Athletics was the first sport that King Edward VII School introduced as an extracurricular activity. The first School athletics team competed in 1905, and the School has been at the forefront of athletics amongst the traditional all boys’ schools in Gauteng.

The School Championship competition was run for the first time in 1905 and by tradition the victor ludorum in the School Championship is appointed athletics captain.

The School Championship is effectively the inter house competition as well and as an inter house activity is the largest intra school competition. The inter house competition challenge each other for the Strang Cup. The event has become so large with hundreds of entries that inter house takes nine days to complete allowing mass participation.

Traditionally athletes competed in the 3rd term, however King Edward VII School has lengthened the season into the 4th and 1st term of the following year. This allows our athletes to compete against other schools and compete for provincial and national honours as summer is essentially the correct season for athletics competitions.

In the 3rd term King Edward VII School competes against its traditional all boy school opposition. Whilst in the 4th and 1st term the athletes compete at various invitational, cluster, district, and provincial events.