PDHPE teaches students important life skills like communication, decision making, and problem solving through fun and engaging lessons focused on health, physical activity, movement, and sport. It emphasizes developing a healthy lifestyle and making informed choices. PDHPE is a key learning area that encourages understanding of self and others, promotes physical activity, and empowers students with knowledge and skills for lifelong healthy living.

1. THE IMPORTANCE OF PDHPE
IN SCHOOLS
Can be a FUN subject to lead an active and
healthy lifestyle!
AS young bodies are growing fast they need all
the GOODNESS they can get from a healthy diet
and physical activities.
Students can apply what they earn in PDHPE into
everyday practise to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

2. THE SKILLS
Students will learn to develop important life skills
which can be applied in their everyday life.
These are:
 Communication
 Decision making
 Interacting
 Moving
 Problem solving

3. TEACHING PDHPE EFFECTIVELY
 Lessons are fun, engaging, informative and
inspiring
 Each PDHPE lessons has a purpose which
focuses on the syllabus aims and objectives
 PDHPE lessons also incorporate other KLA’s
such as literacy, numeracy skills & ICT skills
 PDHPE follows the game sense and the fair
play approach
 PDHPE is for everyone! All students will be
actively participating!

4. KEY LEARNING AREA
PDHPE is an important key learning area within
the primary curriculum as it:
 Encourages an understanding and valuing of
self and others
 Promotes physical activities
 Emphasises informed decision making leading
to effective and responsible action.
 Therefore PDHPE teach students to make
informed choices in their lives.
 Positive growth and development!

5. PDHPE empowers all students with
knowledge and skills for sustained
long-life physical activity as a
foundation for healthy, productive
and fulfilling lives!