Welcome to Sport at Carmel College
Carmel College is privileged to have many talented young sports women across all year levels and a variety of sports. We aim to continue to develop their skills and knowledge through providing high quality coaches who encourage an environment where winning games is accomplished through a strong team culture based on the special character of our school.
There are currently over 20 sporting codes available across a range of different grades. Regardless of whether your goal is to win, learn new skills, make friends or just have fun – all or four – there is definitely something for you. The Sports and P.E. Department, teachers in charge, coaches, team managers, the Heads of Sport and Sports Council all devote time, energy and expertise to ensure that you have many exciting options.
We hope that you all will take advantage of the many opportunities that our sports and physical recreation programme provides and we look forward to seeing you all on the sports fields in whatever areas you chose to become involved in.
Please click HERE for current sports information.
Sports we offer and coach | Sports we offer and manage (depending on availability of staff/parents) | Sports for which we can facilitate entry into secondary school events |
Archery | Athletics | Cheerleading |
Basketball | Badminton | Cross Country |
Dragon Boating | Beach Volleyball | Equestrian |
Football | Rowing | Gymnastics |
Hockey | Rugby 7s | Orienteering |
Karate | Tag | Rock Climbing |
Netball | Tennis | Sailing |
Touch | Swimming | Skiing/Snow sport |
Volleyball | Squash | |
Waterpolo | Trampolining | |
Triathlon | ||
Please note: The information below about each sport is a guideline only. It can change based on competition requirements. All fees are indicative only. They will be confirmed at the beginning of 2023. The weekly school newsletter will announce dates and times for each sport’s registration, including links to signups.
For further sports information please contact Annie Sadlier, Sports Director or Claire Magness, Sports Administrator
Year 7-13
Run through the Shore Archery Club and at Carmel College all year round.
Contact Harry Kim at hkim@carmel.school.nz for further information
Athletics commences with the School Athletics day where all students can participate in a combination of competitive athletic events and fun inter-house activities. To compete at the zone days and championships students must qualify at the school athletics.
Carmel School Athletics Day: Tuesday, 14 February.
Uniform: House colours. A loan singlet will be issued to the representative team if required.
Cost: $20 will be added to students’ account for the school athletics day and swimming sports combined.
Year 9 -13
North Harbour Zone Day: 4 March AUT Millennium
Auckland Championships: March Mount Smart Stadium
North Islands Championships: Term 1 April
New Zealand Championships: Term 4 December
Year 9 -13
The competitive season runs Term 2 for Seniors and Term 3 for Juniors. This is a social sport and girls are required to create their own teams of 6-8 players. Carmel runs an inhouse social competition in Terms 2&3 for Years 8-13.
Competitive Competition:
Senior – Term 2 Tuesdays 4pm onwards for beginners. Wednesdays 4pm onwards for those that have previously played at Badminton North Harbour Centre.
Junior – Term 3 Tuesdays 4pm onwards at Badminton North Harbour Centre.
Uniform: Carmel PE uniform or Carmel Singlets
Cost: $35 for Seniors and Juniors
Social Competition at Carmel College:
Term 2&3 for Years 8-13
Teams are to consist of 4 players; they will need to create their own team uniform and name.
The cost for the social Badminton season is $10 per player to cover equipment upkeep and replacement.
Rackets and Shuttlecocks will be provided.
Year 9 -13
The season runs Term 2 and 3.
Competition: Premier – Friday 6pm home and away games over Auckland.
Open – Thursdays 4pm onwards AUT Gymnasium or North Shore Events Centre.
U17 – Friday 4pm onwards AUT Gymnasium or North Shore Events Centre.
Y9/10 – Wednesday 4pm onwards AUT Gymnasium or North Shore Events Centre.
Uniform: Carmel College basketball Home and Away strip will be loaned for the season and Carmel black shorts for the Premier Team. Other teams will be required to purchase a numbered singlet, Basketball shorts will be loaned for the season.
Year 7-8
The season runs all year, trials for these teams will be run early Term 1.
Competition: Monday 4pm onwards at AUT Gymnasium or North Shore Events Centre.
Training: Coach dependent in the Carmel College Gym.
Zone Day: Term 3.
Uniform: Carmel College Numbered Singlet and PE Shorts. Basketball shorts will be loaned for the AIMS Games Tournament team.
The league runs in Term 4. This is a social sport; girls are required to create their own teams for this competition
Competition: Wednesday 4pm onwards at Mairangi Bay Beach Volleyball Centre
Uniform: Carmel PE Gear, numbered singlet or Carmel Crop Top
Years 9&10
North Harbour Secondary Schools Tournament – Term 4
Auckland Secondary Schools Tournament – Term 4
Years 11-13
North Harbour Secondary Schools Tournament – Term 4
Auckland Secondary Schools Tournament – Term 4
New Zealand Nationals – Term 1
Years 7&8
North Harbour Zone Day – Term 4
All Year round for Year 7-13 Students
Trainings are Monday 5pm – 6pm
Training to be held at All Stars Cheerleading, 62B Diana Drive, Glenfield. Additional training can be held at Carmel College leading up to competitions if required.
The cost will be $95 per term, payable to All Star Cheerleaders (plus reduced prices for current All Star members)
Uniform: White sneakers and socks, Carmel College Cheerleading uniform for purchase or hire.
Competitions:
Eutopia Cheer
Schools Spectacular
Spring Carnival
New Zealand Nationals
Year 9 -13
School Competition: Early Term 2.
North Harbour Championship: Term 2 May.
Auckland Championship: Term 2 June.
Uniform: A loan singlet will be issued to the representative team and black shorts.
Year 7-8
The school representative cross country team will comprise of 10 girls from each year level based on the results from the school cross country.
Zone Day: Term 3
Uniform: Carmel College P.E. uniform and shoes.
Year 12&13 competitors and must be able to swim 50 metres.
Auckland competition: Sunday 26 March, Lake Pupuke
Nationals competition: Sunday 8 April, Lake Karapiro, Cambridge
(Nationals will be an option if we have enough paddlers for a competitive boat; it would make history as the first Carmel team to compete at Dragon boating Nationals).
Maximum of 22 needed; paddlers and one caller in the boat.
Training is for 6 weeks on Tuesday and Thursday starting Tuesday 14 February after school from 4.15-6.00pm on Lake Pupuke.
Tuesday training sessions are compulsory and must be able to make a minimum of 9 out of 12 Tuesday/Thursday sessions in total.
Cost: $90 for the training, event entry and singlet to keep (cost TBC).
Year 7 -13
Equestrian is run throughout the year and open only to students who have a horse and are already experienced riders. These are events and entries are parent run and organised.
Competitions:
Inter-Collegiate Ribbon Day
Secondary Schools Equestrian Cup
Intermediate Ribbon Day
New Zealand Secondary Schools Horse Trials Teams
Uniform: Blue Carmel long sleeve Equestrian top. Competitors must wear hard hats at all times when mounted.
Cost: $70 per event (approx).
Year 9 -13
The season runs Terms 2 – 3
Trials: Mid Term 1
Competition: Starts Term 2, Wednesday 4pm at various North Harbour venue.
Winter Tournament: NZSS Championships in September.
Uniform: Carmel College Football uniform on loan and blue socks for 1st Xl, black socks for 2nd Xl
Year 7/8
Zone Day – Term 2
The team selected for the Zone Day will also be selected to attend the AIMS Games Tournament in Term 3
Trials: Lunchtime on school fields, late Term 1/early Term 2.
Training: Lunchtimes on Carmel fields, starts 6 weeks before zone day.
Uniform: Carmel College Football uniform on loan and black socks.
Y7/8 Players are welcome to trial for the 2nd Xl team to play for the season
Students can be entered into the following competitions:
College Sport Gymnastics Events
- Artistic, Rhythmic, Tumbling & Trampoline Championships
- Aerobics Championships
New Zealand Secondary Schools events
- NZSS Aerobic Gymnastics Championships
- NZSS Trampoline and Tumbling Championships
- NZSS Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- NZSS Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
- NZSS Gymnastic Sports Event
An adult must be present at all times to supervise students
The season runs Terms 2–3
Year 9-13
Competition: Starts Term 2. 1st – 3rd Xl Thursday 4pm onwards, 4th Xl Friday 4pm onwards. Various venues around North Harbour.
Winter Tournament: New Zealand Secondary Schools Tournament in September for the 1st Xl team.
Uniform: Carmel College Hockey uniform is a numbered singlet, skort and blue school socks. A dress will be loaned to the 1st Xl team for the season.
Year 7&8
The season runs Terms 2&3.
Competition: Tuesday 4pm onwards at North Harbour Hockey
Zone Day: Term 2 for one team
A deposit of $100 for all players must be paid through the school online shop prior to trials. The remaining amount is due once teams are named. $50 administration fee will be retained if you pull out during the season, due to reasons other than injury.
Carmel College Judo Club is a year round sports club
Training: Friday 3.30pm – 5pm Carmel College Gym
Uniform: Judo uniform & belt – $60
Cost: $130 a year
Netball is the largest sport at Carmel with over 300 students consistently playing in competitive and social competitions at Netball North Harbour each year.
The season runs Terms 2&3
Netball Trials 2023
Senior 1-3 Teams
Sunday training camp –
These trials are only open to players from Team 1–5. Year 10 players may be invited.
Year 11 – 13
These trials are only open to players from Team 6-15 from 2022 and new/returning players.
Year 10
Year 9
Year 8
Year 7
Year 9-13
Competition:
Years 10–13 –
Year 9 –
Tournaments:
Premier 1 and 2 – May NNH Secondary Schools Tournament
9/1 and 9/2 – May NNH Secondary Schools Tournament
Premier 1, 10/1 and 9/1 – August Auckland Netball Combined Points Tournament
Winter Tournament:
Premier 1 – Upper North Island Secondary Schools Tournament. End of August – 1st week of September, cost $600–$900
Uniform: Carmel College Netball Uniform plus white socks and netball shoes
Costs: Season fees must be paid before trials on the school website shop. $50 administration fee will be retained if you pull out during the season, due to reasons other than injury.
Year 7-8
The season runs Terms 2–3
Competition:
Year 7 – Tuesday 4pm onwards, season starts early Term 2 at Netball North Harbour
Year 8 – Thursday 4pm onwards, season starts early Term 2 at Netball North Harbour
Tournaments:
Zone Day:
Uniform: Carmel College Netball Uniform plus white socks and netball shoes
Costs: Season fees must be paid before trials on the school website shop. $50 administration fee will be retained if you pull out during the season, due to reasons other than injury.
Year 9-13
Weekly competition on Thursdays in Term 1 around North Harbour, run by College Sport
North Island Secondary Schools Championship
New Zealand Secondary Schools Championship
Year 7/8
North Harbour Zone Day in Term 1
Weekly competition on Thursdays in Term 1 around North Harbour, run by College Sport
Carmel College Rowing is facilitated through the North Shore Rowing Club on Lake Pupuke all year round.
Competitions: February Head of Harbour, Lake Pupuke.
March NISS Regatta, Lake Karapiro. NZSS Maadi Cup, Cambridge
Uniform: Carmel College zoot suit to be purchased
Cost: North Shore Rowing Club – Club subscription and expenses related to Club
School – Regatta entry fees, transport and accommodation for regattas
The North Shore Rowing Club welcomes Year 11 Carmel girls who are keen to row into their club in September each year.
They join the club ‘Learn to Row’ programme which consists of 8 two hour lessons costing $80.00+ tax.
Those who wish to continue and show promise move into the club’s Development Squad the following year, in September, where they will train for 12 months in preparation for racing. The cost for this stage is $300.00 + tax.
Once they are selected to represent NSRC as a novice, they become full club members and train and race competitively. The cost of this is $1,100.00 plus additional costs for regattas, rowing camps and the NZ Club Rowing Champs in either Twizel or Cambridge.
Initial training is done on lake Pupuke at 3.30 pm twice a week and after that, training also includes regular sessions at Greenhithe.
At the end of the club season in late Feb, the school rowing regattas start and rowers need to purchase a Carmel row suit for these. There are two school regattas on Lake Pupuke, the Mercury Junior Regatta at Karapiro and the North Island Secondary Schools’ Rowing Championships at Karapiro. Sometimes it is also possible to also attend the National Schools’ Rowing Championships ‘Maadi Cup’ but this is a joint decision between the school, the coaches and parents and requires parents to be in charge on the trip.
Year 9-13
North Harbour Rugby Tournaments
- U15 Girls Development 7’s – Monday nights in Term 4
- NHRU Secondary School 7’s – Term 3 or 4
- NHRU Community 7’s Festival – Term 4
Uniform – Carmel top on loan and PE shorts
Year 7/8
North Harbour Zone Day Term 2
Students are entered into the College Sport Fleet Racing Regatta – March Term 1
Wakatere Boating Club, Narrowneck Beach, Devonport
An adult must be present at all times to supervise students
The school enters teams/individuals into the North Island Secondary Schools Ski Championships held at Turoa and Y7/8 students to the North Island Intermediate Championships in September
Trials: Students will have to attend two trainings and trials at Snowplanet early Term 2. These two dates are compulsory for any girl wanting to compete.
Auckland Competition: Early June at Snowplanet, $75 for the day
North Island Competition: Late September three day event at Turoa, $200-400
Uniform: The girls are to supply their own gear
Year 11-13
College Sport North Western Zone Tournament March Term 1
Year 9/10
College Sport North Western Zone Tournament November Term 4
Year 7/8
North Harbour Competition on Fridays in Term 4 at Sunnynook
Uniform – Carmel Singlet/PE top and Carmel Tag Shorts
Cost – $30 for the season
North Harbour Zone Day in Term 1
Year 9-13
Competition: Term 1 Saturday mornings or Monday 4pm onwards, Home and away venues.
Note: Games will be scheduled to start at 4pm, please try to be there by 3.45 pm to allow warm up
Your daughter must already be currently playing Tennis and have a ranking to be entered
Uniform: Carmel tennis shirt and own black or white shorts/skirt to match
$35 for the season
The teams of 4-6 girls will be based on their current club rankings
Year 7-10
Term 4 Junior Tennis Season
Saturday Auckland Competition at Various Venues
Monday North Harbour Competition at Various Venues
Uniform – Black Shorts/Skirt and Carmel Singlet
Cost – $35 for the season
Minimum of four and maximum of six players needed for a team to be created
Teams will be created based on rankings
Year 7/8 Tennis Zone day
When: Term 1 March
Where: North Harbour Tennis Centre, Bond Cres, Forrest Hill
Cost: $5 for the day
Uniform: Carmel College P.E gear, own skirt is allowed.
Your daughter must already be currently playing Tennis for this tournament day
Year 9-13
The season runs Term 1 for Seniors in the Auckland Premier Competition and Term 4 for Juniors for 6-8 weeks
Senior Competition: Monday 4pm onwards at St Kentigerns, Term 1
Junior Competition: Tuesday 4pm onwards at Hato Petera, Northcote, Term 4
Uniform: Carmel College numbered singlet and PE shorts
Year 7-8
The season runs in Term 4. Trials for the teams will be held late Term 3
Competition: Thursday 4pm onwards at Hato Petera
Zone Day: Term 4 November for the A team only
Uniform: Carmel College P.E gear or numbered singlet
Season fees must be paid prior to the teams being named for player confirmati
Swimming at Carmel commences with the School Swimming day where all students can participate in a combination of competitive swimming events and fun Inter-House activities. To compete at the Zones and Championships students must qualify at the school swimming day.
Carmel School Swimming Sports Day: Friday 24 February 2023
Cost: $20 will be added to students’ account for the school athletics day and swimming sports combined.
Venue: Pt Erin Swimming Pools
Uniform: Carmel College House colours
Year 9-13
North Harbour Zone: Wednesday 1 March 2023 at Sir Owen G Glenn National Aquatic Centre
Auckland Championship: Monday 20 March 2023 at West Wave Aquatic Centre
Individual Championships: Sunday 25 June 2023 at West Wave Aquatic Centre
Year 7-8
North Harbour Zone: Term 2 – March at Northern Aquatic Centre
Interzone: Term 1 at Diocesan Aquatics Centre
The season runs Term 1 for Seniors and Term 3 and 4 for Juniors
Year 11-13
Competition: Senior Premier – Thursdays 4pm onwards, Netball North Harbour Stadium
Auckland Tournament: 3 day competition early Term 1, Trust Stadium
North Islands Tournament: 5 day competition Term 1, Palmerston North
Year 9/10
Competition: Junior Premier – Wednesdays 4pm onwards, AUT Gymnasium
Junior Social – Thursdays 4pm onwards, Netball North Harbour Stadium
Auckland Tournament: 3 day competition early Term 4, Trust Stadium
North Islands Tournament: 5 day competition late Term 4, Auckland
Uniform: Carmel College numbered singlet and black shorts
Year 7/8
The season runs in Term 4
This is a social sport, girls are required to create their own teams for this competition
Competition: Term 4 Thursdays at Netball North Harbour
Zone Day: Term 3, September, at Netball North Harbour
Uniform: Carmel College P.E gear
Competition: Wednesday 4pm onwards at Mairangi Bay Beach Volleyball Centre
Year 9-13
The season runs Term 1 for Seniors and all year for Juniors in various leagues
Competition:
Senior – Friday and Sunday nights at various venues, starts first week of Term 1
Junior:
Term 2- 4 – North Harbour Junior League Friday games from 3.45pm at Millennium
Term 1 – Auckland Junior League, tournament held over three Saturdays at Diocesan and St Cuthbert’s school
Term 4 – Auckland Junior League, Friday or Sunday games at various venues
North Islands Tournament:
Senior – Term 1 April, Wellington
Junior – Term 4 November various venues around Auckland
New Zealand Tournament:
Senior A – Term 1 holidays Auckland
Senior B – Term 1 holidays Rotorua
Year 7-8
The season runs Terms 1 – 4. Trials for the teams will be held early in Term 1
Training:
Year 7/8 – Monday pm (Time TBC) at AUT Millennium Pool. This may change throughout the year.
Competition:
Year 7/8 – Friday 3.45pm onwards at AUT Millennium Pool
Tournaments:
Winterfest – August
AIMS GAMES – September
Tim Sonderer – September
North Islands Intermediate School Championship – Late October. Venues around the North Island
Uniform: Carmel College Waterpolo Togs – $115. These are compulsory for tournaments
North Islands Intermediate School Championship – Late October
Uniform: Carmel College Waterpolo Togs – $115. These are compulsory for tournaments