1. Why PDHPE is important?
Miss Leane Dinh 5/6D

2. What are the statistics?
 As we know obesity has been on the rise over the
previous decades
 Currently 25.3% of school aged children (5-17) are
overweight or obese (Australia Bureau of Statistics,
2012)
 Physical activity in schools have been declining
 But the Department of Health and Ageing
recommends school aged children to participate in 60
minutes of rigorous activity daily

3. What are the benefits?
 Physical activities have many benefits on the overall
wellbeing:
 Having an improved physical and emotional wellbeing
 To ensure a person develops physically to the best of
their ability
 An increased likelihood to carry on these habits well
into their adult life

4. What are the misconceptions?
 PDHPE is not just about physical activity but also the
development and health of a person
 Students develop an awareness of themselves and
others around them
 They develop their values and attitudes and use those
throughout their life
 Developing this at the appropriate stages ensures
children to promote their knowledge and
understanding

5. What you can do to help?
 It is a combined effort on your behalf as parents and
your children as well as I as the teacher to help
promote the importance of PDHPE
 PDHPE deserves to be an important aspect to your
children’s lives and together we shall make this
enjoyable!