09HPE

Year 9 Health and Physical Education

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: R. Beeston.


This compulsory course (3 lessons a week) sees you progress through the NZ Curriculum with a broad range of topics and contexts with a holistic approach, to develop you in a safe and positive environment.

Topics include:

  • Enhancing personal wellbeing and physical development

  • Develop positive attitudes, motor skills, knowledge and understanding about movement

  • Develop understanding, skills and attributes that enhance student interactions and relationships with others

  • Contribute to healthy communities and the environment by taking responsible and critical action

  • How the body works during exercise

  • Develop and learn strategies for resilience

  • Sexuality education, puberty, and keeping safe

  • Drug education

  • Beach education.

Pathway

Disclaimer

Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry cannot be confirmed until the beginning of the 2024 school year.