Sport
On February 26 - 28 the Year 12 Outdoor and Environmental Studies class enjoyed travelling to Wilsons Promontory National Park to attend a three day camp at beautiful Tidal River, Gurnai Kurnai Country. This aligned with Unit 3 Area of Study 1, Changing Human Relationships with Outdoor Environments
The outdoor activities undertaken to enhance their learning and understanding of Unit 3- Changing Human Relationships with Outdoor Environments were bushwalking, camping, cooking stand up paddle boarding and environmental observation and interpretation.
The students thoroughly enjoyed this experience. We continue to be proud of the Outdoor Education opportunities at Eltham High School.
One student took it upon themselves to bring their own camera and capture the camp through their eyes. Below is some information and the photos that Daniel captured.
In February, I was lucky enough to go on the Wilsons Promontory Outdoor Ed camp and decided to bring my camera along as I'm currently studying photography in my VCE. I'm extremely pleased with the results. - Daniel Powell (Year 11, Everard House)
GEORGIA BHANDARI, Outdoor and Environmental Studies Teacher
EHS District Swimming
On Friday 7 March the EHS District Swim Team headed to Doncaster Aquarena to take on the other eight schools in the Nillumbik / Banyule District Swimming Carnival. Our team consisted of 35 swimmers who competed in 40 individual races and 12 relays throughout the day producing some amazing individual results. The school finished second overall on 496 points.
Samuel Hartley – Year 10 (Everard) cruised through his 5 individual events collecting 5 GOLD and finishing off the day with GOLD in both the 4 x 50m medley and 4 x 50m freestyle relays.
Archie Bonga – Year 10 (Skipper) showed his high level of consistency and competitiveness winning 2 individual GOLDS and 2 individual SILVERS and capped off his day with a silver in the 4 x 50 m freestyle relay.
Sam and Archie will now head to their 4th consecutive regional final and will lead the team with excellence.
Ben Van Dijk – Year 9 (Skipper) had a successful day, putting last year’s injuries behind him, taking home 3 GOLDS and 1 SILVER in his individual events and GOLD in the 4 x 50m medley and 4 x 50m freestyle relays.
The top 2 swimmers and relay teams from each race qualify to go through to the next round. The following 23 students will compete in the NMR Swim finals on Thursday 27 March at WaterMarc.
Aditya Ravi – Year 11 (Toner)
Annabelle Lowe – Year 9 (Everard)
Archie Bonga – Year 10 (Skipper)
Anouschka Tymms – Year 10 (Pakana)
Ben Nicholls – Year 8 (Everard)
Benjamin Van Dijk – Year 9 (Skipper)
Charlee Doherty – Year 9 (Everard)
Dane Hamilton – Year 8 (Everard)
Eve Chamberlain – Year 9 (Toner)
Evan Hayes – Year 11 (Toner)
Fynn Bohan – Year 9 (Everard)
Gwyn Van Der Kamp – Year 8 (Pakana)
Harry Taggert – Year 10 (Everard)
Indie Ramage – Year 7 (Everard)
Isabelle Taylor – Year 7 (Everard)
Jevon Dalton – Year 11 (Everard)
Luca Miraglia – Year 11 (Skipper)
MJ Morrison – Year 7 (Everard)
Samuel Hartley – Year 10 (Everard)
Saxon Schladetsch – Year 10 (Toner)
Sienna Velasquez – Year 7 (Skipper)
Xavier Webley – Year 8 (Skipper)
Yorke Murray – Year 8 (Toner)
A big congratulations to all the swimmers that competed last Friday and good luck to those continuing to the NMR finals.
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 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 7s complete the run during their sport period and Year 8s 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
Year 7
Baseball, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball - Tuesday 25 March
Sports for Term 2 are as follows
Senior (Year 11 and 12) – Tuesday 13 May
AFL, Soccer, Netball, Badminton
Intermediate (Year 9 and 10) – Thursday 22 May
AFL, Soccer, Netball, Badminton
Girls Footy Day (All year levels) – Tuesday 27 May
Year 8 – Wednesday 4 June
AFL, Soccer, Netball, Badminton
Year 7 – Wednesday 25 June
AFL, Soccer, Netball, Badminton
Sports for Term 3 are as follows
Intermediate (Year 9 and 10) – Tuesday 12 August
Basketball, Table Tennis, Futsal
Year 8 – Wednesday 20 August
Basketball, Table Tennis, Futsal
Year 7 – Thursday 11 September
Basketball, Table Tennis, Futsal
Sports for Term 4 are as follows
Year 9 – Wednesday 22 October
Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Cricket
Year 8 - Volleyball – Tuesday 14 October
Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Cricket - Wednesday 22nd October
Year 7 – Thursday 13 November
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