Christian Brothers Lewisham

CBHS Sport

Sport is an integral part of the boys’ formation and development at CBHS Lewisham. Through sport, the boys are given the opportunity to build team spirit as well as school spirit, sportsmanship, teamwork and friendships. It can be beneficial in developing the self-esteem, confidence and skills of the boys.

Sport is conducted during school hours, not on the weekend and is inclusive; all boys have the opportunity throughout the year to represent the school at various sports and at various levels.

Representative Sport

From the school’s beginnings in 1891, when a total of forty-one students pursued recreational and sporting activities in the weatherboard gymnasium or in the dirt and grass surrounds of the original building, many hundreds of Lewisham students have tasted sporting success throughout the world. A sporting column in the Sydney press in 1968 proclaimed: “You name it — they’ve won it”. This referred to CBHS’ incredible victories in every Metropolitan Catholic Schools — MCC — sport of that year.

CBHS continues to have a proud sporting tradition. Sport has played a big part in the life of Lewisham and it still does. Sport gives, for many boys, a sense of belonging and identity, and a tangible goal to be achieved. The lessons learnt on the sporting field encourage discipline, motivation and hard work, skills and attitudes that can be transferred to the classroom and build character for adult life. Many lifelong friendships have been nurtured on the sporting fields and the training paddocks of Lewisham.

CBHS Lewisham students have the chance to represent the school, region and state in sports such as Cricket, Swimming, Tennis, Touch Football, Football, Golf, Squash, Volleyball, Rugby League, Basketball, Athletics and Cross Country across the yearly calendar. Students who have the necessary ability to represent the school in sport are expected to do so in a manner which demonstrates a spirit and enthusiasm in contributing to the efforts of the whole community. Such an attitude is regarded as a necessary condition of enrolment.

Atalanta BC Football Affiliation (ALFA)

CBHS is proud to be the exclusive High School partner of Italian football club Atalanta BC in Australia. With a strong history and a number of Socceroos as alumni, we are excited to take this next step in fostering our student’s talent both on and off the field.

ALFA was established in 2024 and sees our students mentored by expert coaches from Atalanta BC. The coaches will be focused full-time on our students and provide various football development programs catering to any students who are interested in progressing their football skills.

Atalanta BC is a Serie A football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. Founded in 1907 Atalanta BC has won the Coppa Italia and competed in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League. They are also well known for their youth academy, which has produced a number of notable talents who have played in the top leagues of Europe.

More information on the ALFA program can be found here, please note only students who are currently enrolled or are commencing in the coming year are eligible to register their interest in this program.

School Level Sport

All boys will participate in the annual CBHS Swimming Carnival, CBHS Athletics Carnival and the CBHS Cross Country Carnival. All the boys are involved in Thursday sport which includes the teaching of skills and participation in the House Competition.

Inter-school Competitions

The Primary School is not involved in any weekly competition against other schools, but through our wide involvement with different sporting organisations CBHS competes against many different schools, including public, Catholic, other independent and GPS schools.

Brothers’ Association

CBHS Lewisham is a member of the Brothers’ Association which includes Waverley College, St Patrick’s, Strathfield, St Pius X Chatswood and St Ignatius, Riverview. Each year we compete against these schools in two carnivals: athletics and swimming.

All boys are encouraged to represent the school in a number of gala days regardless of their skill levels or experience