1. Rationale
PDHPE rationale helps outline and give children the
knowledge, skills and values required to live a healthy,
active and self fulfilling life.

2.  Becoming increasingly important in our youth
to encourage the learning of healthy
lifestyles.
 Allows chance of attaining mental, physical,
social and spiritual wellbeing, control to
make decisions.
 It is a responsibility to understand not only
the health of self but the health of others
now and for the future.

3.  Encourages understanding of self and
others
 Promotes physical activity by giving
knowledge
 Emphasises decision making for
responsible action

4.  Physical, social, cognitive and emotional
development to create self confidence and
self acceptance
 Development of positive interpersonal
relationships to create a sense of belonging
and security
 Factors influencing personal health choices
and behaviours

5.  Values and attitudes: commitment to a
holistic healthy and social way of living
 Skills: development and encouragement
of communication, health decisions,
confidence and forming positive
relationships
 Knowledge: understanding about personal
and community health and wellbeing as
well as performance of movement

6.  Skills:
moving, problem solving,
communicating, interacting and decision
making
 Strand: Interpersonal relationships, growth
and development, games and sport,
gymnastics, dance, active lifestyle, personal
health choices and safe living.

7. http://k6.boardofstudies.ns
w.edu.au/go/personal-
development-health-and-
physical-education-pdhpe