[2] Thirteen Pacific nations or territories, and 646 competitors, participated in the Games:[3][4] Ten sports were contested at the 1963 South Pacific Games:[6][7][8] The home nation, Fiji, easily topped the (unofficial) medal tally:† The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule.

[11] ^§ The boxing medal totals for American Samoa and Fiji have been amended to exclude two semifinalists who were disqualified in their respective semifinal bouts and, as such, did not receive a bronze medal; S. Tinoe from American Samoa in the featherweight class, and M. Delai from Fiji in the light-heavyweight class.

A recap of the 1963 results published in the Pacific Islands Monthly in 1969 does not mention netball but records that Fiji won the women's basketball competition.

Fiji made the only nominations in the flyweight and heavyweight classes and had put two boxers in each division to ensure a contest.

J. Roba and M. Mate in the flyweight, and V. Dikidikiliti and P. Kali in the heavyweight, were awarded silver cups in lieu of medals.