Health and Physical Education / Length: 1 Semester (Compulsory)

Course Content

This is a compulsory course that is designed to enthuse students with a joy for movement and enhance the development of lifelong physical activity habits. It will provide the opportunity to develop gross and fine motor skills through the performance of a variety of physical activities. Students also study a range of age-appropriate health issues such as values, puberty, relationships, decision making and STIs within the SHINE program. 

Assessment

• practical: coordination of movement concepts, strategy and tactical analysis, learning through movement, collaboration, inclusivity and fair play (70%)

• SHINE: relationships and sexual health (30%).

Elective Physical Education / Length: 1 Semester (Elective)

Course Content

This is a 1 semester elective subject that enables students to participate in HPE for a 2nd semester. It is co-designed with students, enabling them to experience a  range of physical activities that would be different to the activities covered in their compulsory HPE lessons. There is also a theoretical component to the course to develop students' understanding of the different components of fitness and how they relate to health and performance.

Assessment

• practical: coordination of movement concepts, strategy and tactical analysis, collaboration, inclusivity and fair play (70%)

• theory portfolio (30%).

Additional Details

• Students are expected to have an open mind to trying new sporting activities to the best of their abilities.

Sports Academy / Length: Full Year

Course Content

The course is aimed at students who are highly motivated and have a genuine interest in improving their own and others' sporting performance. Students are introduced to the future specialist areas of basketball, football, netball, touch, soccer, volleyball and fitness as well as other complementary sports. The course incorporates  a theoretical understanding of the various components of fitness and their potential impact on performance as well as the SHINE program, which deals with age-appropriate health topics such as values, puberty, relationships, decision making and STIs.

Assessment

• practical: coordination of movement concepts, strategy and tactical analysis, learning through movement, collaboration, inclusivity and fair play (70%)

• SHINE: relationships and sexual health (15%)

• inquiry portfolio (15%).

Additional Details

For Sports Academy students, participation in multiple sports at a high level is ideal. There are prerequisites that must be completed to enter this course:

• a letter of application from current HPE teacher

• a practical skills test.

See the Sports Academy section of the school website for more information.