Athletics is a summer sport and students compete in term one in the school’s Athletics Championships at the TET Stadium in Inglewood. A team is selected for the Taranaki Secondary Schools' Championships in March. From here, athletes are selected to compete at the North Island and National Secondary Schools’ Championships.
Teacher in charge: Mr Warren Drought
Competition and Teams: All students at the school travel to the TET Stadium in early March to compete in a range of competitive and non-competitive athletic field and track events. Some events will require qualifying events in the week prior to the athletics. The top athletes are selected to compete in the Taranaki Secondary School event.
Training times: Students undertake their own personal training with some choosing to compete in the Taranaki athletics weekly competitions.
Uniform and Equipment: Students will need to compete in their house colours or their PE uniform at school events. A school singlet will be provided for Taranaki events and trips away.
Cost: Subs vary from year to year, and there is a cost for trips away.