Nutrition is a 10-credit subject or a 20-credit subject at Stage 1 that consists of the following interrelated concepts:

• Principles of nutrition, physiology, and health
• Health promotion and emerging trends
• Sustainable food systems
• Nutrition literacy and numeracy
• Nutrition and technology.

The three strands of science to be integrated throughout student learning are:

• Science inquiry skills
• Science as a human endeavor
• Nutrition science understanding

For a 10-credit subject, students study two or three nutrition understandings from different concepts.

For a 20-credit subject, students study five nutrition understandings from different concepts. 

For general information about Stage 1 subjects, see Teaching Stage 1.

For workshops and PLATO courses, see Professional learning.