Physical Education is a General Senior Subject which provides students with knowledge, understanding and skills to explore and enhance their own and others' health and physical activity in diverse and changing contexts.
Physical Education provides a philosophical and educative framework to promote deep learning in three dimensions: about, through and in physical activity contexts. Students optimise their engagement and performance in physical activity as they develop an understanding and appreciation of the interconnectedness of these dimensions.
Students learn how body and movement concepts and the scientific bases of biophysical, sociocultural and psychological concepts and principles are relevant to their engagement and performance in physical activity. They engage in a range of activities to develop movement sequences and movement strategies.
Students learn experientially through three stages of an inquiry approach to make connections between the scientific bases and the physical activity contexts. They recognise and explain concepts and principles about and through movement, and demonstrate and apply body and movement concepts to movement sequences and movement strategies.
Through their purposeful engagement in physical activities, students gather data to analyse, synthesise and devise strategies to optimise engagement and performance. They engage in reflective decision-making as they evaluate and justify strategies to achieve a particular outcome.
Year 11
| Unit one | Unit two |
| Motor Learning, Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics. | Sport Psychology and Equity |
Assessment consists of 75% in school and 25% external exam. In Year 11 all assessment is formative. In year 12 all assessment is summative
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| Assessment |
| Formative - Motor Learning functional anatomy, biomechanics and physical activity. Formative internal assessments 50% | Sport psychology, equity and physical activity. Formative internal assessments 50%
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Year 12
| Unit three | Unit four |
| Tactical Awareness, Ethics and Integrity. – Net/Court or Invasion sport | Energy, Fitness and Training – Invasion sport or Performance. |
| Assessment consists of 75% in school and 25% external exam. In Year 11 all assessment is formative. In year 12 all assessment is summative |
| Assessment |
| Summative - Tactical Awareness - Project Folio including practical and theoretical components. 25% | Summative - Energy, Fitness and Training and Physical Activity. Project folio including practical and theoretical components. 30% |
| Summative - Ethics and Integrity - Investigative Report 20% | Summative external assessment – Examination 25%
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Opportunities
- Participate in sporting events held at Noosa District SHS and gain selection to represent the school.
- Help facilitate sport master to complete school sporting events.
Careers
A course of study in Physical Education can establish a basis for further education and employment in the fields of exercise science, biomechanics, the allied health professions, psychology, teaching, sport journalism, sport marketing and management, sport promotion, sport development and coaching.