- Units
- 2 units — delivered as a composite Year 11/12 class (Content Endorsed Course)
- Course type
- Content Endorsed
- Exclusions
- Students studying Board Developed PDHPE must not study modules that duplicate PDHPE modules
- Group
- Elective — choose three — One elective discontinues in Year 12 for all students
SLR has no prescribed core — it comprises 15 optional modules (20–40 hours each), selected by the school. A 2-unit, 2-year course (the pattern the Academy uses) requires 240 hours in total: 120 hours in Year 11 and 120 hours in Year 12, made up of 6–12 modules.
Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation, Work Studies, Visual Design or Marine Studies will discontinue in Year 12 for all students.
Course description
Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation (SLR) helps students understand the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle and become responsible, informed decision-makers. It further develops students’ understanding of, and competence in, a range of sport and recreational pursuits, encouraging a lifelong commitment to physical activity.
Course structure
Year 11 Preliminary · 2027
- Aquatics
- Athletics
- Fitness
- Gymnastics
- Healthy Lifestyle
- Individual Games and Sports Applications
Year 12 HSC · 2028
- Dance
- First Aid and Sports Injuries
- Games and Sports Applications
- Outdoor Recreation
- Resistance Training
- Sports Coaching and Training
Available modules
- Aquatics · Athletics · Dance · First Aid and Sports Injuries · Fitness · Games and Sports Applications · Gymnastics · Healthy Lifestyle · Individual Games and Sports Applications · Outdoor Recreation · Resistance Training · Social Perspectives of Games and Sport · Sports Administration · Sports Coaching and Training.
Assessment
SLR is a Content Endorsed Course — there is no external HSC examination and it does not count towards an ATAR. Assessment is school-based, using the NESA performance descriptions for HSC Board Endorsed Courses.
HSC examination
No HSC examination. The course does not count towards an ATAR.