Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE)

The aim of the PDHPE Years 7–10 Syllabus is to develop students’ capacity to enhance personal health and wellbeing, enjoy an active lifestyle, maximise movement potential and advocate lifelong health and physical activity.

Knowledge, Understanding and Skills

Students learn to:

• enhance their sense of self, improve their capacity to manage challenging circumstances and develop caring and respectful relationships
• move with confidence and competence, and contribute to the satisfying and skilled performance of others
• take actions to protect, promote and restore individual and community health
• participate in and promote enjoyable lifelong physical activity
• develop and apply the skills that enable them to adopt and promote healthy and active lifestyles

Values and Attitudes

Students learn to:

• value health-enhancing behaviours that contribute to active, enjoyable and fulfilling lifestyles
• develop a willingness to participate in creating and promoting healthy and supportive communities and environments
• develop a commitment to principles that promote social justice.