The nearest public transit routes are TransLink Buses #232 and #236 which stop at the corner of Capilano and Edgewood Road, a short walk from the school.

The school has teams in football, rugby union, wrestling, volleyball, field hockey, basketball, swimming, mountain biking and soccer.

Every year, the Carson Graham Eagles football team play their rivals, the Handsworth Royals, in the Buchanan Bowl.

[4] Handsworth won the 2006 BC Senior Boys AAA Basketball Tournament after defeating Kitsilano Secondary School with a score of 82–65.

Handsworth was led by former Los Angeles Lakers center Robert Sacre who was named MVP of the game.