Student opportunities and activities

At Carlingford Public School, we offer a variety of programs in the classroom and across the school to help students build new skills, make friends and explore new interests.

Our programs include:

Sports

  • PSSA sport in Summer

    • Soccer
    • Netball
    • League Tag
    • AFL

  • Gala days in Winter

    • Cricket
    • T-ball / Softball
    • Newcombe ball

  • School / Zone / Regional / State carnivals

    • Swimming
    • Cross country
    • Athletics

  • Coaching days with local cricket / AFL / netball / basketball / table tennis clubs

  • Sporting pathways

    • Soccer
    • Netball
    • Rugby union
    • Rugby league
    • Golf
    • Gymnastics
    • Softball
    • Hockey
    • Tennis
Creative and performing arts

  • Band:  Training / Concert / Performance bands

    • Band camp
    • School & community performances

  • Dance: Junior / Senior dance groups

    • Eisteddfods
    • School & community performances

  • Pulse Alive: a vibrant celebration of creativity, connection, and opportunity in the performing arts, showcasing thousands of singers, dancers, actors, and musicians from NSW public schools.

  • Choir

    • School and community performances
Cultural and language activities
  • Harmony day
  • After school language classes
Excursions and incursions
  • Curriculum based activities run throughout the year
  • Year 5 students overnight at Taronga Zoo
  • Year 6 students attend camp at Milson Island
Public Speaking and debating
  • Multicultural public speaking competitions
  • Debating workshops with our community of schools
Lunchtime and interest based clubs
  • Gardening club
  • Games club
  • Poetry club
  • Art club
  • Choir
  • Environment club
Student leadership opportunities
  • SRC (Student representative council)
  • Prefects
  • Sports Captains
  • Library monitors
  • Canteen monitors
  • Technology monitors
HPGE (high potential and gifted education) activities
  • Mathematics competitions
  • Writing competitions
  • Art competitions
  • Sporting pathways
  • Differentiated learning in classrooms
  • Epic 45 - open learning opportunities

Contact us to learn more about what’s available and how your child can get involved.

Our extra-curricular highlights

Bands: Training / Concert / Performance

All of our bands are supported by the P&C and Key Music (more information here) who provide music lessons on site and conductors for the bands.

Our bands enjoy performing at special school events, Carlingford Court, and other external venues throughout the year.

Students graduate from the Training band to the Concert band and finally move on to the Performance band as their musical skills progress.

Dance

Junior dance group: students in Years 1 & 2

Senior dance group: students in Years 3 to 6

Our dancers are supported by dedicated Carlingford Public School teachers. They enjoy performing at special school events, the Alan Walker retirement village, Eisteddfods, and other external concerts.

Trips and excursions

Our students enjoy getting out of the classroom to explore, learn and try new things. These experiences help them grow, build confidence and see how their learning connects to the world.

Year 6 attend a 3 day camp each year. Other grades attend a variety of excursions across the year.

Clubs: Art / Gardening / Games / Environmental

Students are able to participate in a number of lunch time activities run by our dedicated teachers.

  • Art club: opportunities for students to participate in drawing, painting, and craft activities at lunch time.
  • Gardening club: planting seeds, weeding, and picking fruit and vegetables.
  • Games club: provides an opportunity for students to develop social skills in small groups playing board games and card games in a supportive environment.
  • The Environmental Team: students participate in recycling and composting programs to help the school environment.

After school activities

A number of external providers offer after school activities for our students on the school site:

  • Chess
  • Debating, public speaking and creative writing
  • Dance
  • Drawing
  • Language classes (Hindi and Mandarin)
  • Soccer

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