Sports Available
Opportunities exist for students to take part in a wide range of sports determined by Townsville Secondary Schools Sport, NQ School Sport, Queensland School Sport competitions. These sports include Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer, Basketball, Water Polo, Athletics, Swimming, Cross Country, Cricket, Touch, and Volleyball, Hockey, AFL. We also participate in other sports where there are organized competitions for example Rowing.
Development Squads
The school currently boasts four talent development squads in Rugby League, Rugby Union, Basketball, and Cricket. These squads aim to provide extra personalized training for our talented athletics to assist them in furthering their sporting careers. The programs include individual and personalized skills training and weight training.
Athletic Career Education Monitoring Program
The school has recently developed an Athletic Career Education Monitoring Program to assist our talented sports-people with balancing their sporting careers and their education.
Sporting Tours
The school currently offers sporting tours in Rugby League, Rugby Union, Basketball, Football Touch, Cricket and Rowing.
Rugby League
- Confraternity Shield Years 11 and 12.
- September Trials Brisbane
- State League and NRL scouts present
- Years 10, 11 & 12
- Mini tour Cairns Years 9 & 10
- National Competition games in Open Division
Rugby Union
- Bi-annual tour of Europe - Years 11 & 12
- Mini tour Cairns Years 9 & 10
Basketball
- Queensland and National Championships
Touch
- Queensland Championships Brisbane U/15 and Open
- World Touch Championships
Rowing
- Queensland Championships - mostly held in South East Queensland
Cricket
- Australian Christian Brothers Cricket wee
- Brisbane Open Age
- Queensland competition
Athletics
- Queensland Knockouts - Brisbane - U/15 and Open Age
Core Physical Education
Year 9 and 10 students have the chance to select a sport they in which they would like to further their development for one period a week through the core PE program.
Inter-school and Representative
Opportunities also exist for many of these sports to be taken further at an inter-school or representative level.
The College is an active participant in local and regional inter-school sporting competitions, and has an excellent record of achievement in this field. The Melton Black Shield for Excellence in Townsville Boys Sport has been held continuously by the College for over two decades.
Many past and present students have represented Townville, North Queensland and Queensland in a range of sports.
