Sport

Sport is an important aspect of school life and students have many opportunities to participate. During the year school teams enter Christchurch schools’ competitions in tennis, cricket, hockey, soccer, badminton, squash, volleyball, basketball, rugby, canoe polo and rugby league.

Netball teams play in the North Canterbury Saturday competitions. Our Senior A Girls' Netball team competes in the SuperSix, Christchurch's top netball competition for secondary schools.

Rugby games against other schools are scheduled early in the season because of the many representative commitments of Rangiora High School students later in the season. The under 15 rugby team participates in the South Island Secondary Schools’ Tournament each year. Our First XV Boys' Rugby team has competed in The Press Cup, Christchurch's top rugby competition for secondary schools.

The Athletic, Swimming and Cross-Country teams compete against other schools in Canterbury, South Island and national championships - with considerable success. We have several nationally-ranked athletes currently attending the school.

Sports exchanges with other High Schools help to encourage participation and enjoyment. At present there are exchanges with Ashburton College, Marlborough Boys’ College, Nelson College for Girls, Christchurch Boys’ High School and Christchurch Girls’ High School.

In recent years teams from the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia and Japan have visited Rangiora and have been billeted by students. Several Rangiora High teams have visited Australia. Several sports groups or individuals have represented the school at national tournaments.

A wide range of sporting equipment is available for student use at lunch times.

Horses and equestrian sports are very popular in North Canterbury and this is reflected by the number of riders at various levels of achievement at the school. Rangiora High School teams compete successfully at the Canterbury Interschool competitions.