PDHPE plays a unique role in primary education by teaching healthy lifestyle choices and establishing habits early. It is one of six key learning areas and aims to promote self-understanding, physical activity, and informed decision making. The document discusses the rationale, place, and aims of PDHPE education and provides opportunities for parental engagement to support children's learning in and out of the classroom.

1. And its role in
primary school education

2. Rationale for Teaching PDHPE
in Schools
PDHPE plays a unique role in children’s primary
education by teaching healthy and active lifestyle
choices. By including PDHPE as a Key Learning
Area of the primary school curriculum via the
education in areas such as welfare, people’s rights
and dignity, social justice and diversity in a
supportive environment benefits of positive personal
relationships, improved quality of life and less illness
result.
By including this in the curriculum at an early level
students can establish a lifestyle within the context of
their family and community which promotes
achievement and mental, physical, social
and spiritual wellbeing

3. The place of PDHPE in primary
school education
 PDHPE is one of six Key Learning
Area’s in the primary school curriculum
 The teaching of PDHPE is important
because it;
 Promotes understanding and valuing of self
and others
 promotes physical activity
 Emphasises informed decision
making resulting in responsible
action

4. Aims of teaching PDHPE
 Values and attitudes
 Appreciation of and a commitment to healthy and socially
just ways of living
 To develop student skill in;
 Making, communicating and acting upon
health decision
 Moving with competence and confidence
 Forming and maintaining positive
relationships
 To develop students’ knowledge and
understanding about;
 personal and community health & wellbeing
 Movement

5. Opportunities for parental
engagement with the PDHPE
syllabus
 Decision about the content of
the PDHPE for your child
 Assisting with the implementation
of the PDHPE school program
 Actively support your child's learning
outside the classroom with the assistance
of our class wiki
 Assisting your child in understanding their
own growth and development within their
families and communities

6. References
 Board of Studies.(2007). Personal
development health and physical
education k-6: Syllabus. Sydney, NSW:
Board of Studies.