Year: 8 – Compulsory
Length: Full Year
Contact Person: Kristy McCarthy
Content: This course is designed to help students develop an understanding of themselves, provide information on how to make personal decisions and promote awareness of the importance of healthy behaviours and physical activity. Students engage in physical activity to learn in, through and about movement alongside a contemporary health curriculum. Students will study the movement concepts and strategies involved in Invasion Games, Net and Wall Games, Striking and Fielding Games, aiming to transfer this knowledge. Athletics, Lifelong Fitness, Jump Rope for Heart, Group Dynamics and Sport Education are also studied practically. Physical Literacy, Mental Health and Wellness, Fitness and Lifelong Activity, Drug Education and Sexual Health and Relationships Education (SHARE) Program are key focuses for Health.
Assessment: Students are assessed using the Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards.
Additional Charges: A consumables/excursion fee may apply to this subject in addition to the Clare High School Materials and Service Charges.