Personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE) is mandatory from Kindergarten to Year 10.
According to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), students are expected to participate in PDHPE for between 1.5 and 2.5 hours per week in Kindergarten to Year 6.
PDHPE provides students with opportunities to explore issues that are likely to impact on the health, safety and wellbeing of themselves and others – now and in the future. Students also participate in challenging and enjoyable physical activity, improving their capacity to move with skill and confidence.
Our school promotes health through teaching and learning programs, the school organisation, ethos and environment and the partnerships formed with community agencies.
Active Lifestyle
Concerned with students adopting activity patterns that promote their wellbeing. Students will participate in regular, varied and enjoyable activities designed to affect their health.
Dance
Where the aim is to develop each student's ability to express themselves through movement and their confidence to participate in dance activities.
Games and Sports
To develop each student's competence and confidence in a broad range of games and sports & the skills required to participate in them. Students will master increasingly complex skills while at the same time experience feelings of success and enjoyment.
Growth and Development
This strand provides students with the opportunity to learn about their changing bodies and the factors that impact on this change.
Gymnastics
This strand works by exploring the different ways the body can move and providing a foundation for skills associated with movement activities.
Interpersonal Relationships
Explores the many people in their lives and how these people can influence the way that they think, feel and act. This and the safe living strand provide a sound framework for child protection education.
Personal Health Choices
The activities for this strand are designed to encourage an informed and responsible approach to these decisions in personal and community health.
Safe Living
This strand focuses on developing in students a commitment and an ability to act in ways that will keep them safe.