PHYSICAL EDUCATION

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Introduction:  The Physical Education Department offers senior students many opportunities to extend and develop the skills introduced in the junior school. Many of you will already be involved in sport at Upper Hutt College. Study in one or more of the courses listed here will give you the chance to relate actual experiences to formal study and help improve understanding, performance and, most of all, enjoyment of physical activity.

Careers:  Choosing to study Physical or Outdoor Education in senior school can be the first step on an exciting and worthwhile career pathway. Some of the more common career possibilities are listed here:

Even if you are unsure about the value of studying Physical Education in senior school you can be certain that understanding about healthy exercise lifestyles can set you on the course to lifelong health benefits and physically active lives - something none of us can afford to miss out on.

The Courses:  All of the courses described here do require students to undertake formal study in Physical or Outdoor Education. There will be regular homework set and an expectation that high performance standards are maintained throughout the year. The Year 9 and 10 courses were almost exclusively practical in nature, so students will need to quickly accept that senior school study in these subject areas will be much more rigorous and academically demanding. Students will be required to undergo formal assessment at regular intervals throughout the school year.

All students will need to accept that the completion of practical work, if this is a requirement of their course, must take precedence over a student's other sporting commitments.