Physical Education is a core subject at Year 10 in which all students participate three times a fortnight. Students are exposed to a variety of activities, games and sports through which teachers seek to develop the following attributes: leadership, initiative, cooperation, sportsmanship, tactical and strategic thinking, team play and skill development.
A wide range of sports and activities are used for learning activities in Physical Education. These may include: lifesaving, dance, touch rugby, water polo, korfball, ultimate frisbee, European handball, weight training, Zumba, yoga, lawn bowls, golf, football codes, boxing, tennis, badminton, table tennis, croquet and SpikeBall.
Each unit has a different focus for learning and development, and assessment and reporting. For example:
Invasion games, striking and fielding games and net/wall games. The focus for these units is tactical and strategic thinking, team play and skill development.
Active for Life electives give students the opportunity to try new physical activities and identify factors that influence their participation in physical activity beyond school.
Participation in the Life Saving Victoria Bronze Medallion Award allows students to extend their aquatic experience and develop survival, rescue and resuscitation skills.
Aims and Objectives
To further refine skills developed in the lower secondary years.
To develop an understanding of how these skills can be applied to a game situation by developing patterns of play, tactics and rules.
To improve “Game Sense” and encourage students to become thinking players.
To encourage fair play and good sportsmanship.
To respect individual differences in physical performance.
To develop leadership qualities and participate in peer teaching opportunities.
To become familiar with theoretical aspects of Physical Education and their practical application.
To become aware of the importance of lifelong physical activity.
Students are assessed on each unit according to the unit focus, which may be based on skills, tactics, leadership or content knowledge and understanding. Assessment rubrics are published to students at appropriate times during the year.
There are no booklisted items for Physical Education.
Physical Education uniform as stipulated in the Uniform Handbook is required for every lesson.