11–12Health and Movement Science 11–12 Syllabus
The new Health and Movement Science 11–12 Syllabus (2023) is to be taught from 2025.
2024
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2025, Term 1
- Start teaching new syllabus for Year 11
- Start implementing new Year 11 school-based assessment requirements
- Continue to teach the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Stage 6 Syllabus (2012) for Year 12
2025, Term 4
- Start teaching new syllabus for Year 12
- Start implementing new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2026
- First HSC examination for new syllabus
Content
Year 11
Compare meanings of health, using various sources, including the World Health Organization’s (WHO) definition, and explain why people give different meanings to health
Explain the dynamic nature of health by exploring the interactions between the dimensions of health, the concept of good health, the health continuum, how health changes over time, and how an individual’s circumstances affect their health
Discuss the use of epidemiology, mortality, infant mortality, morbidity, incidence and prevalence to explain the health status of Australians using tables and graphs from Australia’s Health and other health reports
Investigate the role of social justice principles, participation, equity, access and rights, in promoting an individual and community’s health status
Discuss the range of determinants (broad features of society, environmental factors, socioeconomic characteristics, health behaviours and biomedical factors), that influence the health and wellbeing of Australians
Including:- how do the determinants interact to affect the health of population groups?
- what are the sociological causes of risky health behaviours?
- where do inequities exist and what can we do about them?
Explore across generations aspects of young people’s lives that make them similar and different to the young people of previous generations
Investigate the meanings of health for young people
Including:- creating a research question
- developing a method(s) to collect data
- considering how the determinants of health impact on a young person’s meaning of health
- analysing the different ways young people define what is important to their own health
- discussing ethical considerations
- discussing validity, reliability and credibility of data collection
- presenting findings and drawing conclusions
- identifying further research questions that could be explored
Examine the health status of young people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, using Australia’s Health and other health reports, graphs and tables
Including:- what are the trends in key health issues?
- what are the causes and protective factors of key health issues?
- how do the determinants of health affect health-related behaviours?
Research ONE health-related issue for young people
Including:- what is the nature of the issue?
- what does the data tell us?
- why is this an issue?
- what are the protective factors to prevent the issue?
- what strategies are currently in place to improve the health of young people?
- what new strategies would be most effective to improve young people’s health?
- what further research questions could be explored to build understanding and advocacy?
Analyse how the skills for strengthening the individual can protect and enhance the health and wellbeing of themselves and others using the health issue researched
Including:- self-efficacy
- health literacy
- help-seeking behaviours
- problem-solving
- resilience
- coping strategies
- sense of purpose
- ethical behaviour
- connectedness
Reflect on their own personal health and health behaviours and indicate courses of action for improved health and wellbeing
Examine how young people advocate for their own and others’ health using various sources considering past, current and future advocacy and the role of individuals within their communities
Discuss how organisations and communities advocate for the health of young people
Including:- the role government and non-government organisations and communities have in promoting the health of young people, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people
- the impact of organisations and communities on the health of young people
Explain the nature of health promotion in Australia
Including:- how have various approaches to health influenced health promotion?
- what global health policies have impacted health promotion in Australia?
- how has the Ottawa Charter been used to improve Australia’s health?
- how does health promotion in partnerships with communities strengthen the health of individuals and communities across a range of cultural groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples?
Examine how the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being used to improve health
Including:- what are the SDGs?
- how has the World Health Organization applied a health lens to the SDGs?
- how are the SDGs being used in Australia?
- how could the SDGs be used to promote the health of young people in a local community?