Student opportunities and activities
At North Rocks Public School, we offer a variety of programs in the classroom and across the school to help students build new skills, make friends and explore new interests.
Our programs may include:
- school sport, athletics and inter-school competitions
- creative and performing arts groups and showcases
- cultural and language activities
- excursions and incursions
- public speaking and debating
- interest-based clubs
- student leadership opportunities
- activities that support high potential and gifted learners.
Contact us to learn more about what’s available and how your child can get involved.
Our extra-curricular highlights
Interschool sport
Summer sports
- junior and senior cricket
- junior and senrio girls and boys touch football
- senior boys and girls softball
- junior girls and boys T-Ball
Winter sports
- junior and senior soccer
- junior and senior netball
- junior and senior newcombe ball
- junior and senior AFL
All students in Years 3 to 6 are eligible to try out for selection in these sporting teams. Students who are turning 10 or under in the year in question are eligible for the junior teams whilst students who are turning 11 or 12 are eligible for the senior teams.
Music
As a part of the school's release of face to face program, every child at North Rocks Public School attends one 40 minute session of music each week.
Music is explored at school by focussing on 5 ways of producing sound.
- pitch (how high or low)
- tempo (how fast or slow)
- dynamics (how loud or soft)
- duration (how long or short)
- tone colour (how different)
During the year, these musical concepts will be taught through fun games, with the emphasis on participation and enjoyment. All children will be allowed the opportunity to play a variety of untuned and tuned musical percussion instruments.
Choirs
Students who are interested in joining the choir are to audition at the beginning of the year or notify the choir coordinators if they are mid-year enrolments. If students are successful with their audition they will have the chance to join the school choir, which performs at many important school assemblies and ceremonies throughout the year.
Debating
Our school debating teams participate in two competitions, the Premier's Debating Challenge, and the Galston Competition.
Robotics
This year will be North Rocks Public School's first year taking in the First® LEGO® League robotics competition. First® LEGO® League is a competition catering for upper-primary and lower-secondary school students.
Every year, teams of up to 10 students build, program and compete with a robot, while also learning about a modern problem in science and engineering and developing solutions for it.
Band
Children are able to join beginner band from Year 3 and need no previous experience. This extends to Year 4 to 6 students as well.
The band program is run by teaching services Australia and they provide professional music staff to conduct the lessons. Small group lessons and whole band rehearsals are conducted every Tuesday.
Children progress to concert band as they improve and finally move up to performance band when they reach the required music level.
Facilities and resources
Learn how our spaces and tools support every subject and learning style.
Events
Find out about school events, celebrations and what’s coming up.