School Sports Carnivals
Junior Athletics Carnival takes place in Term 3 for students in Prep to Year 3 (8 years old). Students participate in ball games and some competitive, skills based competitions.
Senior Athletics Carnival takes place over two days in Term 3 for students in Year 3 (9 years old) to Year 6. Students participate in a range of competitive sports including running, long jump, high jump, shot-put, discus and relays.
Cross Country takes place in Term 3. Students from Prep to Year 6 run a competitive Cross Country course of various lengths and difficulty dependent on age.
Junior Swimming Carnival takes place in Term 4 for students in Prep to Year 3 (8 years old). With the help of parent volunteers and upper primary leaders, students participate in various across-pool competitions, a favourite being "the pool noodle race".
Senior Swimming Carnival takes place in Term 4. Students in Year 3 (9 years old) - Year 6 swim the 4 competitive strokes in races and relays to win points for their respective Sports Houses.
Interschool Sport: Gala Days
In Term 2 (rugby league, netball, soccer, basketball) and Term 4 (cricket, small sided soccer, beach volleyball, touch football) students in Years 5 - 6 participate in the Interschool Sport Gala Days. These are generally half day competitions running over four weeks. The range and number of sports and teams is dependent on the coaching skills of teachers within the school. For students who do not attend Gala Days there is a school based program available, teachers who are not taking a Gala Day sports team are allocated to coordinate and supervise these activities.
Representative Sport
All schools can send students to district trials, and from there selected students go on to regional trials. Then they may be chosen to represent the region at state championships.
Craigslea is part of the Metropolitan North district, along with 14 other primary schools. The district forms representative teams for a variety of sports and holds carnivals for athletics, cross-country running and swimming throughout the year. To join a district sports team, students must attend a trial and meet set criteria. Further information about representative sport is distributed throughout the year to identified students.
Running Club
Running Club is run by the Craigslea State School P.E. teacher. Running Club takes place on the school oval on Tuesday and Thursday morning 8:15-8:35am. Families are welcome to join in and support their students to reach their running goals.
Swim Club
The Craigslea Aquatics Club is a sub-committee of the Craigslea State School P&C Association. Membership involves a fee and entitles participants to attend Friday Club Nights, carnivals and competitions with nearby clubs and Club Championships at the end of the season. For further details please contact the P&C Association (operations@craigsleapandc.org.au).
Volleyball Program
Volleyball is an important part of the after school sports program. The school is extremely competitive at interschool competitions and participates in the Volleyball Queensland Primary Schools Cup held annually at Craigslea State High School.