Personal Development, Health and Physical Education


PDHPE is a subject in the New South Wales school curriculum. It is a compulsory subject in the K-10 curriculum, and available as an elective in years 11 and 12 and for the HSC in year 12. It incorporates a wide range of material, including some physical education; sports science; nutrition; disease; mental health; drugs and drug abuse; relationships, and power and abuse in relationships; risk; family; road safety; sexuality, STDs, and contraception; first aid and CPR; discrimination, harassment, vilification and anti-discrimination legislation.