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• Health and Physical Education | Health and Physical Education: Rationale and Aims

  The VCAA has published the Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0. To view the curriculum, familiarisation resources and support material, go to the Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0 website.
  
  Go to the VCAA website to explore the timeline for familiarisation and implementation of...

  Overview material | Health and Physical Education

• Health and Physical Education | Health and Physical Education: Structure

  The Health and Physical Education curriculum is organised by two strands: Personal, Social and Community Health, and Movement and Physical Activity. Each strand contains content descriptions which are organised under three sub-strands.

  Strands and sub-strands

  Strands	Personal, Social and Community Health

  Overview material | Health and Physical Education

• Health and Physical Education | Health and Physical Education: Learning in Health and Physical Education

  The Health and Physical Education curriculum plays a significant role in building the knowledge, skills and understandings that apply to a range of health, wellbeing, safety and movement contexts, including:

  • Swimming and water safety
  • Respectful relationships
  • Building resilience
  • Healt...

  Overview material | Health and Physical Education

• VCHPEP132

  Examine the benefits to individuals and communities of valuing diversity and promoting inclusivity

  Elaborations

  • exploring how kinship and extended-family structures in different cultures support and enhance health and wellbeing
  • investigating how respecting diversity and challenging racism, sexism, disability discrimination and homophobia influence individual and community health and wellbeing
  • examining values and beliefs about cultural and social issues such as gender, race, violence, sexuality and disability
  • researching how stereotypes and prejudice are challenged in local, national and global contexts

  VCHPEP132 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 7 and 8 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• Health and Physical Education: Levels 1 and 2 description

  The curriculum for Levels 1 and 2 builds on the learning from Foundation Level and supports students to make decisions to enhance their health, safety and participation in physical activity. The content enables students to explore their own sense of self and the factors that contribute to and...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education

• VCHPEP092

  Describe factors that can positively influence relationships and personal wellbeing

  Elaborations

  • describing behaviours that show empathy and respect for the rights of others at home, at school and in the community
  • creating an online connection with another school and identifying similarities and differences between students
  • predicting and reflecting on how other students might feel in a range of challenging situations, and discussing what they can do to support them
  • recognising that bullying behaviour can take many forms, in many environments, including physical, social and emotional actions and behaviours

  VCHPEP092 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP073

  Practise strategies they can use when they need help with a task, problem or situation at home and/or at school

  Elaborations

  • identifying and rehearsing strategies they can use when requiring assistance, such as asking an adult, reading basic signs and solving a problem with friends
  • locating and recording phone numbers of local organisations they can contact in case of emergency and rehearsing a phone call to triple zero
  • identifying situations at home and at school that may require the help of emergency services
  • recognising photos and locations of safe places and people who can help

  VCHPEP073 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 1 and 2 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEM160

  Reflect on how fair play and ethical behaviour can influence the outcomes of movement activities

  Elaborations

  • participating in competitions where players rather than an independent official are responsible for applying the rules
  • discussing the role in promoting fairness and ethical behaviour in sport of organisations such as the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, sporting tribunals, Australian Human Rights Commission and the Court of Arbitration for Sport
  • reflect on how equitable participation in group activities can influence outcomes in physical activity
  • investigating the impact of performance-enhancing drugs on individuals and sporting codes

  VCHPEM160 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 9 and 10 | Movement and Physical Activity | Learning through movement

• Health and Physical Education: Level C description

  The Level C curriculum provides the basis for developing knowledge, understanding and skills for students to lead healthy, safe and active lives. Students learn about their personal characteristics, abilities and simple actions they can take to keep themselves healthy and safe. Students are introduced...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education

• Health and Physical Education: Level D description

  The Level D curriculum provides the basis for developing knowledge, understanding and skills for students to lead healthy, safe and active lives. Students learn about their strengths and simple actions they can take to keep themselves and their classmates healthy and safe. They learn about major...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education

• Health and Physical Education: Foundation Level description

  The Foundation Level curriculum provides the basis for developing the knowledge, understanding and skills students need to lead healthy, safe and active lives. The content provides opportunities for students to learn about their strengths and describes simple actions they can take to keep themselves...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education

• Health and Physical Education: Level B description

  The Level B curriculum provides the basis for developing knowledge, understanding and skills for students to lead healthy, safe and active lives. Students learn about their ability and simple actions they can take to keep themselves healthy and safe. Students are supported to participate in activities...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education

• VCHPEP110

  Examine the influence of emotional responses on behaviour, relationships and health and wellbeing

  Elaborations

  • analysing situations in which emotions can influence decision making, including in peer-group, family and movement situations
  • discussing how inappropriate emotional responses impact relationships at home and at school
  • exploring why emotional responses can be unpredictable

  VCHPEP110 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP114

  Investigate how celebrating similarities and differences can strengthen communities

  Elaborations

  • exploring initiatives sporting and community groups use to counter discrimination and support the wellbeing of their communities
  • discussing how the actions of bystanders, friends and family can prevent and/or stop bullying, violence and other forms of discrimination and harassment
  • proposing strategies to help others understand points of view that differ from their own and to encourage further discussion about individual and cultural similarities and differences in order to tackle racism
  • exploring and celebrating how cultures differ in behaviours, beliefs and values

  VCHPEP114 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• Health and Physical Education: Levels 5 and 6 description

  The Levels 5 and 6 curriculum supports students to develop knowledge, understanding and skills to create opportunities and take action to enhance their own and others' health, wellbeing, safety and physical activity participation. Students develop skills to manage their emotions, understand the...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education

• VCHPEP019

  Express their feelings, needs, likes and dislikes

  Elaborations

  • learning to indicate their basic needs, including being hungry, tired, or needing the toilet
  • learning appropriate language and actions to communicate their feelings in different situations
  • matching basic feelings of 'happiness' and 'sadness' to an event or facial expression
  • learning and using strategies to persist until they are successful

  VCHPEP019 | Health and Physical Education | Level B | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• Health and Physical Education: Level A description

  The Level A curriculum provides the basis for developing knowledge, understanding and skills for students to lead healthy, safe and active lives. Students learn about themselves and experience simple actions and activities to keep themselves healthy and safe.

  Students develop their awareness of...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education

• VCHPEP043

  Identify what they can do

  Elaborations

  • identifying some characteristics of self and others including what they can do and achievements
  • identifying things they are good at and how they have improved over time
  • describing self help skills and what strategies they can use to persist until they are successful
  • identifying ways they can use their strengths and skills to help themselves and others

  VCHPEP043 | Health and Physical Education | Level D | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• Health and Physical Education: Levels 3 and 4 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 4, students recognise strategies for managing change. They examine influences that strengthen identities. They investigate how emotional responses vary and understand how to interact positively with others in different situations including in physical activities. Students interpret...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4

• Health and Physical Education: Level B achievement standards

  By the end of Level B, students recognise themselves in mirror and photographs and explore the personal characteristics and capabilities they possess. Students express their feelings, needs, likes and dislikes through gesture and ‘yes’ and ‘no’ responses. Students recognise...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education | Level B