Grade 8 leader Mr Tepper has established a series of after-school extra-curricular sporting programs to help get kids away from the rigours of class life and ensure they are more active after school.

Mr Tepper said the programs were designed to bring some fun back into class life for Queechy's students but also a way to make learning fun.

"I wanted them to know that sport was for everyone and you don't have to be a high flier to enjoy it," he said.

The programs run football, basketball and touch football teams and are looking to expand next year.

Mr Tepper, 26, was a finalist in the outstanding teacher category of the recent Tasmanian Young Achievers awards, which were announced last month.

He was nominated by his housemate, who saw all the extra work Mr Tepper put in to maintaining his program and keep up with his own teaching and class work.

Mr Tepper said he was humbled by the nomination and to become a finalist, but wanted to acknowledge the team effort it took to establish the programs.

"It's definitely not just me; if I didn't have the support of the senior leaders at the school [this wouldn't have happened]," he said.

"I had the support of people like the principal, who allowed me to run these programs."

Mr Tepper has been a teacher at Queechy High School since 2013 and started work as a classroom teacher.

Now he still teaches but is also a grade leader for the grade 8 cohort.

Queechy High School is a feeder school with some students from low socio-economic areas and Mr Tepper said the idea behind the after-school programs was to give them a physical outlet.

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However, he said having that option had proven to have mental benefits as well.

"We're seeing a big increase in confidence in the people who are involved," he said.

In addition, those students involved in the after-school sports program are also benefiting academically.

Mr Tepper said they seemed to be more settled in class because they had the physical outlet or they knew that it was coming up at the end of the day.

"We are able to identify so many more leadership opportunities for them."

Senior grade groups help out as leaders for younger grade groups during the sessions and some students are enjoying it so much that they have signed up for different sports.

Mr Tepper said he was hoping to expand into general fitness next year, for those people who might want to be involved but are not interested in team sports.