Primary and Intermediate Schools

We're supporting schools and kura to improve child and youth wellbeing through healthy eating and quality physical activity.

We work alongside school leaders and teachers to enhance the provision of play, sport and physical education, and to create better connections with physical activity providers.

Our team of advisors work with up to 80 schools across the Bay of Plenty.

Learn more: Sport New Zealand - Healthy Active Learning, Education team

As the teachers of our tamariki, you already know the importance play has in keeping our children active and building their imaginations.

We love play here at Sport Bay of Plenty. In fact, we even have a Regional Play System Lead. We’re here to increase your knowledge of play. We have resources like the Power of Play Report. A deep dive into stakeholders’ thoughts on what play looks like in the Bay and opportunities for the future. There is also the Neighbourhood Play Systems report, that looks at two local primary schools and how various urban systems can impact play.

Sport Bay of Plenty is working to grow play opportunities at a neighbourhood level. This includes supporting schools to be community play spaces and helping students to have safe and enjoyable routes to school. We also administer the Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa fund where programmes or projects involving play for tamariki can be eligible for potential funding. Please contact our Regional Play System Lead if you would like to discuss play in your neighbourhood.

Learn more: Sport New Zealand - Play, Resources, Regional Play System Lead

A Physical Activity Leader (PAL) is a trained leader who may:

• Organise and run games or activities during lunchtime
• Be a play buddy
• Maintain play equipment and shed
• Support school events
• And generally be leaders in the school.

Student’s can become a PAL over three sessions and with the use of our PALs Student Handbook.

A PALs Facilitator Handbook is also available. This allows you to run three sessions which develop leadership skills and provide the support students need to be PALs in your school.

Our Education team can support your school to use the helpful handbooks. Contact your schools Healthy Active Learning Advisor to discuss PALs.

PALS Facilitator Handbook

PALS Student Handbook

Learn more: Resources – Primary & Intermediate Schools, Education team

Students’ years 0-8 have the opportunity to enjoy quality inter-school sport and recreation in school time. Local principal associations, work to ensure events are safe, inclusive, affordable, fun and diverse. They employ Event Directors to oversee and deliver their sanctioned events.

There are three external Event / Sport Directors who are in charge of calendars, EnterNow entries, and results. Where you are, determines who you need to connect with.

Eastern Bay Primary School Events Director
Katrina Anderson
Representing the Eastern Bay of Plenty School Sport Association (EBOPPSSA)
EBOP Calendar (link to resource)
Email: [email protected]

Central Bay Primary School Events Director
Liz Savage
Representing the Rotorua Principals Association Sport Committee (RPASC)
CBOP Calendar (link to resource)
Email: [email protected]

Western Bay of Plenty Sport Director
Sarah Hull
Representing the Western Bay of Plenty Principal’s Association
WBOP Calendar (link to resource)
Email: [email protected]

On our website, we share results and resources for the Central and Eastern Bay of Plenty.

Learn more: Results, Resources – Primary & Intermediate Schools, Western Bay of Plenty

Please read the Terms of Involvement document below.

Terms of Involvement

Terms of Involvement Updates

Central Bay of Plenty Acceptance Form

For Eastern Bay enquiries contact Katrina Anderson - Eastern Bay Primary School Events Director - [email protected]

For Central enquiries contact Liz Savage - Central Bay Primary School Events Director - [email protected]

Central Bay primary and intermediate school sport calendar

Eastern Bay primary and intermediate school sport calendar