Departments

"Never give up, never give in, and when the upper hand is ours, may we have the ability to handle the win with the dignity that we absorbed the loss.” Doug Williams

Physical Education is at the heart of St Aloysius’ College. We have a strong proud tradition in sport and with our sports hall complete, the opportunities are endless. Pupils leave St Aloysius’ College having experienced a breadth and depth of activities. Most pupils build strong friendships and foundations through our team games, taking this into adult life. Sport in St Aloysius’ College can also be a great vehicle for the elite to have the opportunity to progress.

Girls play all their Hockey at the Commonwealth Games facility in Glasgow Green. We also have playing fields with 5 rugby pitches and a sports pavilion.

2017 saw the opening of our state-of-the-art sports facility at our Hill Street campus. This has provided us with a games hall ready for sports, such as Volleyball, Badminton, Indoor Hockey, and Basketball. We also have a fitness suite with the latest strength and cardio equipment and a dance studio.

There are 5 teachers in the department, a Director of Hockey, Director of Rugby and a Head of Football.  There are a number of highly qualified and experienced coaches who support the games provision throughout the week.

Core PE is taught from Kindergarten to S4. Within this curriculum, we aim to improve hand-eye coordination, balance, timing, and control (as well as other physical traits). PE also aims to improve social skills and a moral code (on and off the pitch) as pupils progress through the Junior School and into S1/2 they will experience a variety of activities and develop an understanding of team games as well as individual activities. The PE department also offers the full range of certificated classes on offer from the SQA. National 5, Higher PE, and Advanced Higher PE are offered to pupils from S3 – S6.

Every year group from Primary 4 to S6 also have a games morning or afternoon. 

We have won a number of National hockey competitions, most notably the S3 and 1st XI winning the Scottish schools Challenge cup, West of Scotland Indoor Championships in 2025,  West of Scotland representatives in the Scottish School Indoor finals, Runner- up in the Scottish Schools 1st XI plate competition in 2026 and winders of the West of Scotland 1st XI plate final in 2026.  Our Rugby teams have also achieved success throughout the season, most notably our U16 winner the Scottish Schools plate final in 2026.

Our Football squads have gone from strength to strength over the past three years.  Most recently our Senior squad winning the Independent schools Shield against George Heriots School.  Whilst our S1 squad have had an excellent season and could win the Glasgow league by the end of this season.

We have Basketball squads at U13, U15 and Senior level who play regular fixtures against a number of other independent and state schools throughout the year.

We have achieved a number of medals at National and International level Track & Field and Cross country.  In season 2025/26 we had three national champions and various track and field disciplines and cross country with one pupil achieving international gold at the SIAB cross country in 2026.

Video: Intro to National 5 PE

Video: Intro to S5 and S6 PE