Rockhampton State High School provides opportunities for studies in Health and Physical Education at every year level.

All Year 8 students participate in Health and Physical Education (HPE401) in semester 1 or 2, where they learn about the importance of a healthy lifestyle and participate in a variety of physical activities including Track and Field, Team Sports and Swimming.

In Year 9 and 10, students study a “Foundation” unit (HPE501) in Semester 1 and can then choose subsequent elective units such as HPE502, HPE503 and HPE504 in semester 2.

Similarly, Year 10 students also study a foundation unit(HPE601)and then can choose from a variety of elective units after wards such as HPE602,HPE603 and HPE604.

Rich Studies units are also offered within the Health and Physical Education Department and includes Fitness Training, Rugby League training, Olympic Sports and Cricket.

Year 11 and 12

In the senior school, students also have a variety of Health and Physical Education choices:

Year 11 and 12 Physical Education – (Board Accredited)

and/or

Year 11 and 12 Physical Recreation – (SAS)

And/or

Senior Health (Board Accredited)

These subjects both prepare students for healthy and active lifestyles whilst also providing pathways to careers and links to further training and/or tertiary studies.

In addition to the traditional Health and Physical Education Programme, Rockhampton SHS also promotes a Healthy Schools focus. All students in all year levels had the opportunity to build personal wellness through RAP(Responsible Adolescent Programme) in Year 8, relationships building sessions in Year 9 and 10, and ‘Big Days In’ for Year 11 and 12 students. This focus is facilitated by our school nurse along with other paid expert community personnel. It is planned that this programme will continue to develop in future years to meet or students emotional and social needs.

SPORTS PROGRAM

At Rockhampton State High School, both staff and students are encouraged to engage in an active lifestyle. We believe that Sport is one way of achieving an active lifestyle and with over one thousand students, Rockhampton State High School offers a wide range of sporting opportunities to cater for the diverse needs and interests of our students.

Sporting opportunities include:

§ Touch

§ Basketball

§ Netball

§ AFL

§ Rugby Union

§ Rugby League

§ Softball

§ Cricket

§ Soccer

§ Water polo

§ Horse sports

§ Indoor netball, cricket and volleyball carnivals

§ Cross Country

§ Swimming

§ Athletics (Track and Field)

Students are also encouraged to pursue their chosen sport at higher, more elite levels.

Interhouse sporting competition and District Trials form the basis of this progression. The Interhouse Swimming Carnival held early in Term 1, Cross Country in early Term 2 and Athletics Carnival in Early Term 3 allow for all students to participate within their House Groups(Cook, Griffith, Phillip and Wentworth) with high achievers invited to go on to District, Regional and State levels.

Students are also given the opportunity to progress to higher levels through trialling for selection in representative teams at a local, regional, state and national level.

These include:

§ AFL

§ Basketball

§ Cricket

§ Cross Country

§ Hockey

§ Netball

§ Rugby League

§ Rugby Union

§ Soccer

§ Squash

§ Swimming

§ Tennis

§ Touch

§ Track and Field

§ Volleyball

§ Water Polo

At the end of each year, students’ participation and success is celebrated through a Sports Awards Ceremony. Students who have shown excellence in their chosen sport are acknowledged. This includes the presentation of the Coach’s Player award, Half Blues (regional representation), Full Blues (state representation), High Achiever awards (state or national representation) as well as the presentation of Sportsman and Sportswoman of the year.

In addition, students are offered a wide variety of sports within the subject area of Health and Physical Education.

Sports that are offered can include:

· Aerobics (yoga, tai chi, hi-lo, circuits)

· Athletics

· Basketball

· Cricket

· Gym – resistance training facilities

· Gymnastics

· Hockey

· Indoor Rock climbing

· Jump Rope for Heart

· Lawn Bowls

· Netball

· Olympic Handball

· Rock climbing

· Rugby League

· Soccer

· Softball

· Squash

· Swimming/Lifesaving/Synchronised Swimming

· Table Tennis

· Tennis

· Touch

· Water polo

Each year, the school through the Queensland Olympic Committee bestows the Pierre De Coubertin Award on a student who has displayed the Olympic Spirit through sporting participation.