2025 Student Wellbeing and Engagement Survey

Tasmania’s young people are feeling increasingly positive about their learning environments and school communities, according to the latest Student Wellbeing and Engagement Survey.

Minister for Education, Jo Palmer, said student responses have remained strong since the survey began in 2021.

“This sustained progress really highlights the lasting impact of our system-wide wellbeing initiatives and the dedicated efforts of schools to create safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environments,” Minister Palmer said.

“In 2025, 28,392 Year 4 to 12 students in Tasmanian Government schools took part in the survey, reporting that they feel safer at school, more positive about their learning environments, and have a stronger sense of belonging.

“Pleasingly, 2025 also recorded the highest student participation rate since the survey began.”

Highlights from the 2025 survey results include:

• Safe at School: a 2.3 percentage point increase in students feeling safe at school, representing 618 more students reporting high or medium wellbeing than in 2024. Notably, Year 8 students reported a 7.3 percentage point increase in their sense of safety at school compared to 2024.
• School Climate: a 3.5 percentage point increase in students reporting that teachers and students care for and respect one another. This reflects 912 more students reporting high or medium wellbeing compared to 2024.
• School Belonging: a 3.0 percentage point increase in students feeling a sense of belonging at their school, equating to 791 more students reporting high or medium wellbeing than in 2024. Encouragingly, Year 9 students, a cohort often facing transitional challenges, reported particularly high feelings of school belonging and positive perceptions of school climate.
• Positive trends were also observed in bullying-related subdomains, particularly among Year 4 and Year 7 students. For Year 7 students, the absence of physical bullying increased by 7.2 percentage points since 2021, indicating a meaningful improvement in students’ experiences and safety.

Minister Palmer said the findings highlight the positive impact the efforts of our hard-working staff and recent initiatives are having, including embedding Respectful Relationships Education; providing Restorative Practices professional learning; and introducing annual safeguarding training for all school staff.

“The trends reflected in this year’s data show the dedication of our school staff to improve wellbeing outcomes for students and the value of our initiatives,” Minister Palmer said.

“Our Government is doing what matters by delivering for young Tasmanians.”