The 21st running of the 100m Guyra Gift was on Monday with the race as one of the major highlights of Education Week for the school.

The format is much the same as the famous Stawell Gift, with each student given a handicap to start from different positions depending on their age and ability.

Guyra Central School principal Jo Burgess was a teacher at the school when the inaugural race was run in 1996.

 "I still remember standing there is the sleet watching kindergarten student Charlie White win the first Guyra Gift in boots," she said.

"It's a tradition at Guyra Central School."

This year’s winner was year 8 student Jack Vallance who started off scratch, running the full 100m.

Year 11 student Kelsie Youman, who ran off 96 metres, was second and running off 91 meters was year 6 student Billy Youman in third.

The idea behind the handicap is that all students should cross the finish line at almost the same time and this year was an especially close race with all competitors finishing within one second of the winner.

"It's a pretty hotly contested affair," Ms Burges said.

"The atmosphere was great."

"That’s the beauty of it, to see these tiny little kids out there with the bigger kids."

The event continues a long tradition of excellence in sport for the school, who also has three students competing at the NSW State Athletics Championships in three weeks.

Year 7 student Bailey Wilson, year 11 student Kelsie Youman and year 8 student Eva Knox are training regularly for the competition and will compete at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre on September 6.

It will be Bailey's first time and he will compete in the under 12 Shot Put.

Kelsie and Eva, who both competed in the state championships last year, are competing in the under 16 800 and 1500 meters, and the under 14 800 meters respectively.

Ms Burgess said the school had some outstanding students who competed in a number of sports at a very high level.

"For a small school we are really doing an outstanding job," she said.

“It’s not just athletics, we also had a state soccer team.”

Ms Burgess said the community support they received was key to the school’s continued sporting success.

“We are coming from a really sporting community,” she said.

“Guyra is a really sporty place and the kids have a really can do attitude.”