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Extra-curricular

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​Beyond the classroom

Cairns State High School offers students vast opportunities to involve themselves in co-curricular activities and to enhance their educational experiences. There is a busy year-round calendar of special events which is facilitated by committed staff and students. Participation in such activities brings increased self-esteem and confidence, and the satisfaction of working successfully in a team.  

Extra-Curricular Activities 

Academic Activities

  • Rotary Public Speaking;
  • Maths Team Challenge;
  • OPTI-Minds;
  • National Competitions – English, Science, Mathematics, Computer Skills;
  • Science Engineering Challenge;
  • JCU Titration competition;
  • Constitutional Convention and Youth Parliament;
  • INTAD Awards;
  • Business Liaison Association Awards & Expos.

Arts Activities

  • School Musicals;
  • Instrumental Fanfare;
  • Choral Fanfare;
  • Class Clown competition;
  • Improvisation Comedy night;
  • Cairns & District Junior Eisteddfod;
  • Musically Outstanding Students (MOST) program:
  • Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Art;
  • Reach Visual Arts: Excellence awards;
  • Music Evenings;
  • Dance Evening;
  • Drama Evening;
  • Community Performances; and
  • Master Classes.

The school maintains a number of gallery spaces to showcase student creative works.

Community Service Activities

  • ANZAC Parades;
  • ANZAC Day Dawn service;
  • Remembrance Day Ceremonies;
  • Year 7 Passion Projects;
  • Formal Parades.

Fundraising for Charities

  • Friends of Himalayan Children;
  • Cambodia New Hope School;​
  • Queensland Cancer Doorknock Appeal;
  • Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal;
  • Relay for Life;
  • World’s Greatest Shave;
  • Daffodil Day and local charities.

Student Welfare/Support

  • Senior Camp;
  • Junior Dance;
  • Rock and Water Mentoring Programs.

Spiritual

  • Scripture Union in School/Chaplaincy Program; and
  • Yoga Meditation.

Sporting Activities

Cairns State High School hosts a strong sporting program including:

  • The whole school Inter-House Swimming Carnival at Tobruk Pool;
  • A Cross County event at the esplanade; and
  • The annual whole school Athletics Carnival at Barlow Park.

In Semester One, Senior students have the opportunity to participate in various sports through the Cairns Interschool Sports Association (CISSA) competition.

In Semester Two, students in Year 9 (and 8 and 7) engage in Junior Secondary Sport.

Throughout the year students may also participate in the Trinity Coast Central (TCC) Trials for selection in Peninsula and consequently State and National teams / competitions.

Additionally, the school fields teams in a variety of competitions including:

  • the Bill Turner Cup and Bill Turner trophy Under 15 Inter-School Soccer Competitions;
  • Cairns Futsal championships;
  • AFL boys and girls gala days; 
  • the Surf Life Saving Challenge;
  • Cairns District Schoolboys Rugby Union Competition;
  • The Vicki Wilson Inter-School Netball Competition;
  • The Cairns Basketball Junior Competition;
  • The Champion Basketball School of Queensland Competition; and
  • National Basketball Schools Tournament.

School Tours

School trips are an important part of the school calendar, especially for Year 12 students and students involved in the Languages Other Than English (LOTE) program.  

  • Year 12 students participate in an annual skiing trip to New Zealand in the September holidays.
  • Cairns High has a twin schools’ partnership with the Convitto Nazionale “Paolo Diacono” School in North East Italy. There is regularly organised school trip to the sister school
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Last reviewed 14 June 2023
Last updated 14 June 2023