7–10Personal Development, Health and Physical Education 7–10 Syllabus
The new Personal Development, Health and Physical Education 7−10 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027.
2025 and 2026 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027 – Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
Content
Stage 4
- PH4-SMI-01
refines and applies self-management and interpersonal skills to manage complex situations
- PH4-SHW-01
assesses the influence of contextual factors on attitudes and behaviours to propose strategies that enhance safety, health and wellbeing
- PH4-IBC-01
investigates and explains factors that shape identity and sense of belonging
Explain how personal strengths, characteristics and contextual factors shape personal identity
Examine and propose skills and strategies that support a positive sense of identity and discuss how this enhances health and wellbeing
Investigate the changing nature of personal identity and how it can differ in various contexts
Identify and demonstrate ways to join a team or group and explain how this can enhance wellbeing
Investigate practices that create safe environments and support inclusivity in the areas of culture, disability, age, religion, sexuality and gender, and how these influence a sense of belonging and wellbeing
Explain how connections to culture(s) shape identity and belonging in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures and across a diverse range of cultures
Explain how a sense of belonging can influence safety, wellbeing and self-worth
Describe and propose actions that value diversity and enhance inclusion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and across a diverse range of cultures
Refine skills and strategies for managing changing roles and responsibilities
Explain strategies that enhance resilience, health and wellbeing in response to stress, loss and grief
Examine the impact of change, including adolescence and puberty, and select strategies to support themselves and others through these changes
Describe the anatomy and function of the reproductive system including its role in reproduction, menstruation and fertilisation