PDHPE (Personal Development, Health and Physical Education) is an important subject that encourages self-understanding and respect for others through informed decision making and responsible actions. It focuses on developing positive relationships and personal growth through understanding factors that influence health and promoting physical activity. PDHPE education emphasizes living fulfilling lives by accentuating healthy lifestyles outside the classroom that eliminate disease and promote overall well-being through physical, social, cognitive, and emotional development.

1. PDHPE RATIONAL
The Importance

2. • Encourages an understanding and valuing of
self and others- Individually or in a group.
• Emphasises informed decision making
leading to effective and responsible
action- in the personal life.
PERSONAL

3. DEVELOPMENT
• The development and maintenance of
positive interpersonal relationships
• Additionally, the development of yourself
as an individual and assists with the way
development occurs

4. HEALTH
• The factors influencing personal health
choices- helps to guide students in the
best way to give them a long fun fulfilled
living future

5. PHYSICAL
• Promotes physical activity- Empasises that
it is important to move and be active for a
healthy wellbeing!
• Physical, social, cognitive and emotional
growth and development patterns- This is
done by being active and accentuated in
PDHPE

6. EDUCATION
• PDHPE is an important form of
education to the lives of everyone as it
accentuates the best way to live life to the full.
• It is a FUN type of education where learning is
not only in the classroom but more importantly
outside eliminating disease and sickness which
is learnt about in the course!