Wellbeing Barometer 2023: Secondary

Please take a few moments to complete the survey below. This will help your school know the nature and extent of your concerns and determine how best they can support families within your community.

Responses to all survey questions remain anonymous and are only reported on an aggregated basis. You are asked to base your responses on observations made in the last 12 months.

Wellbeing Barometer Secondary

1. Has your relationship with your son/daughter changed in the last 12 months?
2. Does your son/daughter engage you in conversations about their concerns or worries?
3. Does your son/daughter experience high levels of stress or anxiety?
4. Are you concerned your son/daughter feels sad or depressed for extended periods of time?
5. Has your son/daughter engaged in self-harming behaviours?
6. Has your son/daughter required help from a mental health professional?
7. Has your son's/daughter's motivation to study changed?
8. Has your son/daughter required additional tutoring to assist with their studies?
9. Has your son/daughter shown signs of concern or overwhelm about the future of the world?
10. Has your son/daughter shown signs of concern or overwhelm about the impact of global warming?
11. Has your son’s/daughter’s sense of belonging changed amongst their peers?
12. Has the amount of exercise your son/daughter engages in regularly changed?
13. Has the amount of time your son/daughter spends on social media changed?
14. Have you seen a noticeable difference in your son’s/daughter’s resilience?
15. Has your son/daughter been involved in an incident of cyberbullying?
16. Has your son/daughter been involved in another form of bullying?
17. Has your son/daughter fallen victim to online grooming or sextortion?
18. Have you noticed a change in your son's/daughter's use of online gaming?
19. Is there a marked shift or noticeable change in your adolescent’s sleep and wake cycles?
20. Have you noticed a change in your son/daughter’s personal hygiene habits?
21. Does your son/daughter struggle with an eating disorder?
22. Does your son/daughter engage in vaping or use e-cigarettes?
23. Does your son/daughter engage in consuming alcohol?
24. Has your son/daughter used illicit drugs in recent times?
25. Does your son/daughter engage in gambling online or offline?
26. Has your son/daughter displayed behaviours relating to school refusal?
27. Have you noticed a change in your child’s academic performance?
28. Have you noticed a change in your child’s participation in extra-curricular activities?
29. Has your son/daughter expressed any concerns about their future studies or career aspirations?
30. Has your son/daughter expressed a desire to withdraw from school before completing Year 12?
31. Are you worried about your child’s future in the current social, economic and psychological environment?
32. Do you think there should be routine psychological screening of all students?