September 2006
Health and PE course standards available online

Beginning with the class of 2010 (freshmen in 2006-07), South Dakota’s high school graduation requirements include .5 unit in either health education or physical education. Course standards have been developed for each of these content areas and were approved by the Board of Education in July 2006. Both standards documents are available online at:

Questions regarding the health education or physical education course standards may be directed to Coordinated School Health at 773-3261.


Scores on the Dakota STEP remain high, but fewer schools made adequate yearly progress, as required under No Child Left Behind.

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