Mandatory school sports
The ordinance on mandatory physical education in elementary schools entered into force on 28 October 1987. Today, the content and scope of mandatory sports education are governed by the school level curricula. With the exception of the first two years of secondary school, in which the number of sports lessons each week was increased to four as part of the International Year of Youth, all levels of mandatory schooling offer three weekly lessons of sports education. In primary school, physical education is generally taught by the class teachers, while specialized teachers are generally employed at the secondary level. 30 sports instructors are currently employed in Liechtenstein schools.

Additional sports promotion programs
Voluntary school sports were introduced on a temporary basis in December 1979 and permanently in March 1983. The currently valid regulation, revised according to experiences gained, entered into force on 5 October 1993. The regulation contains responsibilities, objectives, and organizational conditions of voluntary school sports.

Special sporting events for schools
The organization of school sports camps is the responsibility of the individual schools. As a rule, pupils can participate in one sports week during each of primary school and secondary school. Sports weeks are conducted as hiking weeks, winter sports weeks, or multi-sports summer camps. As a rule, schools conduct one school sports day each in the summer and in the winter. In the summer, dexterity games, track and field, and tournaments for the major sports are generally offered. During the winter sports days, the focus is on skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating. In some schools, these activities are supplemented by hiking days and swimming days.

School sports competitions
Each year, secondary school championships are conducted in badminton, basketball, soccer, indoor hockey, and volleyball. The class teams prepare for their competitions during school sports lessons. The school championships are organized in collaboration with the specialized associations and are very popular. For many years, teams from Liechtenstein secondary schools have participated in the annual Swiss School Sports Day. Liechtenstein has been a member of the International School Sports Federation since 1974 and regularly participates in various competitions. In recent years, Liechtenstein teams have been sent to competitions in soccer, gymnastics, skiing, track and field, table tennis, swimming, and volleyball.

School sports at the Liechtenstein
Gymnasium (high school) in Vaduz