Health and Physical Education
The focus areas provide the breadth of learning across Foundation to Year 10 that students require to demonstrate the knowledge, understanding and skills described in the achievement standard for each band of learning.
Introduction
The content descriptions in the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education must be taught through 12 focus areas:
- Alcohol and other drugs
- Food and nutrition
- Health benefits of physical activity
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Relationships and sexuality
- Safety
- Active play and minor games
- Challenges and adventure activities
- Fundamental movement skills
- Games and sports
- Lifelong physical activities
- Rhythmic and expressive activities
The focus areas provide the breadth of learning across Foundation to Year 10 that students require to demonstrate the knowledge, understanding and skills described in the achievement standard for each band of learning.
The band level descriptions provide guidance about how each focus area can be addressed in the band.
Content elaborations provide further detail about how and when elements of the focus areas can be addressed in bands of learning.
Decisions about the specific timing of individual aspects of each focus area being taught are the responsibility of schools and teachers. Planning decisions should consider local needs, available resources, students’ readiness and community priorities.
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