10 Health and Physical Education

Year 10 HPE Overview

Year 10 students have to complete at least 1 compulsory semester of either Health and Physical Education or Healthy Lifestyle Choices or they can choose to do a full year of Volleyball Academy. Students can also apply for the other various Sports Academy courses to enhance and deepen their understanding of performance development. All students, regardless of their compulsory choice, have the option of targeting their SACE and employment pathways through the Health and Outdoor Education courses that are also available.

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

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. Students will continue to develop, refine and build upon the fundamental movements and concepts within a variety of physical activities. Students' understanding and application of these will increase in complexity through a greater emphasis on more detailed tactics and strategies. Students will also undertake the Year 10 SHINE program where they will gain an appreciation of lifestyle issues relating to themselves, their community and the global situation.

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%).

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Healthy Lifestyle Choices / Length: 1 Semester (Compulsory Option)

Course Content

This course is co-designed with students and offers flexible practical activities and assessments that differ from the HPE course. It encompasses both practical and theoretical aspects. The practical element has a greater emphasis on increasing participation and re-engaging students with the benefits of lifelong physical activity and the theoretical element emphasis being a greater understanding around the concept of 'livability' and the various facets of what makes a liveable community. The course also incorporates the SHINE program where students gain an appreciation of lifestyle issues relating to themselves, their community and the global situation.

Assessment

practical: coordination of movement concepts, strategy and tactical analysis, learning through movement, collaboration, inclusivity and fair play (30%)
personal development plan (10%)
theory portfolio: minimum of 2 tasks (30%)
SHINE: relationships and sexual health (30%).

Additional Details

This will be a mixed gender class were the practical focus is on re-engagement, participation and inclusivity in a less competitive learning environment.

Volleyball Academy / Length: Full Year (Replaces Compulsory HPE option)

Course Content

Year 10 Sports Academy Volleyball is a comprehensive, full-year course replacing HPE, with a strong focus on advanced tactical understanding and complex game strategies. Students work intensively on team communication, problem-solving and collaborative decision-making. The course includes leadership and coaching experiences, where students mentor primary school age participants, building confidence and refining their understanding by teaching others. Students will be involved in regular gameplay, including pairs formats and will continue transferable athletic development with handball. Personal growth is fostered through health education topics like Sexual Health & Relationships.

Assessment

Grass Volleyball Participation (Pairs) (10%) – Demonstration of collaboration and tactical play in pairs volleyball
Primary Coaching (10%) – Planning, delivering and reflecting on coaching sessions for younger students
Sexual Health & Relationships (10%) – Continued development in health, relationships and wellbeing
Handball (10%) – Skill development and understanding through a secondary sport, focusing on team strategy and dynamics
Volleyball Skills (40%) – Proficiency and application of technical and tactical volleyball skills under pressure
Holistic Athlete Attributes (20%) – Consistent demonstration of leadership, adaptability, resilience and sportspersonship within sport and coaching contexts

Health / Length: 1 Semester (Elective)

Course Content

This course is an introduction to Health that develops the knowledge, skills and understanding required to explore and understand influences on health and wellbeing. Students will consider health and wellbeing in a variety of contexts and will refine and apply strategies for developing and maintaining positive health outcomes. Key areas of study include social determinants of health, health promotion, lifestyle diseases, nutrition, drug and alcohol use, relationships and sexual health.

Assessment

creation and evaluation: social determinants of health - healthy communities task (30%)
issues inquiry: lifestyle disease (30%)
portfolio: relationships, sexual health and drug and alcohol use (40%).

Additional Details

There are no prerequisites but an interest to establish health knowledge and a passion to engage in decisions that govern their health.

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Outdoor Education / Length: 1 Semester (Elective)

Course Content

Outdoor Education offers a practical approach to learning, providing students with enjoyable challenges through outdoor activities and journeys. Students have the opportunity to experience a variety of outdoor activities, including canoeing, mountain biking, bushwalking and orienteering. While developing an appreciation for the natural environment, students will develop the knowledge and understanding that will allow them to engage in outdoor activities in a safe and sustainable way. Students will develop an understanding of leadership and group dynamics, risk and safety management, environmental systems, basic first aid, equipment selection, navigation and camp craft before applying these during the practicals of this course:

2 x half-day mountain biking practicals in O'Halloran Hill Mountain Bike Park or a similar location
1 x 3-day canoe camp on the Pike River (Renmark).

Assessment

Assessment is flexible and differentiated to student needs within 3 key areas:

folio: about natural environments (40%)
practical: experiences in natural environments (30%)
journal: connections with natural environments (30%).

Additional Details

There are no specific requirements for Year 10 Outdoor Education, however a reasonable level of fitness, willingness to be outdoors and desire to undertake a tent-based camp are desirable.
Subject fee: $275. This contributes to camps (bus hire, instructor fees, equipment hire), excursions (mountain bike hire, instructor fees) and specialised equipment (trangias, tents, jackets, etc).

Sports Academy Sports / Length: 1 Semester (Elective)

Course Content

Sports Academy courses aim to improve the skill and knowledge base of students in the following specific sports: netball, AFL, soccer and basketball. Although each individual sport has specific course content, they all have particular themes. These are the development of game-specific skills, development and application of tactics and strategies, development of a sport-specific fitness program and the development of leadership and coaching skills.

Assessment

Individual courses have different assessment processes but all include practical, theoretical and collaboration elements to them.

Additional Details

A high skill level or potentially high skill level and a genuine enthusiasm for the chosen sport are prerequisites of this course. Students apply for these courses and undergo physical testing and will need to be recommended by their previous PE teacher.

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