Extensive studies prove that student involvement in school sport provides clear benefits in terms of physical fitness, health and wellbeing, cognitive development and social integration. St Luke's Anglican School offers an extensive range of social, competitive, individual, and team sports for your child to participate in.
With a Bachelor of Education in Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Dwayne began his teaching career in 2008. Since then, he has held several key leadership roles within the education and sports space, most notably as Education and Programs Coordinator with the National Rugby League. Dwayne holds a High Performance Coaching (Level 3) Accreditation with the National Rugby League and brings with him a wealth of knowledge to his role as Director of Co-Curricular Sport Activities.
Apart from the clear physical benefits, sport at St Luke’s Anglican School helps in the overall development of students. Playing sports teaches lessons of life, such as teamwork, accountability, self-confidence, responsibility and self-discipline. Beyond this, participation in sport offers students the opportunity to develop challenging critical thinking skills, decision making strategies and even enhanced moral reasoning. Sport in our school environment, particularly through team activities, provides a social network for students based upon common interests outside the classroom. Sport enables another pathway for the fulfilment of personal potential and allows young people to take on leadership roles and responsibilities.
All students at St Luke’s Anglian School participate in regular sport lessons. However, beyond the curriculum, there are many further opportunities for students to develop their understanding of commitment and teamwork, and gain great pleasure and satisfaction from sport. All students in Years 3 to 12 participate in three major Interhouse sporting carnivals - Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics. From these carnivals, there is the opportunity for many students to advance to Bundaberg District, Wide Bay Regional, State and National level in these sporting disciplines.
In addition, students can choose to be involved in a wide range of additional sporting activities at an Interschool level, most of which can then lead to District, Wide Bay and State representation. These include:
| Athletics | Australian Football | Basketball | Chess |
| Cricket | Cross Country | e-Sports | Equestrian |
| Football (Soccer) | Futsal | Golf | Netball |
| Rowing | Rugby League 9s | Rugby Union 7s | Surfing |
| Surf Lifesaving | Swimming | Table Tennis | Tennis |
| Ten Pin Bowling | Triathlon/Aquathlon | Touch Football | Volleyball |
Other sporting opportunities at St Luke’s Anglican School are in the form of a wide range of After-School Activities. These activities are run by specialists and experts in their fields, after school on weekdays for both Primary and Secondary students, all at no cost to students or families. The extensive list of activities includes:
St Luke’s Anglican School is proud of its Athlete Development Program, which is provided at no cost to students or families. The program is aimed at assisting students to develop their holistic athleticism, no matter what their ability. Interested students in Years 6 to 10 can become involved in the program, which strives to develop areas such as movement competency, running technique, postural strength, speed and agility, nutrition and injury prevention. The program also provides an e-Learning platform through which students progress at their own pace, coupled with regular practical sessions during the school term.
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