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Black Mountain Public School

Black Mountain Public School

Fellowship in Learning

Telephone02 6775 0192

Emailblackmtn-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Personal development, health and physical education

Personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE) is mandatory from Kindergarten to Year 10.

According to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), students are expected to participate in PDHPE for between 1.5 and 2.5 hours per week in Kindergarten to Year 6.

PDHPE provides students with opportunities to explore issues that are likely to impact on the health, safety and wellbeing of themselves and others – now and in the future. Students also participate in challenging and enjoyable physical activity, improving their capacity to move with skill and confidence.

The school places great emphasis on sport and healthy lifestyle.

Every day at 8.40am the students do daily P.E. with the emphasis being to increase the student's skills, fitness and sportsmanship. These skills that the students learn are then incorporated into their Friday afternoon sports activities.

Each year the school participates in swimming and athletic events with other small schools. ALL students are expected to participate in all sporting events. Our school also participates in the PSSA swimming and athletic events.