Physical and Health Education

The Physical and Health Education curriculum is in line with the Australian Curriculum and the International

Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme. The Physical and Health Education Faculty is committed to developing in

students a positive attitude towards physical activity and encourages them to make choices that contribute to an

active, healthy life.

Year 7 Physical and Health Education

Year 7 students participate in a broad range of activities with the emphasis on participation and enjoyment, all

the while developing their fitness and skills through a variety of minor and modified games within individual and

team-oriented approaches.

Units of work across year 7 in 2021 will be chosen from:

Badminton Volleyball Dance

Basketball Athletics Touch

Modified Games Skipping (Jump Rope) Cross country & fitness testing

Soccer Cricket Swimming & water safety

Health topics include: Positive relationships & change (Semester 1) and The benefits of physical activity –

Eat well, live well (Semester 2).

PE Uniform

Due to the physical nature of the subject students are required to get changed for all practical lessons. A change of clothes includes:

PE shirt—navy polo shirt with school logo, and Shorts—plain navy sports shorts. These are available for purchase through the uniform supplier.

The PE shirt and navy shorts are also used when representing the school at interschool sports carnivals.

Jumper/Trackpants—navy. For use in the cooler months.

Footwear—cross-trainer or running sneakers. N.B.—Flat-soled shoes, such as Vans, Converse, etc. do not provide suitable protection and are not acceptable footwear for PE.

Hat and water bottle

Appropriate swimwear (including goggles and cap if required) are required for the swimming unit.

Carnivals and Sport

There are three major carnivals for the whole school; Swimming, Cross-Country and Athletics. Students are placed into Houses based on their surname and compete against other students in the same age. The Houses at Telopea Park School are: Campbell (surnames beginning with A-D), Farrer (E-K), Moore(L-R) and Throsby (S-Z). Depending on performance at the school carnivals, students may be selected to represent the school at the Southside Regional and/or ACT carnivals.

Opportunities also exist for students to represent the school in a variety of individual and team sports against students from other ACT and regional NSW schools. Depending on the interest, students may need to trial against other students in the school for places in these teams. Most sports carnivals are a one-day competition with an additional ACT finals day (when required). Trials and trainings happen at lunchtime during the school day. The P&HE faculty also run regular lunchtime activities in the gym, including come-and-try-it sessions, house competitions and team sport challenges.