PDHPE is one of the six key learning areas in the NSW primary curriculum and develops students holistically by promoting their wellbeing, social, mental, physical, and spiritual development. It encourages physical activity to improve cardiovascular health, reduce obesity and heart disease risks, and enhance motor skills and psychological health. Additionally, PDHPE teaches important life skills beyond physical education like problem-solving, communication, interaction, decision-making, and movement. The overall aim of PDHPE in primary schools is to provide students with the foundation to lead healthy, active, and fulfilling lives.

1. Why teach PDHPE in
Primary Schools?
PDHPE is one of the six key learning areas (KLA) in the
NSW primary curriculum. Unlike the other KLA’s
PDHPE develops students as a whole person.

2. PDHPE develops students:
• Wellbeing
• Socially
• Mentally
• Physically
• Spiritually
The knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes they learn will
encourage them to lead healthy and fulfilling lives

3. PDHPE encourages physical activity
Inactivity in children has become a recent concern. PDHPE can encourage
children to become more active. Children being more active can improve:
• Cardiovascular efficiency
• Likelihood of heart disease
• Obesity rates
• Motor/movement skills
• Psychological health

4. PDHPE teaches much more than physical
activity
Moving
Problem-solving
communicating
interacting
Decision-making
Skills taught in PDHPE:

5. What does PDHPE in primary schools aim
to do?
PDHPE in primary schools aims to do all of this through giving students the
knowledge and understanding, skills and evoking positive values and attitudes
in the students so that they can lead healthy, active and fulfilling lives.