Blayney High School

Quality education opportunities in a caring environment

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Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10)

Mandatory PD/H/PE

Through the mandatory course, students will be participating in a 50% split between the practical component and the theoretical components of our subject including the following topics.

Year 9: Drug use, mental health, road safety and lifelong physical activity.

Year 10: Sexual health, recognising and responding to abuse, strengthening resilience and challenges and opportunities

 

A wide range of physical activities and team based sports and games are used to assess students participation and motor skill performance.

 

Elective PASS (Physical Activity and Sports Studies)

Entering Stage 5 all students are given greater opportunity and choice to further pursue their sporting interest with our PASS Elective. The PASS Elective can be selected to include either a further 100 hours or 200 hours of total study which paves the way into our Senior 2 unit PDHPE course. The PASS topics include: 

History of Australian sport, careers in the sporting industry, basic anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, coaching and training, influences of technology and a world view of sports/sporting issues.