Overview
In Health and Physical Education, students develop an understanding of:
- The human body - including how our bodies move
- Evaluating physical performances - during practical elements
- Game tactics and strategies
- Social health issues
- Health frameworks and their use in analysing and evaluating health issues
- Decision making skills - to implement and refine team and individual performance
- Personal and social skills - such as communication, problem solving, critical and creative thinking, cooperation and persisting with challenges.
The Health and Physical Education subjects offered in Junior, Middle and Senior Schools are:
Junior Secondary (Years 7 and 8)
Year 7 and 8
- Health and Physical Education (2 lessons per week for 2 semesters)
Middle Secondary (Years 9 and 10)
Year 9
- Health and Physical Education (4 lessons per week for 1 semester)
Year 10
- Health and Physical Education (Elective)
Senior Secondary (Years 11 and 12)
Year 11 and 12
- Physical Education (General)
- Sport and Recreation (Applied)