PDHPE stands for Personal development, health, and physical education. It is an important part of a child's education as it promotes healthy lifestyles and decision making. PDHPE helps children make informed lifestyle choices, understand personal health factors, encourages healthy and active habits, and teaches them to value themselves and others. It incorporates topics like interpersonal relationships, growth, sports, dance, lifestyle choices and more. While only 19% of Australian children get the recommended daily physical activity, PDHPE is valuable as it allows children to develop lifelong skills and understand their capabilities beyond just physical education.

2. What is PDHPE
PDHPE stands for Personal development, health,
and physical education and is an important part of
a child’s education as it provides children with
support to develop a healthy lifestyle.
PDHPE incorporates all aspects of wellbeing and
promotes children to be active and take
responsibility over life choices.
PDHPE K-6 Syllabus, Board of Studies 2006

3. PDHPE is important as it helps children to:
 Make informed decisions regarding their lifestyles
and helping them develop essential decision
making skills.
 Understand the factors that can influence their
personal health
 Encourages a healthy and active lifestyle
 It creates students with an understanding of the
importance of valuing yourself and others
PDHPE K-6 Syllabus, Board of Studies 2006
Why is PDHPE important?

4. How PDHPE is implemented
PDHPE promotes healthy lifestyles through a strand of topics such as;
 Interpersonal relationships
 Growth and development
 Games and sport
 Gymnastics
 Dance
 Active lifestyle
 Personal health choices
 Safe living

5. The Facts
 PDHPE is not just about physical education but also
about providing life long skills for children to guide
them through their lives.
 PDHPE is valuable as it allows children to identify
who they are in this world and their amazing
capabilities.
 In 2011- 2012 only 19% of 5-17 year olds were
engaged in the recommended 60 minutes of physical
education a day across 7 days.
Australian Bureau Of Statistics (2013)

6. References
 Board of Studies, PDHPE K-6 Syllabus NSW,
2006
 Australian Bureau Of Statistics (2013)
Australian Health Survey: Physical Activity,
2011-12. Retrieved from:
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Looku
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