Liu Ting-yu, the secretary to the principal, points out that because the first principal after retrocession, Hsin Chih-ping, held firm to the principle of a balanced, five-sided education, the school is just as demanding in physical education as it is in the rest of its curriculum To cultivate students 'athletic abilities, every year Hsinchu High puts on cross-country races and athletic meets, requiring every student to participate.
校長秘書劉定宇指出，由於光復後第一任校長辛志平堅持五育並重的教育理念，因此，該校對於學生體育的要求與其他學科一樣嚴格。為了培養學生體能，新竹高中每年舉行越野賽跑、運動會，要求每一位學生都要參加。