Sports

We offer a wide variety of sports, placing an emphasis on participation, good sportsmanship and effort.

Our PDHPE and Sports Programs aim to empower all students with the knowledge, skills and confidence to support their lifelong wellbeing. We facilitate this by providing a diverse range of curricular and co- or extra-curricular activities to participate in on a weekly basis. These involve training and competing in weekly competitions and tournaments throughout the year.

Sports we offer include:  Basketball, Dance, Fitness, Football, Futsal, Gymnastics, Netball, Rugby, Running, Athletics, Squash, Swimming, Tennis and Volleyball.

Our most participated sports are: Basketball, Soccer, Netball, Tennis and Rugby. There are designated Heads for these respective sports.

This selection is continuously expanding to meet the needs of our students.

This pathway for our students who excel in their given sport operates under the following structure:

  • Selected to represent Emanuel School at a given sport at Combined Districts Secondary Sports Association (CDSSA)
  • Selected to represent CDSSA at a given sport at Australian Independent Co-Ed Schools (AICES)
  • Selected to represent AICES at a given sport at Combined Independent Schools (CIS)
  • Selected to represent CIS at NSW All Schools

Primary School PDHPE

Years K- 2 focus on the development of the 11 fundamental motor skills, which include gymnastics, dance, athletics, ball handling and physical fitness. Years 3 to 6 further develop fundamental motor skills through a greater focus on team sports and sport education.

The School is a member of the All Suburbs Independent School Sports Association (ASISSA). As part of this association students compete in athletics, cross-country and swimming carnivals. Students also have an opportunity to compete in a range of sports at an inter-school level. This association provides a representative pathway for elite athletes to progress to Combined Independent Schools (CIS) events

High School PDHPE

PDHPE Programs deliver the mandatory NSW syllabus to all students from Years 7-10. A high premium is placed on physical activity in inspiring outdoor settings. This includes activities such as surfing at Bondi and Maroubra beaches, yoga and beach volleyball at Tamarama Beach, orienteering in Centennial Park, in addition to traditional sports, such as tennis, netball, soccer, touch football, dance and gymnastics. The PDHPE program also explores key health topics, such as nutrition, relationships, growth and development, drugs and mental health, amongst many others.

In addition, we offer a range of Outdoor Education programs such as the The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Years 9-12, and skiing in Year 9.

Students in Years 9 and 10 can take the elective PASS course (Physical Activity and Sports Studies), which appeals to students with a particular interest in sport and physical activity.

In Years 11 and 12, students can elect to study a 2-unit PDHPE course for the HSC.

High School Representative Sport

The School is a member of the Combined Districts Secondary Sports Association (CDSSA). As part of this association, students compete in gala days and carnivals across numerous sports, including athletics, cross-country, swimming, basketball, netball, oztag and football. This association provides a representative pathway for elite athletes to progress to Association of Independent Co-educational Schools (AICES) and Combined Independent Schools (CIS) events.

Emanuel is a founding member of the Sydney Schools Cup, which is a weekly inter-schools sporting competition, and the School also competes at the NSW Schools Futsal Competition. Each year, Emanuel hosts the David Horwitz Rugby Challenge and as a Jewish School, competes against other Jewish Schools in sporting gala days.

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