The Health and Physical Education Program at Fairhills provides a wide range of topics and activities for students to participate in and promotes a healthy, active lifestyle.
Students are also given the opportunity to participate in a number of recreation activities throughout the year such as:
- Surfing
- Rock Climbing
- Canoeing
- High Ropes Course
- Mountain Bike Riding
- Bush Walking
Year 7-10
Year 7-10 program covers topics such as:
- Self-esteem
- Health Benefits of Physical Activity
- Puberty and Sexual Health
- Positive Relationships
- Risk-Taking and Harm Minimisation
- Body Systems
- Fitness Components
- Nutrition
Subjects covered at VCE include:
- Health Perspectives and Influences
- Nutrition
- Youth Health and Wellbeing
- Stages of the Lifespan
- Healthcare in Australia
- Understanding Health and Wellbeing in Australia
- Promoting Health and Wellbeing in Australia
- Health and Wellbeing in a Global Context
- Global Health and Sustainable Development Goals
- Musculoskeletal system and how it works to produce movement
- Cardiorespiratory system during rest and exercise
- Physical Activity, Sport and Health in Society
- Contemporary issues associated with physical activity and sport
- Biomechanics and skill acquisition
- Energy systems during sport and physical activity
- Effective training programs and how they improve fitness
- Sports Coaching
- Facilitating sports and recreation activities
- Planning sports and training programs
- First Aid
- Participate in and help organise and facilitate outdoor recreation activities
- Minimising environmental impact
- Safety in the outdoors
- First Aid