The school was eventually officially declared a sports school on 24 April 1991. Notable teachers who taught at the school in the early years of their careers include the artist Mary Shackman and the international concert pianist Michael Leslie. Since 1997, there has been an annual student and teacher exchange scheme with Kasukabe High School, from Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan. In 2008, the International Olympic Committee recognized Westfields Sports for their involvement in producing many Australian Olympians with a special "Sport and Youth Trophy". The school has a partially selective approach to enrolment, with students needing to either live within the relatively small catchment area of the school, or demonstrate their ability in sport. The school is very well regarded for having produced sporting talent in a number of different areas of sporting endeavour, and has received a range of grants to support its work with sporting talent. Sports offered at Westfields Sports High School include athletics, Australian rules football, baseball, basketball, cricket, dance, equestrian, golf, gymnastics, hockey, netball, rowing, rugby league, rugby union, soccer, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball.