1.  Theawareness of the importance of our health
and physical wellbeing is becoming more and
more a foremost consideration in our
modernising world.

2.  PDHPE is important as it gives children the
knowledge needed to make better, and informed
health decisions.

3.  Not only does PDHPE focus on one’s own health, it also
looks at health for the future by taking into
consideration welfare concerns, as well as the rights of
all people

4.  PDHPE:
 Promotes physical fitness;
 Reinforces a sense of worth; and
 Promotes decision-making.

5.  Specifically PDHPE covers
physical, social, cognitive and emotional
growth patterns.
 Development of healthy relationships;
 Factors influencing personal health; and
 Safe environments.