Physical Education Studies learning area contacts:

• ATAR

  The Board of the Authority, at its meeting held on Tuesday 21 May 2024, endorsed the revised Year 12 ATAR Physical Education Studies syllabus, including the replacement of the practical (performance) examination with a school-based practical external assessment process, to be implemented for Year 12 in 2025. See the School-based practical external assessment (SPEA) material accordion below.

  
  Physical Education Studies contributes to the development of students’ physical, social and emotional growth. In the Physical Education Studies ATAR course students learn about physiological, psychological and biomechanical principles, and apply these to analyse and improve personal and group performances in physical activities. Throughout the course, students learn through integrated written, oral and active learning experiences. The course also provides students with opportunities to develop skills that will enable them to pursue personal interests and potential in physical activity as athletes, coaches, officials, administrators and/or volunteers.

  Syllabus

  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2025 (585.7 KB) Last updated: 04 Feb 2025 10:05am
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2025 (393.4 KB) Last updated: 04 Feb 2025 10:06am
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2025 (600.6 KB) Last updated: 19 Feb 2025 1:25pm
  •  ATAR Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2025 (400.5 KB) Last updated: 19 Feb 2025 1:25pm

  Grading

  • Grade descriptions in Year 11 syllabus

  • Grade descriptions in Year 12 syllabus

  Support Materials

  •  Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (328.7 KB) Last updated: 12 May 2025 4:11pm
  •  Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (211.7 KB) Last updated: 28 Jan 2025 7:24am
  •  School-based practical external assessment teacher handbook (461.4 KB) Last updated: 27 Feb 2025 2:12pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (759.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:57pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment outline (349.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:57pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (1001.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:57pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample assessment tasks (572.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:57pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (861.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:57pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 sample course outline (356.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:57pm
  •  ATAR Year 12 Syllabus support document (245.5 KB) Last updated: 27 Feb 2024 10:57am
  •  ATAR Year 12 Syllabus support document (330.9 KB) Last updated: 27 Feb 2024 10:57am
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline  (466.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:39pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment outline (557.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:39pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (544.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:39pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample assessment tasks (375.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:39pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample course outline  (544.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:39pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 sample course outline (366.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:39pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 Syllabus support document (307.0 KB) Last updated: 27 Feb 2024 10:58am
  •  ATAR Year 11 Syllabus support document (395.3 KB) Last updated: 27 Feb 2024 10:58am
  •  ATAR Year 11 and 12 combined resource lists (33.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:34pm
  •  ATAR Year 11 and 12 combined resource lists (31.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:34pm

  Examination Materials

  •  2024 Summary examination report for candidates (138.4 KB) Last updated: 11 Apr 2025 12:42pm
  •  2024 Examination (1.2 MB) Last updated: 11 Mar 2025 4:01pm
  •  2024 Marking Key (764.1 KB) Last updated: 11 Mar 2025 4:02pm
  •  Additional Past ATAR Course Examinations

  School-based practical external assessment (SPEA) materials

  •  Expressions of interest external assessor (189.2 KB) Last updated: 05 Feb 2025 11:00am
  •  School-based practical external assessment teacher handbook (461.4 KB) Last updated: 27 Feb 2025 2:12pm
  •  Application for Alternative Assessment SPEA 2025 (160.0 KB) Last updated: 19 Feb 2025 11:54am
  •  Application to form a collaborative SPEA (199.6 KB) Last updated: 27 Feb 2025 2:12pm
  •  SPEA - Application for the Authority Administer the SPEA (205.2 KB) Last updated: 27 Feb 2025 2:12pm
  •  School-based practical external assessment (SPEA) 2025 SIRS user guide (608.9 KB) Last updated: 07 Mar 2025 12:37pm
  •  School-based practical assessment – FAQs (264.0 KB) Last updated: 28 Apr 2025 4:27pm
  •  Assessment guide – Australian football (299.0 KB) Last updated: 31 Mar 2025 12:07pm
  •  Assessment guide – Badminton (299.5 KB) Last updated: 31 Mar 2025 12:10pm
  •  Assessment guide – Basketball (296.3 KB) Last updated: 31 Mar 2025 12:10pm
  •  Assessment guide – Cricket (301.3 KB) Last updated: 31 Mar 2025 12:10pm
  •  Assessment guide – Hockey (309.5 KB) Last updated: 31 Mar 2025 12:10pm
  •  Assessment guide – Netball (339.0 KB) Last updated: 31 Mar 2025 12:18pm
  •  Assessment guide – Soccer (342.8 KB) Last updated: 31 Mar 2025 12:11pm
  •  Assessment guide – Tennis (323.0 KB) Last updated: 31 Mar 2025 12:11pm
  •  Assessment guide – Touch football (326.1 KB) Last updated: 31 Mar 2025 12:11pm
  •  Assessment guide – Volleyball (338.8 KB) Last updated: 31 Mar 2025 12:11pm
• General

  The Authority is reviewing the ATAR syllabuses. For more information see the Syllabus Review section below.

  Physical Education Studies contributes to the development of students’ physical, social and emotional growth. The Physical Education Studies General course provides students with opportunities to understand and improve performance through the integration of theoretical concepts and practical activities. Through engagement as performers, leaders, coaches, analysts and planners of physical activity, students may develop skills that can be utilised in leisure, recreation, education, sport development, youth work, health and medical fields.
  

  Syllabus

  •  General Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (368.4 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 12:15pm
  •  General Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (289.7 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 12:15pm
  •  General Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (372.2 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 12:16pm
  •  General Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (170.4 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 12:16pm

  Grading

  • Grade descriptions in Year 11 syllabus

  • Grade descriptions in Year 12 syllabus

  Support Materials

  •  Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (328.7 KB) Last updated: 12 May 2025 4:11pm
  •  Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (211.7 KB) Last updated: 28 Jan 2025 7:24am
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment outline (450.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:56pm
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment outline (550.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:56pm
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (559.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:56pm
  •  General Year 12 sample assessment tasks (379.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:56pm
  •  General Year 12 sample course outline (487.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:56pm
  •  General Year 12 sample course outline (360.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:56pm
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment outline (770.9 KB) Last updated: 24 Dec 2024 10:56am
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment outline (553.6 KB) Last updated: 24 Dec 2024 10:56am
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (853.7 KB) Last updated: 24 Dec 2024 1:18pm
  •  General Year 11 sample assessment tasks (1.4 MB) Last updated: 24 Dec 2024 1:19pm
  •  General Year 11 sample course outline (812.9 KB) Last updated: 24 Dec 2024 11:30am
  •  General Year 11 sample course outline (359.3 KB) Last updated: 24 Dec 2024 11:03am
  •  General Year 11 and 12 combined resource lists (33.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:35pm
  •  General Year 11 and 12 combined resource lists (31.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:35pm

  Externally Set Task Materials 2025

  •  2025 General EST Unit 3 content (150.2 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 9:58am

  Externally Set Task Materials 2024

  •  2024 General EST Unit 3 content  (271.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:36pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2023

  •  2023 General EST Unit 3 Content (174.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:10pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2022

  •  2022 General EST Unit 3 Content (213.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:33pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2021

  •  2021 PES General EST Unit 3 Content (291.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:22pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2020

  •  2020 General EST Unit 3 Content (292.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:10pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2019

  •  2019 General EST Unit 3 content (166.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:50pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2018

  •  2018 General EST Unit 3 content (154.5 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:34pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2017

  •  2017 General EST Unit 3 content (165.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:24pm
  •  2017 General EST Unit 3 content (149.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:24pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2016

  •  General sample EST (303.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:13pm
  •  General sample EST (189.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:13pm
  •  General sample EST marking key (316.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:13pm
  •  General sample EST marking key (183.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:13pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

• Foundation

  The course focuses on providing students with opportunities to develop skills and understandings related to a healthy lifestyle. This course is for students who have not demonstrated the numeracy standard in the OLNA. Through the development of health literacy, students are better equipped to make appropriate and well informed health related decisions and to develop knowledge, understanding and skills which support them to make a positive contribution to the health and wellbeing of themselves and others.

  Students will learn about the factors influencing health, wellbeing and physical activity participation, and develop strategies to support them to make health enhancing decisions and adopt active and healthy pursuits, now and across the lifespan. The course supports the development of students’ literacy and numeracy skills and provides them with opportunities to study in contexts such as health promotion, outdoor adventure activities and improving performance in individual and team games and sports.

  Syllabus

  •  Foundation Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (526.9 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 12:09pm
  •  Foundation Syllabus Year 11 - For teaching from 2024 (201.0 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 12:09pm
  •  Foundation Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (512.2 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 12:09pm
  •  Foundation Syllabus Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (199.0 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 12:09pm

  Grading

  • Grade descriptions in Year 11 syllabus

  • Grade descriptions in Year 12 syllabus

  Support Materials

  •  Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (328.7 KB) Last updated: 12 May 2025 4:11pm
  •  Glossary of key words used in the formulation of questions (211.7 KB) Last updated: 28 Jan 2025 7:24am
  •  Foundation Year 12 sample assessment outline (237.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:57pm
  •  Foundation Year 12 sample assessment outline (351.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:57pm
  •  Foundation Year 12 sample assessment tasks (384.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:57pm
  •  Foundation Year 12 sample assessment tasks (302.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:57pm
  •  Foundation Year 12 sample course outline (373.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:57pm
  •  Foundation Year 12 sample course outline (294.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:57pm
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample course outline (301.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample course outline (374.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks (318.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample assessment tasks (381.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline (239.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
  •  Foundation Year 11 sample assessment outline (351.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm

  Externally Set Task Materials 2025

  •  2025 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (165.7 KB) Last updated: 18 Sep 2024 9:58am

  Externally Set Task Materials 2024

  •  2024 Foundation EST Unit 3 content  (291.1 KB) Last updated: 20 Aug 2024 2:00pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2023

  •  2023 Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (194.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:10pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2022

  •  2022 Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (289.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:32pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2021

  •  2021 HPO Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (287.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:22pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2020

  •  2020 Foundation EST Unit 3 Content (286.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 3:09pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2019

  •  2019 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (161.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:50pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2018

  •  2018 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (154.7 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:34pm

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

  Externally Set Task Materials 2017

  •  2017 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (167.6 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:24pm
  •  2017 Foundation EST Unit 3 content (158.9 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 2:24pm

  • No strong student sample responses available for 2017 EST

  • Externally set tasks with their associated marking key and work samples are teacher resources and are housed within the Teacher Support Material Extranet. Teachers can login or register for an account at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/extranet/login.

• Preliminary

  The course focuses on providing students with opportunities to enhance their health, safety, wellbeing and physical activity participation. Throughout the course, students are encouraged to strengthen their sense of self as well as build and maintain satisfying relationships. The course assists with their development of resilience, decision making and taking actions to promote their health, safety and physical activity participation. Opportunities are provided for students to use resources for themselves and the communities with which they identify and to which they belong.

  Students may acquire movement skills that enable them to participate in a range of physical activities as a foundation for lifelong participation. Through this, they have opportunities to develop an appreciation of the significance of physical activity, outdoor recreation and sport in Australian society. Movement is a powerful medium for learning through which students can acquire, practise and refine personal, interpersonal, behavioural and social skills.

  Syllabus

  •  Preliminary Syllabus Year 11 and Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (326.7 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 12:16pm
  •  Preliminary Syllabus Year 11 and Year 12 - For teaching from 2024 (160.3 KB) Last updated: 31 Jan 2024 12:16pm

  Support Materials

  •  Preliminary Unit 1 and 2: sample assessment outline (366.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
  •  Preliminary Unit 1 and 2: sample assessment outline (266.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
  •  Preliminary Unit 1 and 2: sample assessment tasks (366.8 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
  •  Preliminary Unit 1 and 2: sample assessment tasks (317.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
  •  Preliminary Unit 1 and 2: sample course outline (360.2 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
  •  Preliminary Unit 1 and 2: sample course outline (267.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
  •  Preliminary Unit 3 and 4: sample assessment outline (364.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:19pm
  •  Preliminary Unit 3 and 4: sample assessment outline (266.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:20pm
  •  Preliminary Unit 3 and 4: sample assessment tasks (380.0 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:20pm
  •  Preliminary Unit 3 and 4: sample assessment tasks (294.1 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:20pm
  •  Preliminary Unit 3 and 4: sample course outline (360.4 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:20pm
  •  Preliminary Unit 3 and 4: sample course outline (265.3 KB) Last updated: 16 Dec 2023 1:20pm