SPORTS EXCHANGE​​​​​​​

Students have opportunities to participate in inter-school exchanges with other schools. The Sports Office coordinates an annual Winter Sports Exchange with Ashburton College during Term 2.

Both schools take turns hosting the exchange. Students who are participating in the exchange will receive a permission slip for their parents/caregivers, which needs to be completed and returned prior to the exchange.

ATHLETIC SPORTS​​​​​​​

Athletics is held in Term 1 over two days at BHS.

Athletes register online for various events and compete for placings and school records.

Athletes are encouraged to participate in divisional colours. Athletes who receive placings have the opportunity to compete against other athletes from various Canterbury schools.

SWIMMING SPORTS​​​​​​​

Swimming Sports is held in Term 1 over one day with registration on the day.

Competing is not compulsory but athletes are encouraged to participate. Swimmers can enter in individual events and relays as well as compete for top class and divisional points.

CROSS COUNTRY​​​​​​​

The school Cross Country is held during Term 2.

The course distance is 3km for Years 9-11 and 4.5km for Years 12-13. The Cross Country is compulsory for Years 9 and 10 but all years are encouraged to compete.

Athletes placed in the top 20 of each age grade are eligible to compete in the Canterbury Secondary Schools Road Race and Cross Country Championships in May/June. School results go towards discovering the top class in each year group and individual results are added to the divisional points tally.

DIVISIONAL POINTS

There are four divisions within the school. Divisional points are recorded throughout the year for various sporting activities. Students earn points for their division competing in Swimming Sports, Athletic Sports, Cross Country, Ki o Rahi and other activities that change from year to year.

LUNCHTIME SPORT

Sport equipment is available for all students to borrow during lunchtimes (apart from wet lunchtimes). A range of sporting gear can be borrowed from the Sports Office. To check out gear students will need to leave behind a Cando card or school bag, which is kept till the gear is returned at the end of lunchtime.

The Student Sports Council will run a range of lunchtime sport activities for students throughout the year and these will be publicised through assemblies, the Burnside High website and the school notices.