GCE O/L Health & Physical Education study guide
GCE O/L Health & Physical Education · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The GCE Ordinary Level Health and Physical Education examination is a school-leaving subject examination taken by candidates completing the Ordinary Level cycle. It suits students who want a formally assessed grounding in personal health, physical fitness and sport, whether they intend to continue into advanced-level biological science, physical education teaching, sports coaching, nursing or community health work, or simply to leave school with a certified health literacy qualification. The GCE O/L Health & Physical Education study guide has 12 sections and about 3,828 words.
01Physical Fitness and Health-Related Fitness Components
This domain tests whether you can define physical fitness, separate health-related from skill-related components, apply the FITT principle, and interpret simple fitness-test results. Health-related components: cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition.
307 words, about 2 min02Nutrition, Diet and Healthy Eating
This domain tests nutrient classes and their functions, energy values, the balanced diet, diet-related diseases, and simple nutritional calculations. Macronutrients: carbohydrates (main energy source), proteins (growth and repair) and fats (concentrated energy, fat-soluble vitamin absorption).
314 words, about 2 min03Personal Hygiene
This domain tests everyday hygiene practices that prevent infection and support health: body, oral, hand, food, menstrual and footwear hygiene. Hand hygiene: wet hands, apply soap, scrub palms, backs, between fingers and under nails for about 20 seconds, rinse and dry.
322 words, about 2 min04Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
This domain tests how health is promoted and how communicable and non-communicable diseases are prevented at personal, school and community level. Communicable diseases spread through the chain of infection: pathogen, reservoir, exit, transmission, entry and susceptible host.
282 words, about 1 min05First Aid
This domain tests the priorities and safe actions of first aid for common emergencies: unconsciousness, bleeding, burns, fractures, sprains, choking and snake bite. DRABC: Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation.
330 words, about 2 min06Safety and Injury Prevention
This domain tests how to identify hazards, assess risk and prevent injuries at home, on the road, at school, in sport and around water, fire and electricity. Risk assessment: identify the hazard, decide who may be harmed and how, evaluate the risk, then remove or control it.
325 words, about 2 min07Growth, Development and Reproductive Health
This domain tests the difference between growth and development, the changes of puberty, reproductive anatomy and hygiene, and adolescent reproductive health. Growth is an increase in size or mass.
332 words, about 2 min08Mental Health, Stress and Social Well-being
This domain tests mental health as part of overall health, the difference between eustress and distress, coping skills, and respectful social behaviour. Mental health is a state of well-being in which a person can cope with normal stresses, work productively and contribute to the community.
318 words, about 2 min09Substance Abuse and Health Risk Behaviours
This domain tests the effects of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and inhalants, the meaning of dependence, and refusal and help-seeking skills. Tobacco contains nicotine, which is highly addictive.
312 words, about 2 min10Fundamentals of Movement, Motor Skills and Biomechanics
This domain tests fundamental movement skills, classification of motor skills, and basic biomechanics: force, levers, stability and projectile motion. Locomotor skills move the body from place to place: walking, running, jumping, hopping, skipping.
313 words, about 2 min11Sports and Games: Rules, Techniques and Tactics
This domain tests the rules, basic techniques and simple tactics of common school games, especially volleyball, cricket, football, basketball, netball and badminton. Volleyball: six players per side; rally scoring to 25, win by two; decide the fifth set at 15.
335 words, about 2 min12Athletics, Gymnastics and Recreational Activities
This domain tests track and field events, basic gymnastics safety and technique, and the value of recreational activity for lifelong health. Track events: sprints, middle-distance and long-distance races, hurdles and relays.
338 words, about 2 min