Australian sporting identity
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Syllabus
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Students learn to:
- critically examine how sport has been used to promote an Australian national and regional identity, eg Olympic coverage, State of Origin
- identify instances when Australia has used sport for political purposes and evaluate the impact of this on the athletes and the Australian public, eg Moscow Olympics, apartheid boycotts
Past HSC PDHPE Exam Questions (2012-2021)
2018 Question 29
(b) Assess the importance of Australia’s sporting achievements to Australians’ sense of national and regional identity. 12 Marks
2019 Question 29
(a) (i) Describe the impact of government funding on Australian sporting identity. 4 Marks
(ii) Explain how politics has influenced the participation of Australian athletes in sport. 4 Marks