Sport
Eltham High School Sports Program
Eltham High School has a very successful Sports Program with plenty of opportunities for students to get involved throughout the year.
House Sport Carnivals
Eltham High School will be holding two House Sport Carnivals during Term 1. The Swimming Carnival will take place at Aquarena, Doncaster on Friday 21 February and the Athletics Carnival is on Thursday 13 March at the Doncaster Athletics Track. Both days are considered normal school days and, as such, it is expected that all students attend. There is a strong history at Eltham High of students dressing up in House Colours and a ‘Best Dressed’ competition is held at each event. Participation is not compulsory, and students can enter as many or as few events as they wish. The results are used to select the students who advance to the District Sports.
House Cross Country
In Term 2 we will hold our school cross country (Date TBC). This will be compulsory for ALL Year 7 and 8 students and optional for Year 9 - 12 students. Generally, the Year 7’s completes the run during their sport period and Year 8’s are brought out of class to complete theirs. The course starts across from the school at Fabro Fields and goes around the Wingrove Park loop.
Interschool Sport
Eltham High participates in the ‘School Sport Victoria’ sporting program. We enter teams into a Round Robin competition with local schools in the Nillumbik District. Each year level of the school can participate in one Round Robin each term. Different sports are offered in each term and successful teams advance to Region Finals and then State Finals.
The cost for each event per student is $20 in 2025. There are various costs in running the sporting program throughout the school and these include district, regional and state level events. The $20 per event per student is to cover the cost of the program and events and is not limited to the bus/transportation cost alone. However, please note that bus costs are a fixed cost for the event and are not reduced for the school if a student chooses not to take the bus. Eltham High School has kept the cost for the sporting program and these events the same now for four years and is supporting the program as costs have increased. Please note that if a student is taking the bus to the event and is driven by a family member the event cost of $20 is still applicable.
Sports for Term 1 are as follows
Senior (Year 11 and 12) – Friday 14 February (Week 3A)
Cricket, Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball and Table Tennis
Year 7
Cricket – Tuesday 18 February (Week 4B)
Baseball, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball - Tuesday 25 March (Week 5A)
Sports for Term 2 are as follows
Senior (Year 11 and 12) – Tuesday 13 May (Week 4B)
AFL, Soccer, Netball, Badminton
Intermediate (Year 9 and 10) – Thursday 22 May (Week 5A)
AFL, Soccer, Netball, Badminton
Girls Footy Day (All year levels) – Tuesday 27 May (Week 6B)
Year 8 – Wednesday 4 June (Week 7A)
AFL, Soccer, Netball, Badminton
Year 7 – Wednesday 25 June (Week 10B)
AFL, Soccer, Netball, Badminton
Sports for Term 3 are as follows
Intermediate (Year 9 and 10) – Tuesday 12 August (Week 4A)
Basketball, Table Tennis, Futsal
Year 8 –Wednesday 20 August (Week 5B)
Basketball, Table Tennis, Futsal
Year 7 – Thursday 11 September (Week 8A)
Basketball, Table Tennis, Futsal
Sports for Term 4 are as follows
Year 9 – Wednesday 22 October (Week 3A)
Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Cricket
Year 8 - Volleyball – Tuesday 14 October (Week 2B)
Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Cricket - Wednesday 22nd October (Week 3A)
Year 7 – Thursday 13 November (Week 6B)
Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Cricket
Timetabled Sport – Year 7 & 8
Students in Year 7 and 8 participate in a Sport session once per week. Students participate in a range of sports throughout the term. We aim to provide students with a small taste of a variety of sports, many of which are offered in the Inter-School Sports Program. Participation is the main goal of these sessions and students are encouraged to experience a range of games. There is an expectation the students change into their PE uniforms for this session – we would greatly appreciate your assistance in ensuring PE uniforms are brought to school for both PE and Sport sessions.
BREE PASCOE, Sports Coordinator