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NSW Department of Education and Training

Curriculum support for NSW Public Schools

PDHPE K-6 Syllabus

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education is one of six key learning areas in the NSW primary curriculum.

This syllabus makes a unique contribution to the total school curriculum in that it is directly concerned with supporting the the development of the student as a whole person.

This syllabus is based on a broad notion of health that encompasses all aspects of an individual's wellbeing, inclusive of social, mental, physical and spiritual health. It is concerned with developing in students the knowledge and understanding, skills, values and attitides that will enable them to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

Download the Personal Development, Health & Physical Education K-6 Syllabus (pdf - 290kb)
Sixty pages in length.

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