Health & Physical Education
Health and Physical Education at St Francis Xavier College aims to provide students with the essential knowledge, skills and capabilities to develop a passion for lifelong health and wellbeing. The modern student is faced with opportunities and challenges to their health and wellbeing in their physical, social, cognitive and digital lives. At SFX, the Health and Physical Education program is integral to equipping students with practical skills such as resilience-building, nutrition development, mental health toolkits, critically analysing the components of respectful relationships and the application of tactical awareness and skill development. The HPE faculty prides itself on extending opportunities to students to explore further pathways through our elective and senior subject offerings of Sport and Recreation, Physical Education Studies, Exercise Science, and Outdoor and Environmental Education. Through their education at SFX, students and staff endeavour to walk together through holistic practices to influence and create lifelong contributors to their own health and wellbeing.
Sport is an important part of the co-curricular life of the school. Teams are entered in all major zone competitions. St Francis Xavier students regularly participate in the following sports:
- Australian Rules
- Netball
- Basketball
- Softball
- Rugby League
- Hockey
- Rugby Union
- Indoor Soccer
- Cricket
- Swimming
- Soccer
- Athletics
- Volleyball
- Cross Country
The HPE faculty prides itself on extending opportunities to students to explore further pathways through our elective and senior subject offerings of Sport and Recreation, Physical Education Studies, Exercise Science, and Outdoor and Environmental Education. Through their education at SFX, students and staff endeavour to walk together through holistic practices to influence and create lifelong contributors to their own health and wellbeing.
Sports and Recreation (Year 9 only or Year 10 only)
This Sport and Recreation elective is a one-year course. Students have the opportunity to participate in the recreation-based course in either Year 9 or Year 10 (not both). This subject provides students with the opportunity to participate in more Physical Education lessons throughout the year of study. The Sport and Recreation course will give students the opportunity to participate in the following units:
- Safe Surfing
- First Aid and Community Sports
- Micro Teaching
- Urban Challenge
The Physical Education Department offers both accredited and tertiary courses within the Senior School. The courses offered in the Physical Education Department are designed to prepare students for University and other educational institutions as well as vocational opportunities.
Courses include:
- The Exercise Science (T)
- The Physical Education (A)
- Outdoor Education (A)
- The Sports Development (T/A)
For more information please see course handbooks.
