Sport

Sporting Activities at St Finbarr’s include:

  • footy_team_1.jpgAll students from K–2 attend an intensive swimming program.
  • Students from 3-6 attend a Surf Safe program.
  • All students from K–6 attend a Gymnastics program.
  • Athletics Carnival.
  • Swimming Carnival.
  • Cross Country Carnival.
  • Winter Sports Competitions involving Rugby League, Soccer, Netball and more.
  • Stage 3 have the opportunity to attend Zone GALA Days and Diocesan Challenges.

Representative Pathways

St Finbarr’s children have the opportunity to participate in school representative sport to the highest level in Primary School sport which is representing NSWPSSA at an Australian All Schools Carnival.

The sporting pathways include Swimming, Cross Country, Athletics, Rugby League, Soccer, Netball, Softball, Cricket, Basketball, Touch Football, AFL, Hockey, Tennis and Rugby Union.

Representative Opportunities Exist in the following:

  • St Finbarr’s Representative at a Tweed Zone Carnival.
  • Tweed Zone Representative at a Lismore Diocesan Carnival.
  • Lismore Diocesan Representative at a Polding Carnival.
  • Polding Representative at NSW PSSA Carnivals.
  • NSWPSSA Representative at an Australian All Schools Carnival.

Sport 3Sport Houses 

When students enrol at St Finbarr’s, they are allocated a Sporting House (siblings are placed together). These Houses are the student’s ‘team’ for carnivals and special sporting events.

The Houses are:

Chisolm - Green

Penola - Red

Mackillop - Blue

Tenison - Yellow