Sports – Whenuapai School

Whenuapai School has five areas that encompass its sport programme. Each area offers a student the opportunity to participate, compete and celebrate their sporting experiences, talents and skills leading to personal development, achievement and success in their chosen sport. These five areas are:

Norwest and Interzone Sports Events
Long Term Major Sports
Special Sporting Events
Community Partnerships
Whenuapai School Sporting Events

One area of our sports programme is our long term major sports where the emphasis is on students representing the school as part of a team competing in a local competition across a period of weeks, a term or a major part of the year. The long term major sports offered in 2022 are:

Basketball
Waterpolo
Netball
Hockey
Touch
Summer Football

School Sport Motto – “Accomplish what you foresee as Unattainable – back yourself and back each other”.

School Sport Values – Respect Ourselves, Respect Others and Respect our Coaching and Learning Environment.

School Sport Vision – To have perceptive, competent and self-regulated students on a successful sporting pathway.

To promote fun, enjoyment and challenge within sport, recreation and leisure for Whenuapai students
Putting the student at the centre of the decision making process
Providing sporting pathways from contributing schools to secondary schools and community clubs
Approaching sport from the view that ‘better people make better athletes’
Viewing students as positive contributors to Whenuapai and the wider community
Empowering students with leadership qualities

Purpose of Whenuapai Sport – Lead and support the development of sport and recreation at Whenuapai School.

Statement of Intent – Reflects the priorities of Whenuapai School. Whenuapai School Sport will prioritise:

student self-development and lifelong involvement in sport and recreation
enhancing the profile of sport and physical recreation at the school, within the school and the community
increasing participation in sport and physical recreation
increasing the quality of student participation in sport and physical recreation
assisting students in gaining enjoyment from sport and physical recreation
delivering sport and physical recreation safely to students
catering for the different needs of all students

Mission – Whenuapai School is committed to providing excellence, participation and a positive competitive environment where students are encouraged to expand their knowledge in, through and about all aspects of sport and recreation.