Health

In Health Education, students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to make decisions and take action to strengthen their sense of personal identity and autonomy, build resilience, manage risk and develop satisfying, respectful relationships. They learn to take a critical approach to question physical activity and health practices and to use inquiry skills to research factors that influence the health, safety, wellbeing, and physical activity patterns of themselves, individuals, groups and communities. As students grow and mature, they learn to access, analyse and apply a variety of resources for the benefit of themselves and the communities to which they belong.

Topics covered include

  • Resilience & Relationships
  • Puberty & Adolescence
  • Drugs & Alcohol
  • Personal Safety
  • Protective Behaviours
  • Nutrition & a Healthy Lifestyle

In this course students study concepts related to self-esteem, interpersonal skill development, sexuality, safety education, first aid and issues relating to smoking, nutrition and disease prevention. The concepts covered will adopt an awareness-raising approach, with an emphasis on harm minimisation.

This course will also discuss responses to self-management skills and social and emotional issues as they arise throughout Year 7.

In this course students study concepts related to self-esteem, interpersonal skill development, sexuality, safety education, first aid and issues relating to smoking, nutrition and disease prevention. The concepts covered will adopt an awareness-raising approach, with an emphasis on harm minimisation.

This course will also discuss responses to self-management skills and social and emotional issues as they arise throughout Year 8.

This course improves students’ knowledge, attitude and skills in aspects of personal and social health. Issues covered include cannabis, adolescent development, interpersonal skills, peer influences, pregnancy, diet, disease prevention, disabilities and recreational hazards. Understanding these issues is crucial for effective decision-making in future relationships. Year 9 Health has an emphasis on harm minimisation and incorporates a continual awareness-raising focus, addressing the influence of the community on health decisions.

In Health, Year 10 students study health promotion, gender, first aid, stress, drugs, values, relationships and  sexuality. Health informs students of the roles of various health services and agencies.

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