Australia · ACARA Content Descriptions
Year 6 HPE
A comprehensive program designed to transition students into secondary school by mastering complex movement patterns and developing critical health literacy. Students explore social and emotional strategies for wellbeing while refining specialized physical skills in diverse environments.
Mastering the Field: Strategic Movement
Students develop specialized movement skills and apply offensive and defensive strategies in team game situations.
Understanding how to create space and maintain possession in games like soccer, netball, or AFL.
Exploring the roles of captains, coaches, and officials in maintaining game integrity and team morale.
Focusing on the biomechanics of throwing, catching, and striking with accuracy under pressure.
Growing Up: Identity and Change
Students examine the physical, social, and emotional changes associated with puberty and the transition to high school.
Identifying the physiological changes during puberty and managing the emotional shifts that occur.
Exploring how gender, culture, and personal interests shape who we are and how we relate to others.
Developing organizational and social strategies to manage the move to a new educational environment.
Lifelong Fitness: Power and Purpose
An exploration of fitness components and how different types of physical activity benefit the body systems.
Distinguishing between health-related and skill-related fitness components through practical testing.
Investigating how the circulatory and respiratory systems respond to varying intensities of exercise.
Applying knowledge of fitness to create inclusive and effective exercise routines for peers.
Fueling the Body: Nutrition and Choices
Investigating the relationship between food, energy, and long-term health outcomes.
Developing the literacy skills to interpret nutritional panels and marketing claims on food packaging.
Understanding the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and the role of macronutrients.
Examining the environmental impact of food production and how to make ethical choices.
Safety First: Risks and Decisions
Empowering students to identify risks and make safe decisions in physical, social, and online environments.
Developing survival skills and risk assessment strategies for aquatic and bushland settings.
Understanding the effects of legal and illegal substances on the body and social relationships.
Navigating the complexities of social media, online privacy, and screen time management.
Rhythmic Expression and Performance
Students explore movement through dance and rhythmic activities, focusing on composition and cultural significance.
Creating movement sequences that communicate a specific theme, emotion, or story.
Exploring the history and significance of traditional dances from Australia and around the world.
Using equipment like jump ropes or balls to develop synchronized rhythmic sequences.