PDHPE is one of the six key learning areas for primary school students and is as important as subjects like English and Math for a child's wellbeing and development. The school aims to produce healthy, well-balanced, and happy students who are well-learned across all subjects. Health is defined by the WHO as a combination of physical, mental, and social well-being. Children need a minimum of 60 minutes per day of physical activity outside of school to maintain health, though currently only 1 in 4 children meet this recommendation. Lack of physical activity has been identified as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality, showing the importance of healthy lifestyles in childhood.

1. PDHPEPDHPE is one of the 6 KLA’s for primary school students. PDPHE is just as important as any of the other key learning areas such as English or Mathematics in terms of a child’s wellbeing and development.As a school we aim to have produce healthy, well-balanced happy students who are well learned across all KLA areas.

2. What is Healthy?Health as defined by the World Health Organisation as a combination of physical, mental, and social well-being.

3. How to stay healthy…Children need a minimum of 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity outside of school hours to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Currently only 1 in 4 children reach this daily recommendation. Children learn habits from those around them, good role models equal a giant step in the direction towards a healthier life. http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/stats-research/nsw-population-child-health-survey.aspx

4. Beyond SchoolingLack of physical activity has been identified as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality, which just shows the importance of creating and maintaining a healthy lifestyle in childhood. This is aimed to be achieved by the implementation of PDHPE in primary schools, and highlights the important role teachers play in their students lives.http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/pa/en/

5. Referenceshttp://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/stats-research/nsw-population-child-health-survey.aspxhttp://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/pa/en/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health