PDHPE provides students with information to enhance their wellbeing through teaching them how to value themselves and others by expressing feelings, reacting positively, understanding others, and working cooperatively. It also promotes physical activity and its health benefits, quality of life increases, and social aspects. Additionally, PDHPE teaches students about the importance of balanced nutrition, informed decision making for wellbeing, and living safely.

1. PDHPE provides students with
information to enhance their wellbeing
throughout the course of their lives.

2. Valuing of Self and Others
Students learn how to:
• Express feelings
• React to situations in positive ways
• Understand others
• Work cooperatively in groups
• Deal with adversity.

3. Physical Activity
PDHPE promotes physical activity and:
• Teaches students about the health benefits of
physical activity
• Teaches students how physical activity can
increase the quality of life
• Demonstrates the positive social aspects of
physical activity

4. Nutrition
• PDHPE teaches students the importance of
healthy balanced eating, providing them with
information to make informed food choices
for both the present and in the future.

5. PDHPE also..
• Teaches students how to make informed
decisions about factors that could either
improve or hinder their wellbeing.
• Teaches students how to live safely in their
everyday lives such as road and swim safety.