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Teaching Health Education in Primary Schools

UndergraduateCUR-EDC4402026

Course information for 2026 intake

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Enrol by
23 Aug 2026
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
13 weeks
Start dates
31 Aug 2026

Price from
$766
Upfront cost
$0
Loan available
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available

Teaching Health Education in Primary Schools

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. Evaluate a range of resources to create learning opportunities that promote the safe development of physical literacy for a diversity of children by applying discipline knowledge about movement and physical activity that embraces understandings of socio-cultural contexts and social justice
    2. Draw from a range of resources to apply knowledge and understanding of the research context, rationale, content, substance and structure of the Primary Physical Education in the HPE School curriculum
    3. Appraise safe, effective strategies to teach the PE curriculum including the capacity to apply theoretical knowledge to assessing children’s needs, and planning interventions
    4. Implement critical understandings of professional responsibilities regarding wellbeing and safety within the school, school system, curriculum and legislative requirements.

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

  • CUR-BED-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of Education (Primary Education)
  • CUR-FAST-DEG-2026 - Fast track your Curtin on campus study

Others

Completed at least 100 credit/4 subjects in the Bachelor of Education (Primary Education) course.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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Related degrees

Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses

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