SCNDRYHP01 Secondary health and physical education

NOTE: This specialisation has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2019. For details of changes, please consult the 2020 Change register.

This specialisation will prepare you to teach adolescents from 12 to 18 years of age in secondary schools from Year 7 to Year 12 as a specialist teacher of health and physical education (up to Year 10), health and human development (Years 10 and 11), physical education (Years 10 and 11) and a third subject area of your choice, such as: mathematics or science. You will develop an understanding of adolescent learning and development in a secondary education environment including areas such as: classroom teaching and practice in schools, curriculum planning, implementation and evaluation, and education and its relationship to society. You will also be prepared to work more broadly and effectively in community, recreational and sporting settings.