PDHPE in schools focuses on developing students' social, mental, physical, and spiritual health. It aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. Specifically, PDHPE covers topics like drug education, physical activity, child protection, nutrition, physical and emotional growth, interpersonal relationships, health choices, safety, and fundamental movement skills. The overall goals are to encourage self-understanding and respect for others, promote physical activity, and emphasize informed decision making.

1. PDHPE
PDHPE in schools focuses on:
• Social, mental, physical and spiritual health.
• developing knowledge and understanding, skills, values
and attitudes that will enable students to lead healthy and
fulfilling lives.
• drug education, fitness and physical activity, child
protection and nutrition(Board of Studies, 2007).

2. IT ENCOURAGES AN
U N D E R S TA N D I N G A N D VA L U I N G
OF SELF AND OTHERS

3. IT PROMOTES PHY SICAL
ACTIVITY

4. IT EMPHASIZES INFORMED DECISION
MAKING LEADING TO EFFECTIVE AND
RESPONSIBLE ACTION
 Schools can help students to take responsible action regarding their own
lifestyle.
 They can support them in making informed decisions about factors that may
hinder or promote the wellbeing of themselves and others(Board of
Studies, 2007).

5. M O R E S P E C I F I C A L LY T H E S T U DY O F
PDHPE IS CONCERNED WITH:
 Physical, social, cognitive and emotional growth and development patterns.
 The development and maintenance of positive interpersonal relationships.
 The factors influencing personal health choices.
 Living and learning in a safe secure environment the adoption of an active
lifestyle.
 Fundamental movement patterns and coordinated actions of the body.
 Skills that enable action for better health and movement outcomes (Board of
Studies, 2007).

6. REFERENCES
 Board of Studies. (2007). Personal development, health and physical
education K-6 syllabus. Sydney: Board of Studies, NSW.
 leadership. (n.d.). Retrieved May 9, 2012, from
http://www.sa.mtu.edu/stulife/leadership/leadership/mission.html.
 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. (2009, April 11). Retrieved
May 9, 2012, from US Department of Health and Human Services:
http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/blog/?tag=/primary+preventio
n.