HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Core Subject
The junior secondary curriculum provides a comprehensive Health and Physical Education program .
The Year 7 , 8 and 9 curriculum expands students ’ knowledge , understanding , and skills that help them achieve successful outcomes in classroom , leisure , social , movement , and online situations . Students learn how to take positive action to enhance their own and others ’ health , safety and well-being . They do this as they examine the nature of their relationships , and the factors that influence people ’ s beliefs , attitudes , opportunities , decisions , behaviours , and actions . The curriculum for Year 7 , 8 and 9 supports students to refine a range of specialised knowledge , understanding , and skills in relation to their health , safety , wellbeing and movement competence and confidence .
The course supplements the co-curricular sporting program in which all students participate . The topics and sports covered are :
Year 7 Health
� Puberty and adolescence � Nutrition and diet � Smoking � Relationships � Bullying � Benefits of physical activity
Year 8 Health
� Lifestyle diseases � Cyber bullying � Fitness and health � Benefits of physical activity � Drug use � Culture in sport
Year 9 Health
� Sexuality and contraception � Mental illness � Illicit drugs / drug education � Risk awareness and mitigation
Year 7 PE
� Aquatics � Movement screening � Triathlon � Floorball / T-ball / Modcrosse � Basketball / Tennis � Athletics � Indoor Soccer / Touch Rugby / AFL � Life saving � Dance / Gymnastics / Parcors
Year 8 PE
� Aquatics � Movement screening � Biathlon � Athletics � Rowing � Strength and conditioning � T-ball � Soccer � Life saving
Year 9 PE
� Aquatics � Rowing � Biathlon / Triathlon � Physical ability testing � Athletics � Australian Rules Football � Strength and conditioning � Frisbee / Softball / Tennis � Volleyball / Soccer / Tennis � Life Saving / First Aid
For additional details about the Core Health and Physical Education courses , please contact : Head of Physical Education , Mr Len Fernandes , len . fernandes @ ggs . wa . edu . au or 9377 9267 .
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