Physical Education teachers are caricatured as tormenting the unfit children in the class but in fact they are an essential and appreciated asset of any school. The same cannot be said, however, of their professional association in Victoria, the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER).

ACHPER, a private organisation but largely funded by the state government, provides various services for teachers of these subjects, including creating practice exams to prepare students for their Year 12 tests.