Welcome to the Health and Physical Education Faculty at CHSHS. My name is Amy Kramer, Head of Department, and it is a pleasure to work with our dedicated HPE teaching team who support students to make informed, active, and healthy lifestyle choices.
Health and Physical Education equips students with the knowledge, skills and confidence to respond to changing health issues and participate competently in a wide range of physical activities. Through both classroom and practical lessons, students develop personal, social and movement skills that support lifelong wellbeing.
All students must wear a hat and bring a water bottle to practical lessons.
Students in Years 7-10 study the Australian Curriculum, with elective options available in Years 9 and 10, including Basketball Specialisation. In Semester 2 of Year 10, students may trial Senior HPE subjects. Years 11 and 12 offer a range of General and VET HPE pathways leading to diverse career opportunities.
This webpage contains detailed information about our programs which I hope you will find helpful and informative. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via email: akram9@eq.edu.au
HPE Program at CHSHS
Year 7-10 Health and Physical Education
HPE is a compulsory core subject for all students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10. The units of work are based from the Australian Curriculum https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/curriculum-information/understand-this-learning-area/health-and-physical-education
Year 9-10 Elective
Basketball Specialisation is an elective subject that students can choose to study in addition to core HPE. It is still based on the Australian Curriculum.
Year 10 Semester 2 HPE Taster Subjects
The Semester 2 subjects in Year 10 allow students the opportunity to sample one or more Senior HPE-based subjects for a semester:
Year 11/12 Physical Education
Students learn experientially through three stages of an inquiry approach to ascertain relationships between the scientific bases and the physical activity contexts. Students recognise and explain concepts and principles about and through movement, and demonstrate and apply body and movement concepts to movement sequences and movement strategies. Through their purposeful and authentic experiences in physical activities, students gather, analyse and synthesise data to devise strategies to optimise engagement and performance. They evaluate and justify strategies about and in movement by drawing on informed, reflective decision-making.
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Motor learning, functional anatomy and biomechanics in physical activity.
- Motor learning in physical activity
- Functional anatomy and biomechanics in physical activity
| Sport psychology and equity in physical activity.
- Sport psychology in physical activity
- Equity - barriers and enablers
| Tactical awareness and ethics in physical activity.
- Tactical awareness in physical activity.
- Ethics and integrity in physical activity
| Energy, fitness and training in physical activity.
- Energy, fitness and training integrated in physical activity
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Year 11/12 Health Education
Health uses an inquiry approach informed by the critical analysis of health information to investigate sustainable health change at personal, peer, family and community levels. Students define and understand broad health topics, which they reframe into specific contextualised health issues for further investigation. Students plan, implement, evaluate and reflect on action strategies that mediate, enable and advocate change through health promotion. To achieve this, the Centenary Heights State High School Health curriculum considers contemporary health promotion theory and practice.
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Resilience as a personal health resource.
| Peers and family as resources for healthy living.
- Body image
| Community as a resource for healthy living.
- Homelessness
| Resprectful relationships in the post-schooling transition.
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Year 11 Certificate II in Sport and Recreation
Certificate II in Sport and Recreation provides the opportunity for students to learn skills such as organising sport activities, developing knowledge of coaching practices, using effective communication skills, coaching beginner participants and providing first aid. These are skills that can all be used in sport and recreation settings. There is a large practical component to this course where students will lead various activity sessions. Areas of future work may include community coach, work in the fitness or recreation industry, teaching.
Year 12 Certificate II in Sports Coaching
Certificate II in Sport Coaching program aims to reflect the role of individuals who apply the skills and knowledge to conduct pre-planned coaching sessions with foundation level participants in a specific sport. This qualification is a pathway to work in assistant coaching roles working or volunteering at community-based sports clubs and organisations in the Australian sport industry. Individuals with this qualification use a defined and limited range of basic coaching skills to engage participants in a specific sport and are involved in mainly routine and repetitive tasks using limited practical skills and basic sport industry knowledge. They work under the supervision of a coach. Areas of future work may include coach, work in the outdoor recreation industry, or teaching.
Year 12 Certificate II in Community Services
Certificate II Community Services is a pathway for students to develop skills needed to enter the workforce as a community services worker. Students will learn how to work with local government and community organisations to identify individual support needs and then plan and develop appropriate services to meet those needs. Areas of future work may include aged care, disability support, financial aid, social work or counselling and mental health support.
Faculty Directory |
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Taylor Dodd
| 7 HPE
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Frank Dowling
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8 HPE, 10 HPE, 12 Physical Education, 11 Cert II in Sport and Recreation
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Courtney Green
| 7 HPE, 11 Cert II in Sport and Recreation, 12 Cert II in Sports Coaching
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Luke Halley
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9 HPE, 11 Cert II in Sport and Recreation
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Gavin Hams
| 8 HPE, 12 Cert II in Sport and Recreation |
Gerard Hobson
| 10 HPE, 12 Cert II in Sport and Recreation |
Brendan Judd
| 7, 8 HPE, 12 Cert II in Sport and Recreation
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Amy Kramer
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10 HPE, 12 Health
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Tara Lester
| 10 HPE, 11 Cert II in Sport and Recreation, 11 Physical Education
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Adam Marshall
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7, 8 HPE
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Ada McKenzie
| 8, 9 HPE
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Dave Natalier
| 10 HPE, 9 and 10 Basketball Specialisation, 12 Cert II in
Sport Coaching
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Nicola Peltz
| 11 Health
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Ashlee Pollock
| 9 HPE
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Savannah Ranford
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9, 10 HPE
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Max Richardson
| 7, 9 HPE
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Peter Sykes
| 12 Cert II Community Services, 11 Health
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