Athletics Day 1
CollegeNewtown . Full of colour, excitement, fancy dress and the odd staff relay helps the school to celebrate diversity and participation. House points are awarded for participation and the top athletes for each house and age group are identified for the next competition.
Athletics Day 2 - Finals Day
Over 150 athletes are selected to represent their house on finals day, with the priority on performance (with a whole lot of enjoyment thrown in). Students compete for school records and a place in the up coming McEvedy competition. Performance, chanting and enjoyment are the priorities during day 2, which combines to be one of the most spirited days of the school year.
McEvedy
The McEvedy Shield is a domestic New Zealand athletics competition held in Wellington for four of the boys' secondary schools. It is the largest annual athletics meet in the Southern Hemisphere, in terms of its number of participants. From around 9:30am the students from all four schools turn up en masse and pack themselves into Newtown Park. The competition itself features 14 track and field events across four age groups. Over the years there have been a number of schools that have taken part in the event, but in the early 1980s it was decided that only the four traditional boys' schools would be able to compete. Rongotai College, Wellington College, St. Patrick's Town and St Patrick’s Silverstream. There is no question that the McEvedy competition provides an atmosphere unequalled in any other secondary schools sport competition.
