PDHPE is taught in primary schools to develop students' knowledge, understanding, skills, and values needed to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. It teaches important skills like communicating, decision making, interacting, moving, and problem solving. Students also learn about physical activities, personal identity, interpersonal relationships, nutrition, and personal safety in order to develop healthy lives. The document emphasizes that it is extremely important for students' wellbeing that they are aware of how to develop a healthy lifestyle through physical activity, playing sports, and making healthy decisions.