Australia · ACARA Content Descriptions
Year 10 HPE
This course challenges students to evaluate factors that shape their identities and health behaviors while refining specialized movement skills. Students develop leadership and collaborative strategies to improve performance and promote inclusive, healthy communities.
Tactical Mastery and Strategic Play
Explores the application of complex tactics and transferrable skills across various team sports and invasion games.
Students break down defensive and offensive patterns to identify how space and timing influence game outcomes.
Focuses on the role of communication and motivation in leading a team toward a common goal.
Investigates the importance of integrity, officiating, and respect for diversity in sport.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Frontiers
Examines the complexities of mental health and provides students with tools for resilience and seeking help.
Deconstructs common myths regarding mental illness and promotes proactive health seeking behaviors.
Students develop a personal toolkit of cognitive and behavioral strategies to manage stress and setbacks.
Critically analyzes how digital media and advertising influence self perception and mental health.
Lifelong Fitness and Biomechanics
Connects scientific principles of movement with personal fitness programming for long term health.
Explores how force, leverage, and balance can be optimized to improve athletic performance.
Students apply training principles such as progressive overload and specificity to their own routines.
Evaluates the validity and safety of current fitness trends and wearable technologies.
Navigating Relationships and Identity
Develops interpersonal skills for maintaining healthy relationships and exploring the impact of identity.
Focuses on communication, boundaries, and the legal and ethical aspects of consent.
Examines how gender, culture, and sexuality shape individual and group identities.
Teaches practical skills for de-escalating tension and reaching compromises.
Risk, Safety, and First Aid
Equips students with the knowledge to assess risk and provide emergency assistance in various contexts.
Analyzes the impact of alcohol and other drugs on decision making and safety.
Practical training in CPR, basic first aid, and managing emergency situations.
Focuses on preventative measures and legal requirements for safe behavior in high risk environments.
Health Literacy and Advocacy
Empowers students to become active health consumers and advocates for healthy changes in their communities.
Develops critical thinking skills to assess the credibility of online health advice.
Investigates the relationship between macro nutrients, energy levels, and long term disease prevention.
Students create a strategy to address a specific health issue within their school or local community.