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Health & PE Department

A new year brings new excitement for students and increasing enthusiasm for their involvement in classes. This semester the HPE Department will continue to provide a variety of experiences across a wide range of physical activities. To provide these quality experiences, there are several things we would like you to know about our classes.

Using Off-site Facilities

To enhance our HPE program, classes will access and use many local sporting facilities. This means that during your son’s scheduled practical HPE lesson, he may travel off the campus on a college bus or by foot. This semester, these locations include Barlow Park, Your Fitness Gym, Cairns Golf Club, West Cairns Bowls Club, and the Cairns Youth Centre. If you have any concerns with this, please don’t hesitate to contact me by email - jbrimstone@cns.catholic.edu.au 

At Least One Spare Sport Uniform for Practical Classes

If your son is doing HPE, he will be participating in at least two practical lessons a week. In these lessons, boys are required to wear their full sport uniform. Couple this with sport on Wednesday, he will be using this uniform frequently and it is important that he has access to more than one uniform to ensure his participation in all classes.

Bring a Hat to Practical Lessons

The prevalence of skin cancer in Australia is confronting. We live in a part of the country where the sun’s ultraviolet rays are extreme and unforgiving. Often our HPE lessons are outdoors, exposing us to this harmful environment. Therefore, it is compulsory for all students to own and wear a Saints hat when participating in outdoor physical activity. It is also recommended that your son’s hat is clearly marked with his name, whether written in permanent marker, or even embroidered, to avoid loss or confusion. 

Thanks in advance for your support of the Saints HPE department.