Sport and Physical Activity
Sporting Success
Super Fish selected to swim for Australia
Few swimmers could wish for a better start to the season than Fairholme student Julia Algie. Following her outstanding success at the Queensland Secondary School Championships, where she set 7 State Championship records in the Multi Disability Class, Julia has been selected to represent Australia at the Deaflympics in Sofia (Hungary).
She will join over 4000 athletes from more than 70 nations at what is the second oldest multiple sports games outside of the Summer Olympics.
First held in 1924, the Deaflympics provides elite sporting opportunities for hearing impaired and deaf athletes and is sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee. Deaf athletes are excluded from the Paralympics due to their inability to hear starting commands.
The 2013 Deaflympics, the 22nd instalment of this long running event, will commence on the 26th July and conclude on the 4th August. Just like the Olympic Games, the event is held every 4 years with 16 sports contested in Bulgaria
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.
