PDHPE

Personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE) is mandatory from Kindergarten to Year 10.

Students focus on active participation in a broad range of movement contexts to develop movement skills and enhance performance. They develop confidence and competence to engage in physical activity both now and into the future. Students develop an understanding of movement concepts and the features of movement composition as they engage in a variety of planned and improvised movement experiences. They create and compose movements to achieve specific purposes and performance goals. Through movement experiences students also develop self-management and interpersonal skills to support them to strive for enhanced performance and participation in a lifetime of physical activity.

Students also develop the knowledge, understanding and skills important for building respectful relationships, enhancing personal strengths and exploring personal identity to promote the safety, health and wellbeing of themselves and others. They develop skills and strategies to manage change, challenges, power, abuse, violence and learn how to protect themselves and others in a range of situations. Learning in this subject will empower students to make healthy and safe choices and take action to promote the safety, health and wellbeing of themselves and their communities. They develop skills to take positive action regarding consent, safety, health and wellbeing in a range of offline and online environments. Students engage with a range of health issues and assess strategies to keep themselves and others safe, healthy and active.

The PD/H/PE Department provides learning experiences for students that reflect a commitment to a healthy lifestyle, improving individual performances, increasing self-esteem and resilience, and application toward the CHS sporting traditions of the school.

In Years 7-10, the practical component of PD/H/PE emphasises fundamental movement skills, physical fitness, teamwork and self-management skills. The theoretical component reinforces the healthy decision making process through health literacy, and the development of personal awareness, communication, interpersonal relationships and drug education.

In Years 11 and 12 the PD/H/PE courses Health and Movement Science and Community and Family Studies are offered to those students with an interest in current personal and community issues surrounding health and physical activity in Australia. Sport, Lifestyle, and Recreation provides students with a wide range of practical experiences and qualifications for employment in the health and fitness industry. Exploring Early Childhood provides senior students with the knowledge and understanding of all aspects of parenting and early childhood education.

PDHPE Yrs 7-10 Content

Health and wellbeing through physical activity

Movement skills and strategies

Safe, active and healthy choices

Respectful relationships

Identity, belonging and change

PDHPE Yrs 9-10 Elective Content

Physical Activities and Sports Studies

Throughout the course, students develop knowledge, understanding and skills that develop ability to:

• work collaboratively with others to enhance participation, enjoyment and performance in physical activity and sport

• display management and planning skills to achieve personal and group goals in physical activity and sport

• perform movement skills with increasing proficiency

• analyse and appraise information, opinions and observations to inform physical activity and sport decisions.

Child Studies

Throughout the course, students will develop skills that enhance their ability to:

• support a child’s development from pre-conception through to and including the early years

• positively influence the growth, development and wellbeing of children

• consider the external factors that support the growth, development and wellbeing of children

• research, communicate and evaluate issues related to child development.

Outdoor Education

Throughout the course, students will develop skills that enhance their ability in:

• outdoor activity and exploration skills

• environmental awareness, conservation and sustainability

• personal and social skills, growth and development

• connecting with the natural environment

• health, safety and wellbeing in the outdoors.

PDHPE Faculty Yrs 11-12 Content

ATAR subjects Community and Family Studies

Health and Movement Science

Non ATAR subjects Exploring Early Childhood

Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation Studies.

Community and Family Studies

• The CAFS syllabus helps students understand the relationships between individuals, families, and communities, teaching them how to manage resources, solve everyday problems, and respond to societal challenges. It fosters critical thinking, research skills, and responsible decision-making, highlighting the importance of positive relationships, social interdependence, diversity, and wellbeing.

Preliminary course

• Resource Management : Basic concepts of the resource-management process

• Individuals and Groups : The individual's roles, relationships and tasks within and between groups

• Families and Communities: Family structures and functions, and the interaction between family and community

HSC course

• Research Methodology : Research methodology and skills culminating in the production of an Independent Research Project

• Groups in Context : The characteristics and needs of specific community groups

• Parenting and Caring : Issues facing individuals and groups who adopt roles of parenting and caring in contemporary society

Health and Movement Science

The Health and Movement Science syllabus explores how the body moves and how health is influenced by physical, psychological, and social factors. Students learn about anatomy, physiology, nutrition, and performance while examining health issues in society. The course builds skills in research, problem-solving, and decision-making through scientific inquiry, collaboration, and applying knowledge to real-life health and movement challenges.

Preliminary course

• Health for individuals and communities

• The body and mind in motion

• Collaborative Investigation and Depth studies

HSC course

• Health in an Australian and global context

• Training for improved performance

• Depth studies

Exploring Early Childhood

Exploring Early Childhood Stage 6 aims to develop understanding, skills and strategies to enable students to support and foster positive growth and development in the young children with whom they interact through the provision of safe, nurturing and challenging environments.

Course modules

• Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Child Growth and Development

• Promoting Positive Behaviour

• Play and the Developing Child

• Children and Change

• Children of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities

• Historical and Cultural Contexts of Childhood

• Young Children and Media

• Children’s Literature Food and Nutrition

• Child Health and Safety

Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation

Students will learn about the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle and recognise the need to be responsible and informed decision-makers.

This course enables students to further develop their understanding of and competence in a range of sport and recreational pursuits. They are encouraged to establish a lifelong commitment to being physically active and to achieving movement potential.

Course modules

• Athletics

• Fitness

• Games and Sports Applications

• Healthy Lifestyle

• Individual Games and Sports Applications

• Outdoor Recreation

• Resistance Training

• Sports Coaching and Training

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