Sport
Growing Through Sport
At Huntingtower, we support and inspire all students to be the very best they can be and always reinforce a positive culture of kindness and love in everything they do. This is emphasised by the inclusion of compulsory Sport from Prep to 12.
All students participate in intraschool House events and interschool sport, with quality training and coaching provided. Huntingtower is a member of the Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne (EISM) which provides interschool competition in 18 different sports.
Junior School Sport
Our sporting program in the Junior School (Prep to Year 6) provides students the opportunity to compete in House Sport Carnivals and interschool competitions. All students participate, demonstrating sportsmanship and striving to perform at their personal best.
Term 1 Summer Sport
• Representative swimming • House Athletics Carnival • Gardiner District Sports Gala Day
Term 2 Winter Sport
• NFL Flag Football • Representative Cross Country • Soccer • House Cross Country Carnival
Term 3 Winter Sport
• HT Ball Games Carnival • Netball • Basketball • Athletics
Term 4 Summer Sport
• Intensive Swim Program • Athletics • Tennis Hot Shots • House Swim Carnival
Senior School Sport
Huntingtower School is a member of Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne (EISM) which offers our students the opportunity to participate in weekly inter-school sporting competitions against other member schools in the region.
Training sessions occur in Period 6 or directly after school. Competitions occur during the school day.
EISM inter-school sports is open to all students, allowing them to explore and take part in a diverse range of sports.
Sport at Huntingtower
Competitive in all Sports
Huntingtower proudly competes at the highest level in all EISM Carnivals, including Division 1 for Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country.
Our students have achieved outstanding success:
• Winning 18 consecutive Division 1 Swimming Championships
• Winning the 2026 Division 1 Athletics Championship
• Winning the Girls' Aggregate Trophy in Athletics for the past three years
• Winners of the 2025 Girls' Aggregate Trophy in Division 1 Cross Country
Beyond the major carnivals, students also embrace the challenge of EISM Gala Days in Chess, 5-a-side Soccer and Tennis, with particular success in Chess across both Junior and Senior divisions.
Sports Awards
Huntingtower Sports Awards are presented to students who perform at an outstanding level in school and inter-school sport and who demonstrate commitment and leadership in Sport. Award categories include:
- Year 7 - Best and Fairest
- Year 8 & 9 - Best and Fairest, Coaches Award
- Year 10 to 12 - Certificate of Excellence
- Year 11 to 12 - Colours
- Year 12 - Honours Pockets
- B Team participants - Best and Fairest, Coaches Award
These awards seek to acknowledge student participation, leadership, attitude commitment and overall excellence.
Huntingtower would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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