Rationale
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) equips students with the knowledge and skills to positively influence their own and others’ safety, health and wellbeing. In an increasingly complex, sedentary and rapidly changing world, it is essential that young people develop the ability to critically respond to changing health contexts and evolving physical activity options.
The study of PDHPE contributes to the knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' ways of knowing, being and doing and how these might influence personal and community choices.
Learning in PDHPE is the foundation for lifelong engagement in physical activity. Through PDHPE, students learn to value movement through the acquisition and application of movement skills, concepts and strategies across a range of physical activities. Students practise, develop and refine the physical, cognitive, social and emotional skills that are important for engaging in movement and leading a healthy, safe and physically active life.
Through studying PDHPE, students develop, evaluate and apply a broad range of skills to build and maintain a sense of connection, identity, resilience and respectful relationships. They develop skills to take positive action regarding consent, safety, health and wellbeing in a range of offline and online environments. The learning experiences in PDHPE provide students with a range of self-management and interpersonal skills to promote and advocate for the health and wellbeing of themselves and others.
PDHPE addresses factors that influence individuals, groups and communities. Students develop health literacy skills to critique and challenge attitudes, behaviours and contextual influences and to evaluate a range of health-related resources.