The PD/H/PE department at Lurnea High School are a young and enthusiastic team consisting of year advisors, sports coordinators, SRC coordinators, dance coordinators, and coaches of numerous sporting teams. The team plays an important role in helping students identify and maintain a holistic approach to health, taking into consideration not only the physical aspect of health but also nurture the social, mental and emotional health of students through PD/H/PE programs and mentoring.

The Courses run by this faculty are:

• Year 7-10 Personal Development/Health/Physical Education Syllabus
• Year 9 & 10 Physical Activity and Sport Science Syllabus
• Year 9 Dance Syllabus
• Year 11 & 12 2 Unit Personal Development /Health/Physical education Syllabus
• Year 11 & 12 Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation Syllabus 

Stage 4

Self and Relationships

A positive sense of self is fundamental to an individual's health and wellbeing. In this strand students examine the factors that contribute to and shape the development of a sense of self, and how it might vary in different contexts. Emphasis is placed on factors that can have significant influence on a sense of self during adolescence including the impact of body image, views of what it means to be female or male, and physical, social and emotional changes.

Movement Skill and Performance

Essential content in this strand builds upon the fundamental movement skills developed in K–6. The syllabus promotes an approach that focuses on enjoyment and active participation in a broad range of movement contexts to develop movement skill and enhance performance.

Individual and Community Health

In this strand students explore the nature of health and the interaction of cognitive, physical, social, emotional and spiritual components. Emphasis is placed upon health issues of significance to students, namely mental health, healthy food habits, drug use, sexual health and road safety.

Lifelong Physical Activity

The purpose of study in this strand is to develop in students a willingness and capacity to engage in lifelong physical activity. Students are more likely to participate in physical activity if they find it enjoyable, perceive themselves as competent and are socially supported. Teachers need to consider these factors when designing programs and selecting teaching and learning activities.

Stage 5

Self and Relationships

In this strand students explore the interdependence between a sense of self and the health and wellbeing of themselves and others. They examine how they can use strategies to support themselves in different situations and analyse the range of ways they can provide support to others.

Movement Skill and Performance

In this strand students build on movement experiences from Stage 4 as they adapt, transfer and improvise their movement skills to enhance performance in a range of increasingly complex contexts and environments. By this stage of development students may have established clear ideas about their preferred forms of physical activity. For this reason schools have flexibility in their selection of movement activities; however, a variety is encouraged to maximise students' enjoyment and the breadth of their experiences.

Individual and Community Health

In this strand students build on previously developed knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to mental health, healthy food habits, drug use, sexual health and road safety. Students identify and evaluate the broad range of factors that have the potential to impact on the health decisions and behaviours of young people. They apply their understanding of these influencing factors as they continue to identify and practice strategies to minimize harm to themselves and others in relevant and meaningful contexts.

Lifelong Physical Activity

In this strand students participate in a range of enjoyable lifelong physical activity experiences. They develop and apply planning and problem-solving skills as they set goals, devise and monitor personal physical activity plans and propose strategies to overcome barriers.

Preliminary Course

Core Strands (60% total)

• Better Health for Individuals (30%)
• The Body in Motion (30%)

Options (40% total)

Select two of the following options:

• First Aid (20%)
• Composition and Performance (20%)
• Fitness Choices (20%)
• Outdoor Recreation (20%)

HSC Course

Core Strands (60% total)

• Health Priorities in Australia (30%)
• Factors Affecting Performance (30%)

Options (40% total)

Select two of the following options:

• The Health of Young People (20%)
  
• Sport and Physical Activity in Australian Society (20%)
• Sports Medicine (20%)
• Improving Performance (20%)
• Equity and Health (20%)