Senior School Sport

Playing sport is an essential part of every boy’s education at Knox.

Through sport our students learn about teamwork, mental fitness, fair play and how to deal with loss as well as success.

A GLIMPSE OF SENIOR SCHOOL SPORT

 

Get fit and have fun with more than 25 sports

Knox students enjoy one of the most diverse sporting programs of an Australian school.

  • Australian Rules Football
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Cross Country
  • Diving
  • Fencing
  • Football
  • Futsal
  • Golf
  • Karate
  • Knoxfit
  • Mountain Biking
  • Orienteering
  • Rugby
  • Sailing
  • Snow Sports (skiing and snowboarding)
  • Squash
  • Surfing
  • Surf Life Saving
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Target Shooting
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball
  • Water Polo
  • Weights

KNOX SPORTS AND AQUATIC ACADEMY

The Knox Sports and Aquatic Academy was established in 2005 to encompass the School's sports program with the aim to further manage, develop and promote all facets of sport for students in Kindergarten to Year 12.

PATHWAYS FOR ELITE ATHLETES AT KNOX

Knox Grammar School has recently established Pathways for Elite Athletes at Knox (PEAK), a program to support and assist high performance student athletes to achieve excellence in sport, while achieving their best academically. For more information, please see the PEAK webpage.

TRAINING AND MATCHES

Senior school students have at least one weekday after school training as well as a weekly Saturday sport commitment during the summer and winter sport seasons.

COMPETITIONS

Knox is a member of the Associated Schools of New South Wales (CAS). The School plays competitive sports fixtures against the five other CAS Schools: Barker College, Cranbrook School, St Aloysius College, Trinity Grammar School and Waverley College. Trial and pre-season fixtures are played against the GPS and ISA Schools.

LEARN FROM THE BEST

All boys are coached by experienced coaches, with the school providing expert training in Positive Psychology. Several former Olympians and Australian representatives are on our coaching staff.