The school has embraced the game in a big way and that dedication has led to three players being selected for national sides to play in Sydney later this year.
Thomas Johnson (14), a year 10 pupil, has made the national under-15 mixed squad, while Nicole McCutcheon (16) and Scott Turner (16), both year 12 pupils, have made the under-17 mixed squad.
They were picked after playing well in Otago sides that reached the final at the national championships in Palmerston North last summer.
The Otago under-15 mixed side, which Thomas co-captained, reached the final before going down to Counties.
The final was a nail-biter, with drop-offs occurring after the scores were locked at fulltime.
Eventually, the team from the North Island prevailed, with just three players left on the field in each side.
The Otago under-17 side, which Nicole co-captained, also went all the way to the final, where it lost to Southland.
After the tournament, the trio were among a dozen players from Otago schools picked for the national sides.
Also selected in the national under-17 mixed team were Tyron Pelasio, Jayden Dovey and Mackenzie Haugh (Kings), Sam Hollows (South Otago) and Olivia Hickman (St Hilda's).
Joining Johnson in the national under-15 squad from Otago are Brayden Wilson and Mikayla Latta (South Otago), Hanlin Johnstone (John McGlashan College) and Laura McKenzie (St Hilda's).
Despite touch's status as a summer sport, training was continuing over winter, with Kaikorai Valley College teacher and touch coach Damian Burden keeping the players on their toes.
Not that they are complaining. All three enjoy the speed of the game, and the ability to find the gaps on the field.
Along with trainings, in summer they sometimes play up to three nights a week, with touch modules twice a week at the Oval and at Bishopscourt.
They talk of policy and guile in the game, which has come a long way from being a pick-up game to play before rugby practice.
Burden said the school had gained a lot of success in the sport because the players worked hard and viewed it as a serious sporting option.
The only drawback to gaining national selection was having to find $3100 to fund the trip, but fundraising ideas had already surfaced.
At the tournament the New Zealand sides would play mainly Sydney-based teams, which are bound to be very strong, such is the depth in touch in Australia.
