Physical Education News
Our annual House Cross Country event was held on Thursday, 5 March. Students had been training in their classes, year level sport session and PE lessons in the build up to the event. Whilst we acknowledge long distance running isn’t for everyone, resilience is one of our school values. We have been teaching our students that no matter the challenge put in front of you, you are better off approaching it with a growth mindset and giving it your all. I have been particularly impressed with the positive attitude of our students and their understanding of the importance of physical activity when maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
The overall results were very close, with Flintoff being crowned the 2026 House Cross Country Champions for an amazing 4th year in a row! They were closely followed by Border, Curry and Lexcen.
Well done to our 2026 placegetters!
| 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | |
| Foundation Boys | Isiah S *New school record | Maverick R | Luca G |
| Foundation Girls | Ivy-Lee W | Amara D | Lacey B |
| Year 1 Boys | Van G | Chase M | Chase W |
| Year 1 Girls | Scarlett P | Frieda C | Charlie K |
| Year 2 Boys | Ishaan M | Max K | Sash B |
| Year 2 Girls | Ella M | Harper H | Edith S |
| Year 3 Boys | Jackson D | Ayden S | Nathan H |
| Year 3 Girls | Isabelle G | Charlotte S | Miranda K |
| 10 Year Old Boys | Jack B | Darcy M | Logan R |
| 10 Year Old Girls | Dakoda S | Layla M | Peyton H |
| 11 Year Old Boys | Cooper S | Max C | Will S |
| 11 Year Old Girls | Areet B | Abbey L | Sophia K |
| 12/13 Year Old Boys | Zach P | Robbie K | Joel F |
| 12/13 Year Old Girls | Aleeyah L | London G | Ally G |
Division Swimming
The Knox Division Swimming Championships were held on Tuesday, 10 March at Croydon Memorial Pool. This year, Park Ridge had 18 swimmers compete on the day – a truly outstanding effort. Students who finished in the top 2 will progress to the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Championships on Tuesday, 31 March.
We had 5 relay teams compete, showing great depth across the year levels!
Open Mixed Medley team of Zach P, Sophia K, Robbie K, Logan R – 1st place
Under 10 Boys Relay team of Josh K, Henry S, Jay B and Logan R – 2nd place with a new school record time of 3:10.78
Under 11 Girls Relay team of Sophia K, Mackenzie D, Indie T and Jacinta L - 2nd place with a new school record time of 3:02.15
Under 11 Boys Relay team of Tony Z, Ryan Q, Caelan G and Jude D – 3rd place
Under 12 Boys Relay team of Zach P, Will J, Lucas H and Robbie K – 2nd place with a new school record time of 2:48.54
We also had a number of students compete in individual events:
Ava Z - 3rd in freestyle
Zach P - 4th in backstroke
Miranda K - 3rd in breaststroke
Logan R – 1st in freestyle, beating his own school record from the previous round by just .02 seconds (37.08 seconds), also 1st in backstroke
Robbie K – 1st in breaststroke and 1st in butterfly
Sophia K – 1st in butterfly, breaking her own school record from the previous round with a time of 40.61 seconds. Also 1st in freestyle, breaking her own school record from the previous round with a time of 34.95 seconds.
Well done to all swimmers! These are some outstanding results and we are all very proud of you.
Matthew Davey
Physical Education Teacher