The latest student wellbeing data shows 94 per cent of students have a good relationship with their teachers, and students reported an increase in optimism compared to last year’s survey.
The Student Wellbeing and Engagement Survey is an important insight into how students feel about their wellbeing, the world around them and their engagement in learning. This provides schools with a key dataset to support student wellbeing and address potential barriers that may be impacting on their level of engagement.
This year’s survey was completed by 28,750 Tasmanian Government school students from Years 4 to 12 – an increase of 223 from last year.
Minister for Education, Children and Youth, Roger Jaensch, said there have been positive shifts this year in happiness, optimism, satisfaction with life, emotional regulation, absence of sadness and absence of worries, with little or no change in most other areas.
“The Tasmanian Liberal Government is investing in our school communities to ensure students are learning and feel safe, with more than 3100 education staff undergoing trauma-informed practice professional learning,” Minister Jaensch said.
In 2023, an additional 572 students reported generally experiencing an overall sense of happiness, cheer and contentment with life, while 501 more students reported generally maintaining a mindset of positive expectations about the future compared to last year’s results.
Some of the key results in 2023 include:
- 94 per cent of students reported they had good relationships and support from their teachers;
- 79 per cent of students reported being optimistic;
- 72 per cent reported an absence of worries;
- 89 per cent felt connected to adults at school; and
- 81 per cent felt they had good quality social support from peers.
Minister Jaensch said the Rockliff Liberal Government is actively listening to the voices of children and young people to get input on the issues that matter to them.
“We will undertake further focus groups with children and young people about trends in the data,” Minister Jaensch said.
