The school spirit associated with our annual Athletics Day typifies the importance we place on the enjoyment of sport. Our four athletics teams have a proud tradition of being highly competitive in the local league. Athletics is predominantly a third term activity although our top athletes start their school year practicing hard in preparation for the District, City of Durban and KZN trials.

Traditionally around 40 of our children are involved in Chess at various levels. They compete in tournaments against schools from the wider Durban area. Our stronger players are highly competitive and have a history of being challenging opponents.

The season traditionally starts with as many as 150 boys and girls attending the WSPS trials in an attempt to make one of the two school teams. The enthusiasm and spirit this sport code generates make it a highly respected and popular activity. Having boys and girls selected for District and KZN teams is a regular occurrence and in the local leagues we remain a highly competitive force.

Golf as a sport on offer at WSPS was started in 2007 and has a number of boys and girls who have tried out for the school team. A difficult sport to master, it is very pleasing to see the number of our players who manage to attain single figure handicaps before the end of their time at WSPS. The role of parents in this particular code has been of paramount importance and highlights the wonderful relationship the school has with its community.

12 netball teams are traditionally fielded in the second term. The popularity of the sport is evident in that there are frequently as many as 150 girls turning out for trials to make one of the teams. The levels of motivation and skill on display throughout the season are testament to the prestige netball as a sport code enjoys at our school. The skill of both coaches and players make selection to District and KZN teams a regular feature of the season.

The exciting Indoor Action Netball league is a very popular activity for our girls. WSPS enters four teams into this competitive league and traditionally they make it through to the finals where they are a force to be reckoned with. Although netball is played as a third term sport, the Indoor Netball league allows our girls to further develop their skills and is an invaluable component of the sport programme at the school.

Three girls’ teams and two boys’ teams compete in the Inter-School League each weekend. Past winners of the “A” League, our teams are competitive and well coached by skilful and energetic coaches. In order to give as many of our children as possible exposure to competitive matches, our lower team traditionally rotate all those in the squad to encourage their enjoyment of and continued involvement in the sport.

With a proud history of more than 50 years of swimming, this code is one of the highlights of the sporting year. Apart from the always exciting Interhouse Gala, our teams compete in the prestigious Westville Boys’ High School Championship, and the Durban and Districts Galas where they traditionally perform excellently. In the traditional local league galas our swimmers always give a good account of themselves and are noted as a force to be reckoned with. In addition to galas, we traditionally have a number of swimmers (including some who are not in our school team) compete in the Midmar Mile. Despite the large number of hours of training required for this event, our children always seem to enjoy the prospect of tackling this gruelling open water endurance swimming challenge.