Students have the opportunity to participate in a range of sports and activities as part of the Mansfield SHS curriculum and as an extra-curricular activity. The school sporting facilities include a purpose built indoor sports centre, outdoor courts and a full-sized athletics oval. School representative opportunities are available at district, regional, state and national levels, interschool sport competitions and external tournaments.
Health and physical education is included in the junior school curriculum for all students in years 7 to 9. Students in years 10, 11 and 12 may elect to study health, sport and recreation and physical education as part of the senior school curriculum. A certificate III in fitness can be studied in years 11 and 12.
MAP
Mansfield Activities Program (MAP) is offered to all students. An extensive range of sports and non-sporting activities are offered across two afternoons. Junior students participate on Tuesdays and seniors on Wednesdays during period four.
Interschool sport
Mansfield SHS competes against other schools in summer and winter interschool sport competitions coordinated by the South District Secondary School Sport Association. Fixtures are held each Tuesday (juniors) and Wednesday (seniors) during MAP. Students can nominate for selection through trials held at the start of each competition.
School carnivals
All students are allocated to a sporting house and can compete at school carnivals for
- Swimming
- Cross country
- Athletics (track and field events).
School sports carnivals are whole school events. Students attending will wear their sports uniform with coloured house shirt.
Information on the dates and venues are included in the school calendar, newsletter and emailed to students. For events held at an external venues parents are required to provide permission for their child to attend. There are no additional fees for events held at external venues.
Students competing in these carnivals may progress to representing Mansfield SHS at the district level, regional competitions or nationals. Students who qualify will be contacted directly by the sports department.
Key Dates 2023
Friday 3 February School Swimming Carnival, Brisbane Aquatic Centre
Thursday 30 March School Cross Country, onsite
Friday 23 June School Athletics Carnival, QSAC
MSG
Mansfield sporting group (MSG) offers the extracurricular sports of basketball, football, futsal, netball, touch football and volleyball. Training is held before and after school, with students selected from training squads to compete in competitions and tournaments.
Russell Miller Cup
The teachers versus students' competition known as the Russell Miller Cup is an inhouse sporting competition named after Mr Russell Miller who was Deputy Principal at Mansfield SHS and dedicated to sport from school level competition through to national level. Played in lunchtime, this staff versus Year 12 students competition is fiercely fought in a variety of sports. Information is communicated to students prior to each match, including how many students may participate.