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Sport is a very important and special part of the fabric of Bellingen
High. Sport at Bellingen has 4 strands:
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Weekly
Sport:
In line with departmental
policy, weekly sport is compulsory for all students in years 7 to 11.
For year 12 students, weekly sport is optional provided they have completed
their year 11 commitments. Students in year 11 are required to have 20
sport attendances over the period of terms 1 to 3. These may be made up
from representative sport as well as weekly sport. The weekly program
is conducted on Wednesday for year 9 to 12 students and Thursdays for
year 7 and 8. Students change sport each term. Students have the opportunity
to experience a wide variety of sports with over 30 different sports being
offered throughout the year. |
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Representative
sporting opportunities:
Such opportunities are available through our participation in the many
Combined High School (CHS) state knockouts as well as a number of local
competitions. In addition, individuals are able to advance their sporting
experience and achievements via attendance at the CHS zone and regional
selection trials. In recent years both our girls and boys soccer, rugby
league and rugby union teams have all been very successful in these CHS
knockouts, reaching regional finals, plus in a number of cases going on
to state quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals.
In athletics and swimming we have also witnessed
fine individual performances by our students with a number of them gaining
medals at both state and national level. |
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School
carnivals:
Carnivals are conducted in terms 1 and 2 in athletics, cross country and
swimming. These are used to determine which students qualify to go on to
compete at zone trials. |
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Inter-school
visit:
An inter-school visit with Quirindi High School is also held annually.
This visit has been going since 1974. It aims to give Bellingen students
a taste of inland life and allow Quirindi students to have a coastal experience.
The venue alternates each year between the two schools. The host school
is responsible for billeting the visiting school and organising the events.
It involves both junior and senior teams competing in 30 different matches
for the Beau Valley shield. It also gives many students who would not
be in knockout representative teams an opportunity to represent the school
in sport. All students at our school have the opportunity to avail themselves
of these many sporting opportunities because of: |
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- the keenness and dedication of
many of our staff to train organise and accompany our many sporting
teams
- the support and assistance of many parents
plus our P & C, in numerous ways
- the overall support of our staff who
willingly take lessons for those teachers out of the school accompanying
sporting teams.
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