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Health and Wellbeing Stage 1
Subject outline

Version 4.0 - For teaching in 2024.
Accredited in November 2019 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2021. This subject replaces Stage 1 Health. 

Stage 1 | Subject outline | evidence-of-learning

Evidence of learning

Assessment at Stage 1 is school based.

The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning in Stage 1 Health and Wellbeing:

  • Assessment Type 1: Practical Action
  • Assessment Type 2: Issue Inquiry.

For a 10-credit subject, students should provide evidence of their learning through three assessments. Each assessment type should have a weighting of at least 20%. Students complete:

  • at least one practical action task
  • at least one issue inquiry task.

For a 20-credit subject, students should provide evidence of their learning through six assessments. Each assessment type should have a weighting of at least 20%. Students complete:

  • at least two practical action tasks 
  • at least two issue inquiry tasks.