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PDHPE Electives
Mark Sanson
Mark Sanson
Study in the various PDHPE Courses at Xavier provides students with the opportunity to learn about and practise ways of maintaining active, healthy lifestyles and improving their health status. They are concerned with social and scientific understandings about movement, which lead to enhanced movement potential and appreciation of movement in their lives. They also learn about components of family studies, sociology, developmental psychology and students’ general life experiences. Studies are focused on skills in resource management that enable people to function effectively in their everyday lives, in families and communities. Finally, students develop knowledge and understanding of the value of activity, increased levels of movement skill, competence in a wide variety of sport and recreation contexts and skills in planning to be active. These and other aspects of the courses enable students to adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
PDHPE is a mandatory, year long subject. Students complete 4 x 1 periods per 10 day cycle.
In addition to mandatory PDHPE, students may elect to study an option below.
PASS - YEAR 9
Physical Activity and Sports Studies (PASS) is an elective module that builds on the experiences and understanding developed through the mandatory PDHPE. It develops a foundation for participation and performance in a range of physical activity and sport movement applications, and an understanding of the benefits provided by participation and performance in physical activity and sport. PASS describes the contribution of physical activity and sport to individual, community and societal well-being and explores the benefits of incorporating participation in leisure and recreation into daily life.
Suitability: Students who enjoy being physically active and learning about the importance of movement for their health and wellbeing.
Additional Information
Additional Information
What Students Learn:
Students will study the following theoretical components:
Physical Fitness and Nutrition
Australia’s Sporting Identity
Participating with Safety
Sport for Specific Groups
Students will participate in the following practical components:
Netcourt Games
International Games
Modified Games
Invasion Games
Fitness and Resistance Training
Hardcourt Games
Indoor Games
Assessment:
Types of assessment that students are likely to experience include:
Physical Fitness and Nutrition Task
Semester 1 Practical Grade
End of Term 3 Exam
Semester 2 Practical Grade
Additional Costs:
Mandatory Excursions: $0.00
Optional Excursions: $40.00
Additional Consumables: $20.00
PASS - YEAR 10
Physical Activity and Sports Studies (PASS) is an elective module that builds on the experiences and understanding developed through the mandatory PDHPE. It develops a foundation for participation and performance in a range of physical activity and sport movement applications, and an understanding of the benefits provided by participation and performance in physical activity and sport. PASS describes the contribution of physical activity and sport to individual, community and societal well-being and explores the benefits of incorporating participation in leisure and recreation into daily life.
Suitability: Students who enjoy being physically active and learning about the importance of movement for their health and wellbeing.
Additional Information
Additional Information
What Students Learn:
Students will study the following theoretical components:
Coaching Skills
Lifestyle, Leisure and Recreation
Body Systems
Issue in Physical Activity and Sport
Students will participate in the following practical components:
International Games
Hardcourt Games
Fitness and Resistance Training
Minor Games
International Games
Court Games
Invasion Games
Australian Games
Assessment:
Types of assessment that students are likely to experience include:
Peer Coaching Task
Semester 1 Practical Grade
End of Term 3 Exam
Semester 2 Practical Grade
Additional Costs:
Mandatory Excursions: $0.00
Optional Excursions: $250.00
Additional Consumables: $20.00
Outdoor Education
Outdoor Education an elective subject that is based on experiential learning where students explore and gain a deeper understanding of their surroundings. Through participation in a range of outdoor activities, students will develop and apply their knowledge and skills to work together to be active and safe in a variety of outdoor environments. They learn to assess risk, identifying and applying appropriate management strategies and emergency response procedures. Students will also learn skills that encourage them to minimise their impact on the environment and understand why this is so important.
Additional Information
Additional Information
What Students Learn:
Students will study the following theoretical components:
Experiencing the outdoors
First aid in the outdoor environment
Environmental Conservation
Building Connections
Survival in the outdoor environment
Expedition preparation
Students will participate in the following practical components:
Bushcraft
Bushwalking
Initiative activities
Leisure and Recreational games
Community Service
Assessment:
Types of assessment that students are likely to experience include:
Experiencing Outdoor Ed and First Aid Task
Unit 1 and 2 Practical Assessment
End of Term 3 Exam
Unit 3 and 4 Practical Assessment
Additional Costs:
Mandatory Excursions: $0.00
Optional Excursions: $70.00
Additional Consumables: $20.00
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