Personal Development, Health & Physical Education

Goals

• develop in students an ability and commitment to make and act upon informed health decisions at a personal and community level.
• provide opportunities for students to explore and develop self-esteem and skills related to communication, decision making, values clarification and interpersonal relationships.
• provide opportunities for students to participate in regular, frequent and planned physical activities.
• match learning experiences to the needs, interests, the stages of physical, emotional and social development and cultural development of the students.
• learning experiences that enable students to be active rather than passive learners.
• model practices that are supportive of a healthy lifestyle at a whole school level.
• develop an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect.

Activities

• 7-10 School Sport
• Combine High School Knockout Competition
• Swimming Carnival
• Athletics Carnival
• Cross Country Carnival

Useful Links

• PDHPE NESA                        
• PDHPE Net
• PDHPE DoE                         
• School Sports
• Achper NSW                       
• Hunter Sports Association

Enrichment Programs

• Excursions
• Camps
• Sporting Teams

Our Team

• Ms Blaszczyk _{^{HEAD TEACHER PDHPE}}
  
• Ms O'Keefe _{^{HEAD TEACHER TEACHING & LEARNING}}
• Mr Caruana 
• Ms George 
• Mr Steel 
• Ms Jones
• Mr Farrar  _{^{SPORTS COORDINATOR and CHS SPORTS COORDINATOR}}
• Ms Whalen
• Ms Somerville

Courses

Y7 & Y8

• Year 7 & 8 PDHPE (mandatory)
• Year 8 Child Studies (elective)
• Year 8 Physical and Applied Studies - PASS (elective)

Y9 & Y10

• PDHPE (mandatory)
• Child Studies (elective)
• Physical and Applied Studies PASS (elective)

Y11 & Y12

• Personal Development, Health, and Physical Education 
• Community and Family Studies
• Sports Lifestyle and Recreation
• Exploring Early Childhood
• VET Sports Coaching