The promotion of healthy living and active leisure time activities are deemed to be of the highest priority. The connection between a healthy body and a healthy mind is an important part of living a happy life.

Physical Education is a sequentially developed and comprehensive skills based program from Prep–6. It offers:

• Perceptual Motor Program – Prep
• Fundamental and Complex Motor Skills - of running, jumping, coordination, bouncing, throwing, catching, kicking and striking 
• Fitness Activities
• Gymnastics
• Athletics
• Dance
• Modified Games
• Minor & Major Games
• Swimming - Prep–6

The Sports Program offers:

• Intra-school Carnivals in Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics
• Inter-school competition in terms 2 and 4 and Lightning Premiership in terms 1 and 2
• Winter Season (Grades 5–6) - Football, Soccer, Netball and T-ball
• Summer Season (Grades 5–6) - Basketball, Volleyball/Volley Stars, Cricket and Softball 
• District Swimming, Cross-Country and Athletics Carnivals
• Division Competitions
• Regional Competitions
• State Competitions

All students are designated a "House" when they are enrolled at Carnegie Primary School. Our House Names are: Koornang (Green), Neerim (Red), Truganini (Blue) & Kokarrib (Yellow).