Catalyst • Junior Secondary Curriculum • Handbook 2019
Core Subject
Health and Physical Education
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 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 Health
• Lifestyle diseases
• Cyber bullying
• Fitness and health
• Benefits of physical activity
• Drug use
• Culture in sport
Year 8 PE
• Aquatics
• Movement screening
• Biathlon
• Athletics
• Rowing
• Strength and conditioning
• T-ball
• Soccer
• Life saving
Year 9 Health
• Sexuality and contraception
• Mental illness
• Illicit drugs / drug education
• Risk awareness and mitigation
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 :
Mr Len Fernandes Head of Physical Education ( 08 ) 9377 9267 Len . Fernandes @ ggs . wa . edu . au
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