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Junior PE Students have 4 or 5 (depending on the year level) one hour lessons of Physical Education per fortnight. The purpose of core Physical Education is to promote and develop each student’s physical fitness and movement skills through a variety of activities. Years 7 and 8 Aquatics Fitness Minor and Modified Small Ball Games Badminton Soccer Modified Netball Gymnastics Newcombe Ball Miniball Athletics Padder Tennis Non Stop Cricket Oval Ball Games Year 9 and 10 Aquatics Athletics Minor Small Ball Games Fitness Netball Soccer Gymnastics Basketball Badminton Orienteering Touch Padder Tennis Cricket Senior PE Courses Year 11 - Level 1 (20 credits) This course comprises of five Physical Education Achievement Standards, covering a range of sporting and recreational activities. Students will develop an understanding of how the body functions and what is required to make it perform well. Students will further develop their movement skills and interpersonal skills when communicating and working with others. Year 13 - Level 3 (20 Credits) Teaching and learning in this course centres around the concept of Hauora/Wellbeing , and personal performance and participation within a range of physical activities and sport. The course comprises of five Physical Education Achievement Standards. Students will develop their understanding of physical activity and sport at both national and international levels. Students are required to plan to improve, and appraise and review, their own performance and the performance of others. The development of the following skills will be important – self-management, communication, risk assessment, social and cooperative, leadership and research. Students will develop their knowledge in the application of sports science principles (eg biomechanics) to performance. |