1. What does PDHPE
mean?
PDHPE stands for Physical Development, Health and
Physical Education.
Why is it important?
Focuses on encouraging students to value themselves
and others, promotes physical activity and emphasises
on decision making, which lead to effective and
responsible actions. The program focuses on the social,
mental, physical and spiritual aspects of the students
(Syllabus)

2. PDHPE FOCUS AREAS
OVERVIEW
STRANDS
• GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
• INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
• GAMES AND SPORT
• SAFE LIVING
• PERSONAL HEALTH CHOICES
• ACTIVE FIFESTYLE
• DANCE
• GYMNASTICS
SKILLS
• MOVING
• PROBLEM-SOLVING
• COMMUNICATING
• INTERACTING
• DECISION-MAKING

3. FACTS
ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION
• Less than half of NSW Primary students don’t fulfil the recommended 60
minutes of daily exercise.
• Physical inactivity causes 2 million deaths worldwide.
• Physical activity is declining in our schools.
• Increase in child obesity and overweight children.
• Increased inactivity and sedentary lifestyles.
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and
not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”
(World Health Organisation, 1946)

4. BENEFITS
• DEVELOP STRONG BONES AND MUSCLES
• IMPROVE SELF-ESTEEM
• FORMING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS
• BY ADOPTING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND PARTICIPATING IN REGULAR PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY AT SCHOOL, CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTINUE WITH THIS LIFESTYLE
FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
• CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATE IN REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TEND TO ACHIEVE BETTER
RESULTS IN OTHER AREAS SUCH AS ENGLISH, MATHS AND SCIENCE.

5. PDHPE
IS NOW BASED ON A GAME SENSE APROACH WHICH FOCUSES ON THE LEARNER.
THEREFORE CHILDREN GET ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE GAMES INMEDIATELY
NOT ONLY ALLOWING EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE BUT ALSO CHALLENGING EVERYONE
TO HAVE A GO.
THIS NEW APPROACH NOT ONLY MAKES PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES MORE
INCLUSIVE CATERING FOR CHILDREN’S DIFFERENT NEEDS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY
MAKES IT…
FUN!!