The Courses
2007 Athletics Carnival Photos
The HPE staff promote enjoyable participation in physical activity and enthusiasm towards living a healthy active life-style. The learning area consists of Physical Education, Health Education, Outdoor Education and Special Physical Education in Year 8, 9 and 10.
Our subjects In Year 11 and 12 are; Physical Education Studies, which can be taken as a TEE subject or a Wholly School Assessed subject, Outdoor Education and Physical Recreation. Students involved in these subjects have the opportunity to complete a Certificate III in Sport, Sport and Recreation or Outdoor Recreation as well as a St John’s Senior First Aid Certificate. Outdoor Education students can achieve their Recreation Skippers Ticket. The learning area also promotes a wide range of co-curricular activities. Teams competing in the SSWA Champion Schools Competitions include: Boys and Girls AFL, Boys and Girls Soccer, Senior and Junior Rugby League, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls, Senior and Junior Hockey and Golf Tournaments and competitions.
Our school teams also compete in the Interschool Swimming and Athletics carnivals. Currently we compete in B Division against much larger schools. The HPE Learning Area also has two special sport programs in Golf and Hockey. Both these programs have a long history of success.