Junior Sport

Welcome back to the 2025 school year to all returning PLC families and also a warm welcome to any new families starting at PLC this year. It is a busy start to the school sporting calendar with swimming and various other sporting opportunities occurring over the next few weeks.

3-6 Swimming

The 3-6 Inter-House Swimming Carnival will be held next Tuesday 4th February at Beerwah Aquatic Centre. Students will need to arrive at their classrooms by 8:25am for rolls, with buses departing at 8:35am from PLC.

The aim of the carnival is to maximise participation, develop friendly House spirit; have fun and select a PLC Swim Team to compete at the Independent District Swimming Carnival.  All students will have the opportunity to swim at this carnival for house points.

Students will need to wear PLC swimmers under their uniform to school on that day (house shirts to be worn) and enclosed shoes must be worn to and from the carnival with their sports hat.

Parents are welcome to attend the carnival but are asked to remain in the parent spectator’s area provided on the day.

4-6 SCISSA Sport

SCISSA sport will begin on Thursday 6th February for all students in Years 4-6. Class teachers will ask students to select two sports that they would like try over the next two Thursdays. Students will finalise their sport choice at the end of Thursday sport in Week Three. Please see the table below which contains the sport choices available to students for this year.

Armidale Rugby Carnival

During the Easter holidays, PLC will be attending the Armidale Rugby Carnival on Friday 11th – Sunday 13th April. The tour is open to boys in Year 5, 6 and 7 who are turning either 11 or 12 in 2025.

If you would like your son to be part of this tour, please email jcummins@pacluth.aqld.edu.au  to register your interest for further information. Training will start on Monday 10th February and occur each Monday afternoon during Term One from 3:15 – 4:45pm on the main oval.

PLC Run Club

One of the many extracurricular opportunities available to students at PLC is the opportunity to take part in the PLC Run Club. Students in Years 3 and up meet on Tuesday mornings prior to school (7:00 – 7:45am). Run Club will start on Tuesday 11th February, Week Three and runs through Term One and Term Two. A sign-up sheet has been distributed to students in Year 3 – 6 this week, however if your child missed this sign up, please email Lisa Muir lmuir@pacluth.qld.edu.au  to receive an information and consent letter.

District and Regional Sporting Trials

Following is a list of sports and dates for District and Regional sport trials throughout the year. Trials are open to students in the 10 – 12 years age group. Students wishing to trial should be at a high level in their chosen sport and would need to be able to play competitively in an outside of school competition for this sport. 

There are several sports that begin in the next few weeks. If your child is interested in attending these trials, please register prior to the cutoff date. No late registrations will be accepted.

If you would like to find out further information or register your child for one of these sports please email Lisa Muir (PLC Sports Administrator) lmuir@pacluth.qld.edu.au  to register your interest.

Mr Darren Hooper, Head of Junior Sport P-6