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, Kate Ebrahim 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
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Cross Country
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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
2024 Winter Sport Registrations Term 2 & 3 - OPEN NOW!!
- Hockey - https://forms.gle/hgexdwLeALyfhYqA7
- Netball - https://forms.gle/iou5wHewzU1NnXCv5
- Basketball - https://forms.gle/s7eTPciSqyueC3gi6
- Badminton - https://forms.gle/f1vxbCkadVZPU3yg8
- Table Tennis - https://forms.gle/nrex2CNxi6RQY3k8A
- Rugby - We only provide Inter School fixtures. No need to register for this. Trials will be held at a later date during the term.
- Rugby League - No registrations needed.
- Football (Girls/Boys) - We only provide Inter-School fixtures. No need to register for this. Trials will be held at a later date during the term.
- Volleyball - Is run through our school. Therefore, for further information about Term 2-3 Volleyball please touch base with our TIC of Volleyball Mr Terry Tarapi - ttarapi@balmacewen.school.nz
2024 Term 2 & 3 Winter Sport Trials Timetable
Sports on Offer
2024 Winter Sport Registrations - (Terms 2&3)
Welcome to Balmacewen's Winter Sport Registrations for 2024!
Touch
This term we have had 11 teams playing in the metro junior competition on the Thursday after school at the Oval.
Night ‘n Day Otago Nuggets Junior Baller’s Clinic
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Swimming Sports
Our annual Balmacewen Swimming Sports will be held at Moana Pool on Thursday 14 March from 11 am - 2:30 pm.
Summer sport trials 2024 term 1
Please find below the timetable for Term 1 Summer Sport Trials. These will commence this Friday. Please see information ...
Touch
This term we had 8 teams that played at the Oval Junior Competition on a Thursday after school.
KINGS HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL TOUCH TOURNAMENT
Friday 3 November
Koru Games
In week 10 of Term 3, 10 sports teams from Balmacewen headed north to Christchurch to compete in the Koru Games.
Athletics sports - Friday 20th October
Our school athletics sports will be held on Friday 20th October at the Caledonian grounds near Logan Park. Please see th...