Sport is an integral part of life for many at Avondale College, with over 700 students representing the school in over 35 sports. College teams and individual teams compete in the Auckland Secondary Schools competitions, many taking part in the premier Auckland grades.
Annually, our premier teams travel throughout New Zealand to compete in the New Zealand Secondary Schools National Tournaments; on many occasions ermerging victorious.
Avondale College also offers a Sports Academy programme to promising junior students, with specialist coaching in six sporting areas.
Supporting our students is a network of expert coaches, both internally in the form of teachers and externally from contracted professionals.
In addition to these coaches, we have fantastic facilities which include: a 1000 seat sports stadium; a second gym, housing a full basketball court; expansive, well-drained fields; a full-size water-based hockey turf; two squash courts and a well-equipped weights room.
To find out more about the individual sporting codes at Avondale, or for College sports news and weekly draws, please follow the links in the left menu.
Sports Academy
In addition to our extra-curricular sports programe is our Sports Academy, which is available to our most talented junior sportspeople.
The Sports Academy operates at Year 9 and 10, with the Year 9 programme being offered as coaching before school, and the Year 10 programme as an option choice.
The Sports Academy provides expert coaching in the sports of basketball, netball, rugby, football and hockey.
Sports Academy News and Current Events