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Health and Physical Education (H&PE)


Health and Physical Education is a valued aspect of a great all-round education at Wakatipu High School. This Learning Area has equal learning time alongside all other Learning Areas in the school. 

For 2022 course information, including areas of study, prerequisites, assessments and standards, please follow the link to our Course Options Portal:
2022 Course Options
2022 Course Option Table

Learning Area Philosophy
“The vision for HPE is to empower students to make positive choices, live a healthy lifestyle and strive to reach their full potential.”
We motivate and encourage our students to strive to be:
  • Effective leaders
  • Good team players
  • Socially responsible
  • Physically fit and healthy
  • Adaptable
  •  Love activity and movement
  • Motivated, optimistic and enthusiastic
  • Critical thinkers
  • Engaged with the outdoors
  • Learn and develop physical skills

Junior Health and PE
Our Year 9 and 10 Health and Physical Education  programmes are centred on developing an understanding and appreciation for healthy lifestyles. The programmes we deliver aim to develop students who value regular physical activity, making good decisions and being the best they can be in all facets of life. Enjoying physical activity and having fun are really important aspects of the Junior Health and PE programme at WHS.

Students participate in seven hours of Health and Physical Education a fortnight, five hours of PE and two hours of Health.
Outdoor Education is a significant part of the junior programme at Wakatipu High School.

Year 9 students participate in two camps:  Greenstone Camp and Journeys;  as well as   a six-week Ski Programme up Coronet Peak.

Year 10 students participate and experience the famous Branches Camp; where they live and reside for 12 days on Branches Station up the Shotover River.

Senior Health and PE
We offer eight different courses across three separate pathways in the senior school. Also offered is Sports Science, an optional course for Year 10 students who are passionate and motivated about physical activity and looking to take a pathway in Physical Education through the senior school.
Our Pathways
PED – this is the more academic of the senior PE pathways. Concept focuses include anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, training principles, leadership, practical performance and sociology. These courses offer Achievement Standards only.

PEP – this is the more practical of the two senior PE pathways and suited to students who tend to be more kinaesthetic learners. Concept focuses include practical performance, interpersonal skills, leadership and coaching, social responsibility and encouraging participation in others. These courses offer predominantly Achievement Standards but some Unit Standards are offered in the 8PEP course.

OED – Outdoor Recreation is offered at Years 12 and 13. These courses are designed to offer students a range of opportunities in the outdoors including kayaking, bushcraft and tramping and snowcraft and mountaineering. These courses offer a mixture of Achievement and Unit Standards.
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47-49 Red Oaks Drive
Frankton, Queenstown 9300
03 4427370
2022 Term Dates
Term 1
Wednesday 2 February to Thursday 14 April
Term 2
Monday 2 May to Friday 8 July 
Term 3
Monday 25 July to Friday 30 September
Term 4
Monday 17 October to Wednesday 14 December ​
Report an absence
To report a student absence, please complete this form, call the school office at ​03 442 7370 or email attendance@wakatipu.school.nz

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our School >
      • Principal's Message
      • Our Values
      • Board of Trustees
      • Strategic Plan
      • Expansion Project
    • Our Staff
    • Facilities >
      • Library
      • Uniform Shop
      • Tuck Shop
    • Finance
    • School News
    • Calendar and Key Dates
    • Policies and Processes
    • Complaints
  • Academic
    • Curriculum and Timetable >
      • Ākonga Profile
      • NCEA
      • Timetable
      • Assessments
      • Course Options
    • Mathematics
    • Science
    • English
    • Social Sciences
    • Arts
    • Languages
    • Technology
    • Health & PE
    • Student Learning Services >
      • Reader/Writers
    • Gifted Education
  • Extracurricular
    • Student Leadership
    • House Competition
    • Sports
    • Arts and Culture
    • Outdoor Recreation
    • Duke of Edinburgh
    • Stars Programme
  • Attending WHS
    • Prospectus
    • Enrolment >
      • 2022
    • Rules and Expectations
    • Reporting Bullying
    • Support >
      • Pastoral Support
      • Financial Support
      • Guidance Support
    • BYOD
    • Uniform Requirements
    • Buses
    • Stationery
    • Lockers
  • International
    • International Home
    • Homestay Hosts
    • Curriculum and Activities
    • Living
    • Prospectus
    • Enrolments
  • Community
    • WHS Foundation
    • Branches Trust
  • Contact
    • Contact us
    • Parking