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PDHPE

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What this subject builds

PDHPE is the science of health, the body and performance — more theory than sport.

Writing & expression
Extended responses linking theory to real scenarios.
Analytical reasoning
Applying body and training science to performance.
Detail & recall
A broad syllabus organised and held for exams.
Full skill profile
Writing & expression
Argument & persuasion
Analytical reasoning
Numeracy & modelling
Practical & lab craft
Independent research
Creativity & making
Detail & recall
Filled dots = how strongly this subject develops each quality. What do these mean?
Effort & difficulty
INTENSITY
Moderate
TYPICAL LOAD
3–4 hrs/wk

Content-broad and essay-based; the PE is more science than sport.

Where students struggle

Extended writing and the volume of content to keep organised.

Who it suits
Tends to thrive
Students into sport and health who don’t mind serious theory.
May find it a grind
Students expecting a practical, low-writing subject.
How it scales
Scaled mean (per unit)
22.8 / 50
3-YEAR STABILITY
Very stable
Scaled mean by year: 2023 22.7 −0.1 2024 22.6 +0.2 2025 22.8
0 10 20 30 40 50 mean 22.8

This is the spread of scaled marks across everyone who took the subject — not how hard it is. A high mean usually means a strong cohort sat it. The figures are from UAC’s latest scaling report (2025), with the year-by-year trend above.

18,085
sat it in 2025
54.8%
female
99.95
highest ATAR
Mark explorer

Where might my mark scale to?

Set the HSC mark you’re aiming for. We’ll show a band of where that tends to scale — never a single number, never a prediction.

Expected HSC mark 85 / 100
4070100

Your course mark, out of 100 — a 2-unit course.

A mark in the high 80s tends to scale to roughly
32–35 per unit / 50
Scaled marks are measured per unit, out of 50 — the standard UAC scale. There’s no exact conversion, so this is a zone, not a pinpoint.
0 10 20 30 40 50 mean 22.8
There’s no exact HSC-to-scaled conversion. Scaling depends on how the whole cohort performs each year, so treat this as a feel for the range — not a calculator.
Common questions
Is HSC PDHPE still offered?

PDHPE has been replaced by Health and Movement Science. The final PDHPE HSC examination was held in 2025, and the first Health and Movement Science HSC examination is in 2026.

How did HSC PDHPE scale in its final HSC year?

In UAC’s Report on the Scaling of the 2025 NSW HSC, PDHPE had a scaled mean of 22.8 out of 50 per unit. This is historical data for the retired course and should not be used as a forecast for Health and Movement Science.

Where’s this data from?

Scaling figures are from the UAC Report on the Scaling of the 2025 NSW HSC (Tables A1, A3). Scaled marks are out of 50 per unit.

There is no exact HSC-to-scaled conversion — for any one HSC mark there is a range of scaled marks, which is why we only ever show a band.

The skills, effort and “who it suits” notes are Intuition Education’s editorial guidance, not UAC data.

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