Sports

Sport at Balmacewen 

Sport at Balmacewen is highly valued and remains vital to our students' experience throughout their time at school. We have an equal approach and see the benefit in sport that caters for both the competitor and the social sportsmen and sportswomen. 

Our staff, volunteer parents and local sporting organizations bring a wealth of coaching and managerial experience to our in-school sports teams. Students who attend Balmacewen are given quality sports experiences. 

Summer and Winter sports teams compete in local weekly competitions.  Balmacewen students are regular attenders at Swimming, Cross Country and Athletic meetings at a local and regional level. 

Balmacewen Intermediate School is home to a shared Indoor Basketball, Badminton, Volleyball and Netball Facility, 3 artificial Tennis Courts that double as a Hockey turf and outdoor Basketball and Netball courts during the winter months, the availability of grass cricket wickets and cricket training nets on Bishopcourts, Rugby and football fields.  

If there are any queries regarding sport at Balmacewen, please get in touch with our Sports Co-ordinator, Tom Hume at sport@balmacewen.school.nz 

Balmacewen sporting code of conduct  Code-of-Conduct.pdf 

Physical Education

Balmacewen has made Health and Physical Education a focus area. We understand that when children are fit, healthy and have a high self esteem, they become better learners. We also recognise that there are many intangible qualities within sport which can't be taught, like team work, comradary and how to deal with winning and losing. 

Balmacewen also has a weekly House Sport competition. Each House Group competes against other houses to gain points for the Clarke Cup. Year 8 students are selected as House Captains and Deputy House Captains at the beginning of Term 1 and lead their House Groups in annual school sporting events as well as at House Sport.

Annual sporting events at Balmacewen:

• Swimming Sports - Tuesday 1st April 2025
• Cross Country
• Athletics Day

Exchange Fixtures

Summer Exchange;

• John McGlashan
• Taieri College (Cricket)
• Oamaru Intermediate 

Winter Exchange;

• John McGlashan
• Columba College 
• Southland Girls & Boys High School 

Fairplay Cup

Koru Games 2025

Please fill out the google form if your child is interested in going - Form

Winter Sports Registration: 

Basketball Registration - Link

Netball Registration - Link

Hockey Registration - Link

Badminton - Registration will open in term 2

Sports Trial Timetable

Sports on Offer

Rugby

Netball

Basketball

Soccer

Rippa Rugby

Golf

 

Touch

Hockey

Waterpolo

Cricket

Futsal

Badminton

Table Tennis

Rugby League

Volleyball

Orienteering

Athletics

Tennis

 

Swimming

Cross Country