Assessment pointers validate teachers’ professional judgement when reporting against a

five-point scale. The pointers:

 are examples of evidence in relation to the achievement standard
 should be used with the annotated student work samples
JUDGING STANDARDS IN YEAR 2  exemplify what students may demonstrate rather than a checklist of everything they
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION: HEALTH EDUCATION should do.

YEAR 2 HEALTH EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT STANDARD

At Standard, students list appropriate strategies and behaviours, and outline how they promote health, safety and wellbeing related to personal health practices, such as
drinking enough water and getting sufficient sleep each night.
Students interpret the feelings of others and provide a suitable strategy to respond to them, such as including classmates in activities or games.

YEAR 2 HEALTH EDUCATION ASSESSMENT POINTERS

A B C D E
The student demonstrates The student demonstrates The student demonstrates The student demonstrates The student demonstrates
excellent achievement of what high achievement of what satisfactory achievement of what limited achievement of what very low achievement of what
is expected for this year level is expected for this year level is expected for this year level is expected for this year level is expected for this year level
Being healthy, safe and Connects and justifies a range of Explains a range of behaviours Identifies the behaviours and/or States some of the behaviours Does not meet the requirements
active behaviours to a healthy lifestyle needed to live a healthy lifestyle examples of the behaviours and/or examples of the of a D grade.
using relevant examples for and includes relevant examples needed to live a healthy behaviours to live a healthy
most behaviours. for some behaviours. lifestyle. lifestyle.

Explains each step in the
procedure for calling 000 in case
of an emergency and locates
Safety Houses and other trusted
networks in the local
community.
Describes each step in the
procedure for calling 000 in case
of an emergency and locates
Safety Houses in the local
community.
States the procedure for calling States 000 as the number to call
000 in case of an emergency and in case of an emergency.
locates Safety Houses in the
local community.

Communicating and Clearly explains a range of Describes a range of appropriate Provides a suitable strategy to States a strategy to include Does not meet the requirements
interacting for health and effective strategies to include strategies to include others in include others in activities. others in activities; however, it of a D grade.
wellbeing others in activities. activities. may not be relevant to the
context.

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 A B C D E
The student demonstrates The student demonstrates The student demonstrates The student demonstrates The student demonstrates
excellent achievement of what high achievement of what satisfactory achievement of what limited achievement of what very low achievement of what
is expected for this year level is expected for this year level is expected for this year level is expected for this year level is expected for this year level

Communicating and Interprets the feelings of others Interprets the feelings of others Interprets the feelings of others Shows little consideration when Does not meet the requirements
interacting for health and accurately and describes a range and identifies suitable ways to and identifies a simple way to responding to the feelings of of a D grade.
of effective ways to respond. respond. respond. others.
wellbeing

Identifies a range of health
messages communicated in the
media and provides a simple
explanation of how they
influence people’s choices.
Identifies health messages
communicated in the media and
provides a simple explanation of
how they influence people’s
choices.
Identifies a health message Identifies a health message
communicated in the media and communicated in the media
states how it influences people’s and, with assistance, states how
choices. it influences people’s choices.

Contributing to healthy
and active communities
Describes a range of actions that
support safety and health in and
outside the classroom and
explains why they are
important.
Describes a range of actions that Identifies actions that support Identifies an action that Does not meet the requirements
support safety and health in and safety and health in and outside supports safety and health in of a D grade.
outside the classroom. the classroom. and outside the classroom.

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