Year 9 Health and Physical Education

Course Description

The Year 9 curriculum supports students to refine and apply strategies for maintaining a positive outlook and evaluating behavioural expectations in different leisure, social, movement and online situations.

Topics from Learning Assessment Plan

Health and Physical Education are studied alongside each other at Year 9. The curriculum supports students to refine and apply strategies for maintaining a positive outlook and evaluating behavioural expectations in different leisure, social, movement and online situations. 

Health

• Wellbeing and Change
• Rights and Responsibilities

Physical Education

• Ultimate Frisbee
• Athletics
• SEPEP 1 (Sports Education) Sport TBC
• SEPEP 2

Assessment and Rationale

Assessment of learning in Health is centered around collaboration with classmates and engagement with family. Students work in small groups to evaluate attitudes and beliefs about equality and respect.

Physical Education assessments will focus on practical engagement, data collection and student-designed activities.

Health and Physical Education: what is it for?

Watch the video below for further insight, and to find out why Health and Physical Education is so important for the Australian Curriculum.