The College ran its Secondary Inter-House Athletics Carnival on Friday 12 August 2022. This special event brings our community together to celebrate our unique school spirit and to allow students to represent their House in a range of different carnival events.

Of course, the event also provides a competitive environment for our athletes to strive for their personal best. The College has a rich athletics history, so it was wonderful to see students out on track and in the field giving their all to challenge themselves and to also raise points for their House.  

A genuine sense of inclusion and connection pervaded the day with students committing themselves to their events and participating fully in the spirit of the day. In providing events such as our Inter-House Athletics Carnival we are encouraging our students to step up to get involved. We want them to adopt a growth mindset in exploring the many different learning opportunities on offer at the College.

In developing the whole person, we strive to provide a multitude of growth and development options for students both inside and outside of the classroom. We encourage our students, just like they did last Friday, to confidently involve themselves in the many pathways on offer and to utilise their gifts and talents to the full.

Well done to all students for their commitment to their House and for their positive participation in the myriad of pre-carnival and carnival events. Congratulations to Merici House for taking out the honours on the day.

The final results were as follows:

We also acknowledge those students who achieved Champion Athlete for their year group along with those students who achieved their personal best in their particular event. Our Champions and Runners Up are as follows:

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Special recognition must go to those students who broke existing College athletics records:

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We would like to thank our very dedicated staff for ensuring the success of the day. Led by Head of Sport Mr James Howard and supported by a team of staff including the House Coordinators, Health and Physical Education Team, Grounds and IT teams, teachers and administration staff, the event epitomised a culture of support and service. 

We also acknowledge our outstanding student leaders who worked tirelessly in the lead up to and during the Carnival to encourage student involvement and participation. They showed excellent dedication to the College and a commitment to their leadership role.

We also thank our parents and friends who attended to add to the atmosphere of the day. It was terrific also to have different year levels from the primary school attend at various times of the day in support of the students.

In looking ahead, we are excited for the Primary School athletic carnival scheduled in Week 2 of Term 4 on Friday 21 October 2022.

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