PDHPE is important for primary education for several reasons. It improves students' self-esteem, energy levels, and social skills through physical activity. Physical education also reduces childhood disease and obesity. Play in PDHPE creates an enriched environment that improves literacy and numeracy, and helps students behave better in the classroom by improving attention and cultivating social-emotional skills. Students learn important life skills like problem-solving, communicating, interacting, and decision-making through PDHPE.