Sport and Physical Activity
Sporting Success
Cross Country Congratulations
It’s full steam ahead for the Cross Country season for Year 3 runner Chloe Randall, who gained second place in her age group at the Queensland All Schools Individual Cross Country event.
Chloe then went on to take out first place (9 years) in the Andrews Cup Cross Country championships held in Ipswich recently. It was a triumphant day for Fairholme, with our 9-year-old girls winning their age group and gaining fourth place in the Percentage Cup.
Darling Downs Sports Star title for Fairholme Cricketer
In recognition of making the Australian Merit/Honours Team for U15 Womens cricket in December, Year 11 boarder Alice Smith has been awarded Sports Darling Downs, Sports Star for January. Alice will be attending a Presentation Breakfast on Friday the 27 April, 2012. As part of her prize Alice has been invited to attend a 3 session workshop; Speak up for Sport.
What a great start to the year for Alice after her an outstanding performance at the National Carnival. Alice opened the batting and made 94 not out, although it was her Wicket Keeping that sealed her spot in the Australian team though, with Alice taking 6 stumpings and 3 catches, giving her the most dismissals for the carnival.
Fairholme is passionate about supporting the next generation of sporting champions as well as developing 'a healthy future' for all students. The College is recognised as one of the leading physical activity providers in Australia, with Olympians such as such as Liz Hepple, Cathy Freeman and Dannielle Leisch having developed their skills whilst attending Fairholme College.
Sport is an integral part of life at Fairholme with the emphasis being on enjoyment, participation and sport etiquette. A wide variety of sporting activities are offered in both competitive and non competitive environments. Students who excel in their competitive sports are encouraged to pursue their talent at Interhouse, Regional, State, National and International levels.
Competitions
Terms One & Two - Students compete in the local Toowoomba Schools Sports competitions. The College regularly wins premierships in all sports. Fairholme enters teams in all divisions, regularly having the most participating teams of all schools on the Darling Downs. Sports contested include:
Basketball
Hockey
Water Polo
Futsal
Volleyball
Football
Touch Football
Tennis
Softball
Indoor Cricket
Netball
Squash
In addition, throughout the year, we compete in other major competitions and carnivals in the above sports and also:
- Triathlon
- Athletics Equestrian
- Gymnastics
- Swimming
- Cross Country Orienteering
Fairholme is regularly champion school in Toowoomba and on the Darling Downs in Cross Country, Swimming and Athletics. The College has won over ten Australian National Titles in Athletics, an international Touch Football tournament and have been state champions in Football and Cross Country.
Sporting Facilities
- A multipurpose indoor gymnasium
- An indoor heated eight lane 25m pool
- A smaller heated indoor learn to swim pool
- A grass multi-purpose oval
- Three flexipave outdoor tennis/multi-purpose flood lit courts
- Two synthetic runways for long jump and triple jump
- An eleven station Exersite
- A weight room with a mix of pin loaded and free weights and cardio equipment
Clubs
Fairholme has established a number of highly successful sporting clubs. These clubs are affiliated with their respective sporting bodies and are open to all students at the school as well as members of the general community:
- Fairholme Aquatics Swimming Team
- Fairholme All Stars Gymnastics Club
- Fairholme Athletics
- Fairholme Tennis
Sport as a subject
The College is able to offer Certificate III in Sport and Recreation for students in Years 11 and 12. Among other things this option allows the opportunity for students to pursue a career in Sport and Recreation.