng fields as part <strong>of</strong> the r Maths program.<br />
• Compulsory nter-school sport s played on Wednesday afternoons.<br />
• It s mandatory for all Years 8, 9, and 10 students to do phys cal educat on as a<br />
subject and spend 140 m nutes each week do ng HPE.<br />
Ferny Hills State <strong>School</strong><br />
Ferny H lls State <strong>School</strong> has a student populat on <strong>of</strong> 616 and has a comm tment to<br />
sport and phys cal act v ty that s nclus ve <strong>of</strong> all ch ldren. The follow ng nformat on was<br />
prov ded as examples <strong>of</strong> the school’s nvolvement n sport and phys cal act v ty:<br />
• The school s one <strong>of</strong> 23 schools w th n the North West <strong>Sport</strong> D str ct and has 10<br />
soccer teams, 3 rugby league teams and a beach volleyball team.<br />
• The school leadersh p has bu lt the sport program over the last seven to e ght years<br />
and the school has a culture <strong>of</strong> part c pat on.<br />
• Year P–3 students are regularly nvolved n motor sk ll development programs.<br />
• The school s nvolved n the Greater Br sbane <strong>School</strong>s compet t on wh ch has more<br />
than 2000 students compet ng across the compet t on each weekend.<br />
• A gymnast c club operates n the school hall for up to 300 ch ldren from 4 p.m. to<br />
7 p.m. each day. Many <strong>of</strong> the school students attend th s program.<br />
Aspley State High <strong>School</strong><br />
Aspley State H gh <strong>School</strong> fac l tates a cluster school sport program n collaborat on w th<br />
teachers from three other local h gh schools. The cluster school sport program prov des<br />
part c pat on opportun t es n phys cal act v ty for all 630 students n Year 8 at these<br />
schools.<br />
The schools nvolved n the cluster are Aspley State H gh <strong>School</strong>; Bracken R dge State<br />
H gh <strong>School</strong>; Earnshaw State H gh <strong>School</strong> and Sandgate State H gh <strong>School</strong>. The four<br />
sports played nclude:<br />
1. Oztag – boys and g rls played at Bracken R dge<br />
2. Netball – g rls only played at Sandgate<br />
3. 9 a-s de Austral an Football – boys only played at O’Callaghan Park<br />
4. Soccer – boys and g rls played at Aspley.<br />
A shared bus system was developed w th the a m <strong>of</strong> prov d ng cost-effect ve transport,<br />
s mpl fied collect on processes, and a central sed order ng and payment system to<br />
reduce school organ sat onal workload.<br />
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