Student opportunities and activities

At Cherrybrook 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 may include:

• school sport, athletics and inter-school competitions
• creative and performing arts groups and showcases
• cultural and language activities
• excursions and incursions
• public speaking and debating
• interest-based clubs
• student leadership opportunities
• activities that support high potential and gifted learners.

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

Our extra-curricular highlights

Debating and public speaking

Students can develop their thinking, communication and teamwork skills through debating and public speaking. They also have the chance to compete in local and state events.

Creative and performing arts

Our drama, music and art programs help students be creative and express themselves. They can join in concerts, art shows and drama activities.

Athletics

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.

Cross Country

Our cross country race challenges students to push their endurance while enjoying the outdoors. It also encourages teamwork, perseverance, and a sense of achievement for every participant.

Swimming

Our school hosts an annual swimming carnival, where students of all ages come together to showcase their swimming skills in a fun and supportive environment.

Maths Olympiad

We take pride in participating in maths competitions that challenge students to apply their problem-solving skills in creative ways. These events inspire a love of mathematics while encouraging teamwork and critical thinking.

Choir

Students attend weekly choir practice sessions, perform at school functions throughout the year and may also be involved in singing at external events. In past years the choir has performed at the Sydney Opera House and as part of the School Spectacular.

Chess

Chess lessons are provided weekly by Sydney Academy of Chess during lunchtime on Wednesdays. They provide professional chess coaches which gives the students attending chess lessons, the opportunity to play games against each other under supervision.

Interschool Sport Competition (formerly PSSA)

Students are selected to represent our school and play weekly at various locations. We participate in the Friday Beecroft Interschool Competition. Teachers select their teams based on their performance during trials and the skills they demonstrate. Each sport has a particular number of students playing on the field/court plus reserves. This limits the number of students who may be selected into an Interschool team. Successful students are offered a position within a team. We participate in some of the following sports, depending on the availability of coaches:

• Softball
• League Tag
• Tee Ball
• Soccer
• Netball

Summer Interschool Sport runs in Term 1, end of Term 3 and Term 4. Winter Interschool Sport runs in Term 2 and 3. This is a fee incurring activity to cover registration, field or court hire and transportation.

Knockout Competitions

NSW Interschool Knockout is a statewide competition between NSW Public Schools who enter. Teams are based on the regular Interschool team and students who have been successful in a different Interschool sport, may still be selected in a minor trial for a Knockout team. Schools go head to head in organised rounds where future draws are determined on the winner of the previous game. Teams might only play one game against another school or take it all the way to the state final.

Clinics

Clinics are offered when a local sporting club or organisation provides a free one-off lesson eg cricket clinics. This is to promote and encourage participation of this sport outside of school.

Gala Days

Gala Days are one off day competitions, where we compete against schools in the neighbouring area. Interschool sport team members are usually chosen to enter the Gala Day and additional students may be asked to form a second team. Our school’s participation in Gala Days is determined by other planned school events as they take precedence within the term.

Representative Sport

Cherrybrook Public School is part of the Beecroft Zone Interschool Sport. We compete in three annual zone carnivals: swimming, cross country and athletics. Students who represent at these carnivals are selected based on the results of our school carnivals and may be required to meet qualifying times or distances. Students from the 21 schools in the zone carnival may gain a place to Sydney North Area and potentially through to State and National carnivals.

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