Personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE) is mandatory from Kindergarten to Year 10.
According to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), students are expected to participate in PDHPE for between 1.5 and 2.5 hours per week in Kindergarten to Year 6.
PDHPE provides students with opportunities to explore issues that are likely to impact on the health, safety and wellbeing of themselves and others – now and in the future. Students also participate in challenging and enjoyable physical activity, improving their capacity to move with skill and confidence.
Claymore Public School students are placed into a sporting house upon enrolment. Our four sporting houses are Freeman, Thrope, Fearnley and Fraser named after the great Olympic athletes, Cathy Freeman, Ian Thorpe, Kurt Fearnley and Dawn Fraser.
- Freeman is the green house. It is for students with surnames starting A-F.
- Thorpe is the yellow house. It is for students with surnames starting G-L.
- Fearnley is the red house. It is for students with surnames starting M-R.
- Fraser is the blue house. It is for students with surnames S-Z.
When participating in school sporting carnivals, students are encouraged to wear the colours of their house.
Each year students have the opportunity to participate in the folllowing carnivals:
- Swimming Carnival (Students turning 8 years old and above).
- Cross Country Carnival
- Athletics Carnival
Students can earn points for their house by:
- dressing in their house colours;
- demonstrating sportsmanship;
- actively participating in events; and
- displaying great behaviour.