PDHPE (Personal Development, Health and Physical Education) should be taught in primary schools because it focuses on educating the whole child. PDHPE promotes physical activity and a healthy lifestyle. It teaches children how to develop social skills and relationships, make healthy lifestyle choices, and live safely. PDHPE is an essential part of the NSW primary school curriculum.

1. Why should
be taught in primary schools?
PDHPE is one of the six Key Learning Areas (KLA) in the
NSW primary curriculum. It is an essential component of
primary education as it focuses on the "whole child“. This
is achieved through educating students on the importance
of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health in order
to live a happy and healthy balanced life.

2. PDHPE Promotes...
The importance of being active
It is essential that children are encouraged to
participate in physical activity during school and
also out of school as this:
helps fight obesity.
strengthens non-locomotor and locomotor
skills.
improves strength, flexibility and
cardiovascular endurance.
Helps students develops feelings of
satisfaction, enjoyment and achievement.

3. PDHPE teaches children how...
to develop and maintain interpersonal and
social relationships
Recognise their individual needs.
coping with family and peers.
 understand importance of communication for conflict
resolution and expression of feelings.
how to make positive social relationships e.g. bonding and
developing skills through team sports.

4. PDHPE teaches children...
How to make healthy personal and lifestyle
choices
children are taught how to make healthy lifestyle
choices that will benefit their personal health as well as
environmental health.
The importance a well balanced nutritious diet.
They are also taught what is involved in making
decisions.
Eat us
more!
Eat us
less!

5. PDHPE teaches children how to...
Live safely
children are taught to identify and respond to situations where
their personal safety is at risk.
AND
they are given guidelines and taught how to use strategies to
protect themselves against any harm from people and the
environment.