HSC PDHPE notes archive
The former PDHPE course had two core topics and five possible options. Its final HSC exam was in 2025. Students sitting the HSC from 2026 study Health and Movement Science under a separate syllabus.
Former syllabus structure · Official 2025 paper and marking guidelines
Core topics and options
- Health Priorities in Australia
- Use population health indicators to identify priorities. Explain how determinants contribute to unequal outcomes and evaluate how health promotion addresses a specific group’s needs.
- Factors Affecting Performance
- Connect a performer’s training, physiology and skill development to the demands of an activity. Explain why an approach works and judge its suitability using specific performance evidence.
- The Health of Young People
- Identify a health issue affecting a particular group of young people. Link the factors behind it to responses that account for their circumstances.
- Sport and Physical Activity in Australian Society
- Use examples to explain how institutions, media and cultural values shape participation and how opportunities differ across groups.
- Sports Medicine
- Distinguish injury types and explain how prevention, immediate management and rehabilitation change with the athlete and the activity.
- Improving Performance
- Compare training approaches for a specific activity. Explain how testing and feedback can guide a change to the plan.
- Equity and Health
- Identify unequal health outcomes and connect them to barriers to access. Evaluate a response by asking whether it reaches the people facing those barriers.