2. The role of Australian schools is to educate the future citizens of Australia.
3. In a country struggling with obesity and inactivity, it is becoming more and more important to provide Australian students with the “knowledge and understanding, skills, values and attitudes that will enable them to lead healthy and fulfilling lives” (Personal Development, Health and Physical Education K-6 Syllabus, 2007, p. 05).
4. PDHPE (Personal Development, Health and Physical Education) is a key player in this mission to create healthy future citizens.
5. With the help of a strong PDHPE program, students can adopt a responsible and productive role in society (Tinning, R., McCuaig, L., & Hunter, L., 2006).
