PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Health, Physical Education and Home Economics

The Health, Physical Education and Home Economics Department create an inclusive environment and support all of the students taking the subjects. The staff in the department are passionate about their subject area and want to share that passion with the students. 

Health, Physical Education and Home Economics give students the chance to build a positive mindset towards physical activity and nutrition while understanding the ways it can influence their Hauora. Students will then be able to apply this in the future. 

Courses in this learning area:

  • Year 9 Health, Physical Education and Home Economics (Compulsory)

  • Year 10 Health and Physical Education (Compulsory), Sport and Home Economics is a module (Optional)

  • Year 11 Health, Physical Education and Cookery skills 

  • Year 12 Health, Physical Education, Sporte and Home Economics and Cookery skills using service IQ resources

  • Year 13 Health, Physical Education and Home Economics and Cookery skills using service IQ resources

The Physical Education, Health and Home Economics Learning Area curriculum, including its whakataukī, He oranga ngākau, he pikinga waiora inform this subject’s Significant Learning — learning that is critical for ākonga to know, understand and do.

Physical Education invites ākonga to engage with how movement affects them, those around them, and their wider communities. Ākonga recognise and understand the challenges which affect participation in movement and respond to any movement barriers with full and active participation. Through their learning journey in Physical Education, ākonga will develop and refine their understanding of what it means to be physically educated and promote physical education throughout their lives. 

Health Studies is about engaging in three Key Areas of Learning — Food and Nutrition, Mental Health, and Relationships and Sexuality in relation to the hauora of individuals, whānau, and communities. It is about the complex interconnections between the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of people’s lives. They learn about how actions can enhance hauora, as well as exploring ways to manage change situations that impact it. Ākonga learn how a range of factors influence hauora. This learning helps ākonga develop strategies to strengthen their sense of identity and self-worth, and foster healthy relationships.