Sports and extramurals

Athletics is offered throughout the year as it is valuable for early physical development and all children can participate
Gr1 – 4 focus on sprinting, endurance, long jump and throwing
Gr 5 – 10 participate in long jump, endurance, high jump, sprints and throwing

Matches:
Interschools meetings Gr 1 – 7, Athletic triathlon Gr 8 – 12, Sports day Gr 1 – 7, Olympiad, every second year, Interschool trials Gr 1 – 7

Learners qualify to be on the athletics team based on their times/distances/heights achieved during the trials held in the Term 4 and school events are in Term 1

Athletic chart boys
Grade 5-7
Grade 8-10
Grade 11
Grade 12

Athletic chart girls
Grade 5-7
Grade 8-10
Grade 11
Grade 12

We teach Royal Academy of Dancing, which is an International Qualification

Exams offered:
Eisteddfod / Shows / Royal Academy of Dance Ballet Exams

Group work and individual work

Basketball takes place throughout Gr 5-12.
Both DSK girl and boy teams take part in the Cape Town Schools Basketball Association League (CTSBA, formally Western Province Schools Basketball Association)

Matches:
CTSBA League matches: Term 1 & 4.
Olympiad Basketball: Match kits belong to the DSK, handed out for each match and needs to be returned.

Boy teams: U16, U19
Girl teams: U16, U19

Girls and boys from Gr 5 – 12 participate in the same team, learning how to be a 100% synchronised with members of different ages & strengths.
Training takes place at the Waterfront. A school bus lifts one-way, from the school gate. Parents need to collect children from the Waterfront.

A season entails one training camp and a couple of Regattas each year.

Please note that currently, the Western Cape Dragon Boat Association is not opperating and are not organising monthly regattas with any Western Cape clubs.

1 mixed gender team of 20 learners and teachers

Upon request, learners are able to train with Jan van Riebeeck High School.

There are no matches organised by the DSK

No teams at the DSK

Boys and girls from Gr 1 – 12 play football at the DSK throughout the year.  Matches are played against other Cape Town schools during winter (Terms 2 and 3). U9 fixtures are organised by the school with the pool of schools in the “Atlantic Seaboard”, but all other team matches are determined by the school league organisers.

DSK BALLERS Football Training Academy:
An addition to current DSK soccer practices, DSK soccer enthusiasts (for Gr 1 – 12) can now attend more focussed skill-based training with BALLERS Soccer School (at an additional cost) and become a member of the Green Point Salesians football club. Practise venue: St Michaels Rd in Tamboerskloof opposite to where our school buses park in the afternoon.

For BALLERS and/or Club membership registration email: socceracademy@dsk.co.za

Please hand in the registration forms at the start of each term (Terms 2, 3 & 4) at the reception.

Please include the following documents when registering for Club Membership:
• CTTFA registration form
• SAFA registration form, Green Point
• Salesian Membership Form
• Copy of birth certificate
• 2 ID photos

Download these forms for registration:

• DSK Soccer Academy BALLERS & GPSF Coffering 
• Green Point Salesian Membership Form
• SAFA Registration Form
• CTTFA Junior Registration Form

Matches:
School league matches are against schools in the Atlantic Seaboard pool.
Term 3: U9, U11 – U18 SLIM Cup
Term 4: Speina Cup – Gr 1 – 4 (A get-together soccer tournament organized by the DSK, a social responsibility initiative).

DSK soccer kit is required for games: The school provides soccer shirts which are to be returned. Own kit can be ordered at the Schulshop. Kit is ordered once there is a list of 25 names.

Girl teams:  U13, U15 and U19

Boy teams: U9A & B, U11 A & B, U13, U14, U16 and U19

We have an external gymnastic service, with Gym Wizards, they offer lessons on the school property.

Please download info pack for more information.

Grading is available, please contact your coach or Gym Wizards for more information.

Gym Wizards website: 
https://www.gymwizards.co.za/

There are no DSK teams

Anyone interested in playing golf can Download Info and application form

All equipment is provided or learners can bring their own clubs.

There are no matches organised by the DSK

No teams at the DSK

Handball is offered throughout the year for Gr 5 – 12, with a more intense focus every year on the Olympiad.

Matches:
Olympiad
Friendly matches
Tournaments mostly Term 2 & 3

Girl team: U14
Boy teams: U14, U19

Available on request, please contact the sport department for more information

There are no matches organised by the DSK

No teams at the DSK

Upon request with Jan van Riebeeck Primary and High School, contact Marie-Luise Visser

There are no matches organised by the DSK

No teams at the DSK

Gr 7-12 learners can join a 30 – 40 minute (3-6 km) trail run before school on Wednesdays and Fridays, starting from the DSK sports field.
Entrance fitness level – ability to comfortably run 3km. Parents are also welcome to join and assist with supervision.

Occasional fun runs

Non-team sport, learner may participate in their own age category at fun runs

Swimming is part of the curriculum in Term 1. All learners are required to partake in the time-trials for the gala, which take place during sports lessons early in Term 1.
Gr 1 – 4 swimming extramural is at no extra charge during term 1 & 4, we want to inspire confidence in the water and have our learners master the basic stroke and swimming techniques.
Gr 5 – 12 are trained to master all four swimming strokes.

Swimming charts boys
Grade 5-10: 25m
Grade 5-10: 50m
Grade 11
Grade 12

Swimming charts girls
Grade 5-10: 25m
Grade 5-10: 50m
Grade 11
Grade 12

Teams are based on times achieved during school galas.
Learners are notified if they will participate in an interschool gala.

Learners in Gr 5 – 12 can participate in table tennis throughout the year, although it is primarily seen as a winter sport.

League matches take place in Terms 2 and 3

U15 team: mixed
U19 team: boys

DSK currently has 8 different tennis classes on offer throughout the year, for learners in Gr 1 – 12.

Matches:
Western Province School League matches take place in Terms 1 & 4
Olympiad

Mixed junior team
Boys senior team, Gr 8-12

Volleyball is offered throughout the year for Gr 5 – 12 learners in beginner, intermediate and advanced groups.

Matches:
Olympiad
Beach volleyball on weekends
Friendly tournaments

Olympiad boy teams
Olympiad girl teams