Somerville Secondary College

Health and PE

Water Sports

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Health and Physical Education Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you love the water?  Then Water Sports is for you!  In this subject, you will participate in a variety of water sports, such as stand-up paddle boarding, beach sports, water polo, swimming, snorkelling, lifesaving and […]

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Track and Field

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Health and Physical Education Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you love Athletics?  Track and Field is the subject for you.  In this subject, you will focus on key fundamental skills of running, jumping and throwing and learning the correct techniques to maximise your performance

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Stickball

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Health and Physical Education Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you love playing different stick sports?  Stickball will focus on stick sports like cricket, lacrosse, hockey, golf, softball, tennis, badminton and table tennis.  Students will participate in learning the skills of these sports at school

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Sports Performance and Science

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Health and Physical Education Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Sports Performance/Science (Nutrition, anatomy, physiology, skill acquisition and biomechanics). Students will learn the importance of nutrition, biomechanics and skill acquisition in improving sports performance.  Students will also become very familiar with the key muscles and bones

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Football Games

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Health, Physical Education Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you love playing AFL and soccer?  Football Games will focus on AFL, soccer, Gaelic football, touch football and rugby. Students will participate in learning the skills of these sports at school and via incursions and excursions

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Handball

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Health and Physical Education Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you love playing any ball sport?  Handball will focus on the sports of basketball, netball, volleyball, European handball, NFL, tchoukball and ultimate frisbee. Students will participate in learning the skills of these sports at school

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Body Balance

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Health, Physical Education Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you want to relax your body and mind?  Then Body Balance is your elective.  This subject will combine yoga, Pilates, tai chi, meditation, relaxation techniques and mindfulness.  You will eave every lesson calm, relaxed and re-energized.

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Health & Human Development

VCE Health and Human Development takes a broad and multidimensional approach to defining and understanding health and wellbeing. Through the study of VCE Health and Human Development, students investigate health and wellbeing, and human development in individual, national and global contexts. The subject cost includes an excursion. 

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Active for Life

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Science Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Students will be introduced to a variety of life-long sports and activities in the community such as lawn bowls, croquet, tennis, golf, swimming.  Students will learn new skills and new sports and activities to allow them to be active

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Urban Recreation

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Science Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Students participating in this elective will develop skills and knowledge for enjoyable participation in outdoor adventure activities.  Students will be participating in activities such as skateboarding, walking, bike riding, aquatics using community facilities.  This elective enables students to build

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Sport Coaching and Officiating

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Science Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Take your team to the next grand final by learning the skills and knowledge essential for coaching and officiating!  This elective is focused on providing students with knowledge and skills relevant to sports coaching and sports trainers.  Throughout this

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Outdoor Recreation

Featured Learning Area Health and Physical Education Additional Learning Areas Geography/Science Learning Capabilities Developed Environments COURSE DESCRIPTION Students participating in this elective will develop skills and knowledge for enjoyable participation in outdoor adventure activities. They will investigate the concept of Outdoor Environmental Studies in the natural environment, study outdoor venues, conservation, commercialization, recreation and develop

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Nutrition and Health Promotion

Featured Learning Area Health and Physical Education Additional Learning Areas Learning Capabilities Developed Personal, Social and Community Health COURSE DESCRIPTION This elective looks at the concepts of Health, Wellbeing and Human Development from a number of perspectives. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the function and food sources of major nutrients, evaluate the

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Gym and Fitness Training

Featured Learning Area HPE Additional Learning Areas Science Learning Capabilities Developed Personal and Social COURSE DESCRIPTION Do you want to be fitter, stronger, healthier? You will be learning about muscles, healthy eating, energy systems, training principles and training techniques.  This subject blends theory with practical components and allows for the development of individual fitness and

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