PDHPE teaches students important life skills through 8 strands covering both physical activity and personal development topics like interpersonal relationships, personal health choices, and safe living. It incorporates fun physical activities while developing teamwork and cooperation, but also addresses broader subjects beyond just sports like road safety, problem solving, and individual differences. PDHPE provides a vital part of primary education by giving students life lessons to develop physically and emotionally as they learn about themselves and others.

1. • Personal Development, Health and Physical
Education (PDHPE) not only encourages physical
activity, but also educates students about
themselves and others through strands such as Safe
Living, Personal Health Choices and Interpersonal
Relationships.

2. • When you think of PDHPE, you may think it only
involves chasing after a ball, but there is much more
to it than that!
• The PDHPE syllabus is comprised of 8 strands,
which cover a wide variety of content.
• Students are taught, amongst other things, how to
relate with others, what constitutes a balanced diet
and how to safely cross the road.

3.  Physical activity is an integral part of everyday life.
During PDHPE, students get to have fun and be
physically active at the same time, while developing
friendships and learning important life skills such as
teamwork and cooperation.

4.  As I have already mentioned, PDHPE isn’t just about
running around!
 Throughout their entire primary education, students
are taught age and stage appropriate content.
 This content covers important subjects such as road
safety, individual difference and problem solving.

5.  PDHPE is a vital part of the K-6 Curriculum. It
provides students with valuable life lessons and also
gives them an opportunity to develop both physically
and emotionally as they learn more about
themselves and others!