High School
Sport
Excellence in sports is often associated with excellent academic performance, and sport is seen as a vehicle for the development of personal and collaborative leadership.
At St Cyprian’s, we believe sport supports the realisation of the school’s vision by building an aligned and engaged student body and creating a community of parents supporting their daughters’ teams.
Playing sport builds teamwork, develops dedication and ignites motivation and a healthy competitive spirit. It also engenders a respect for authority and fosters the ability to handle both elation and disappointment, while building resilience. And so, our approach to sport at St Cyprian’s School underpins our philosophical educational framework.
St Cyprian’s two-fold approach to sport:
- It encourages participation to create life-long habits related to exercise, health and wellness
- It develops performance at high levels in the pursuit of excellence
Summer sports: athletics, basketball, futsal, indoor hockey, swimming, tennis, water polo, cricket, golf
Winter sports: cross country, hockey, netball, soccer
The long-term athlete development model
The implementation of the long-term athlete development (LTAD) model, designed to develop physical literacy by acquiring fundamental movement skills and age-appropriate, sport-specific skills, has been instrumental in transforming sport at the school. Apart from developing skills, this approach enhances widespread participation and encourages a love of sport.
Pathway to Excellence
The school employs specialist coaches to ensure expert training for high-level competition. Our Pathway to Excellence programme provides guidance to talented students to further develop their performance at top levels and additional support in their pursuit of provincial and national representation.
Sport academies
St Cyprian’s School’s sport academies offer opportunities for private, additional specialist sport-specific coaching by professionals, which augments the school’s offer and strengthens its teams. Currently, St Cyprian’s School partners with external providers to offer enhanced training in athletics, hockey, netball, soccer, swimming and tennis.
