Health and Wellbeing

About the subject

Students develop skills to consider how changing social structures, community values, environmental issues, and new technologies affect the health and well-being of individuals and communities.

In this subject students study at least one core concept and at least one option study from the following:

Core Concepts

• Ways of Defining Health
• Health Literacy

Option Studies

• Health and Participation in an Active Lifestyle
• The Effects of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs on Health
• Health and the Environment
• Contemporary Health Priorities in Australia
• Health and Relationships
• Mental and Emotional Health
• Growing up Healthy
• Careers and Vocational Studies in Health.

Assessment

Assessment at Stage 1 is school based. Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types: 

• Issues Response
• Group Activity
• Investigation