A WA parliamentary question on notice from 2006 inquires about physical education in primary schools, specifically time allocation and curriculum framework. The response clarifies that decisions are made at the school level and the mandated 2 hours of physical activity can be integrated across the curriculum.

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21 September 2006
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
I refer to question on notice 3690 of 14 September 2006 on the primary school curriculum. (1) Is there currently a specific time allocation for physical education? (2) If not, how do students currently engage in physical activity as part of their learning programs under the mandated curriculum framework? (3) When the goal of two hours physical activity per week is achieved in 2007, will there be a specific time allocation and a learning area called physical education? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Decisions about how students engage in physical activity as part of their learning program under the mandated curriculum framework are made at the school level.  From 2007, students from years 1 to 7 will be required to participate in two hours of physical activity per week as part of student learning programs. (3) There is already a health and physical education learning area under the mandated curriculum framework.  This will not change with the mandated two hours of physical activity, which may be undertaken across the curriculum.
(1) Is there currently a specific time allocation for physical education? (2) If not, how do students currently engage in physical activity as part of their learning programs under the mandated curriculum framework? (3) When the goal of two hours physical activity per week is achieved in 2007, will there be a specific time allocation and a learning area called physical education? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Decisions about how students engage in physical activity as part of their learning program under the mandated curriculum framework are made at the school level.  From 2007, students from years 1 to 7 will be required to participate in two hours of physical activity per week as part of student learning programs. (3) There is already a health and physical education learning area under the mandated curriculum framework.  This will not change with the mandated two hours of physical activity, which may be undertaken across the curriculum.
(2) If not, how do students currently engage in physical activity as part of their learning programs under the mandated curriculum framework? (3) When the goal of two hours physical activity per week is achieved in 2007, will there be a specific time allocation and a learning area called physical education? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Decisions about how students engage in physical activity as part of their learning program under the mandated curriculum framework are made at the school level.  From 2007, students from years 1 to 7 will be required to participate in two hours of physical activity per week as part of student learning programs. (3) There is already a health and physical education learning area under the mandated curriculum framework.  This will not change with the mandated two hours of physical activity, which may be undertaken across the curriculum.
(3) When the goal of two hours physical activity per week is achieved in 2007, will there be a specific time allocation and a learning area called physical education? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Decisions about how students engage in physical activity as part of their learning program under the mandated curriculum framework are made at the school level.  From 2007, students from years 1 to 7 will be required to participate in two hours of physical activity per week as part of student learning programs. (3) There is already a health and physical education learning area under the mandated curriculum framework.  This will not change with the mandated two hours of physical activity, which may be undertaken across the curriculum.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Decisions about how students engage in physical activity as part of their learning program under the mandated curriculum framework are made at the school level.  From 2007, students from years 1 to 7 will be required to participate in two hours of physical activity per week as part of student learning programs. (3) There is already a health and physical education learning area under the mandated curriculum framework.  This will not change with the mandated two hours of physical activity, which may be undertaken across the curriculum.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Decisions about how students engage in physical activity as part of their learning program under the mandated curriculum framework are made at the school level.  From 2007, students from years 1 to 7 will be required to participate in two hours of physical activity per week as part of student learning programs. (3) There is already a health and physical education learning area under the mandated curriculum framework.  This will not change with the mandated two hours of physical activity, which may be undertaken across the curriculum.
(1)-(2) Decisions about how students engage in physical activity as part of their learning program under the mandated curriculum framework are made at the school level.  From 2007, students from years 1 to 7 will be required to participate in two hours of physical activity per week as part of student learning programs. (3) There is already a health and physical education learning area under the mandated curriculum framework.  This will not change with the mandated two hours of physical activity, which may be undertaken across the curriculum.
(3) There is already a health and physical education learning area under the mandated curriculum framework.  This will not change with the mandated two hours of physical activity, which may be undertaken across the curriculum.

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