Sport is foundational to a Cranbrook education, with every student participating in a sport each Summer and Winter season. As a founding member of the Combined Associated Schools (CAS) and a new member of the Independent Sporting Association (ISA), Cranbrook has a proud tradition of competition and an exciting future of inclusive sporting opportunities.
At the heart of this is our philosophy: Cranbrook Sport exists to facilitate every student’s opportunity to be the best they can be and to support them in achieving their sporting goals as they journey through the School.
Our programme is wide, varied, and undertaken in a spirit of genuine education. It promotes inclusiveness, opportunity, and competition, with a belief that sport teaches valuable lessons about resilience, courage, challenge, failure, teamwork, and success. Every student, regardless of ability, is encouraged to find their place in sport and to experience the personal growth and joy that comes with being active and part of a team.
The benefits of sport extend well beyond the scoreboard. Research highlights that many young people, fall short of recommended activity levels. At Cranbrook, we see sport not as an add-on but as an essential part of our students’ physical, mental, and academic development.
Our coaching is about discipline, team spirit and the realisation that the team can be greater than the sum of its parts. The first teams are not separated elite distanced from the wider cohort, but are teams that are well grounded in the School. We are proud of the fact that Cranbrookians have competed at the highest level and have represented themselves, and their communities, with distinction and humility.
Cranbrook is a member of the Combined Associated Schools (CAS) and involved in the CAS competition on Saturdays. All students at our Senior School are required to play at least one sport in the summer (Terms 1 and 4) and winter seasons (Terms 2 and 3). In addition, we hold annual inter-House Athletics and Swimming Carnivals from which students are chosen to represent Cranbrook at higher-level competitions such as the CAS Championships.
With over 14 sports to choose from, whether part of the Co-Curricular programme, or part of the Sport Curriculum, there is something for every Cranbrook student. The flexibility is one of the programme’s greatest strengths, encouraging a deep appreciation and life-long enjoyment of sport.
At Cranbrook, all of our students are taught the value of healthy body and mind. A perspective embedded into all of our sport and physical education programmes.
Mr Bob Meakin, Head of Senior School / Deputy Headmaster
