Health & Wellbeing
The 2025 School Leader Health and Wellbeing Survey is now closed. Thank you to all Australian school leaders for your participation.
The Principal Health & Wellbeing Report on 2024 data is now available!
We have updated the design and layout of our survey and personal report access.
Please be assured that these updates will not affect the longitudinal data.
Should you require any clarification or have any inquiries regarding these updates, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Health & Wellbeing
The Health & Wellbeing Survey is conducted by a team of renowned educational researchers and leaders within the Institute of Positive Psychology and Education at Australian Catholic University. Results inform nation-wide policies and procedures to foster better occupational health, safety and wellbeing outcomes for leaders in the field of education.
“Thank you so much for the report. The importance of the survey cannot be overstated. It has been, and will continue to be, hugely influential at all levels. We thank you for the work. APPA is proud to have been so closely associated for so long.”
— Malcolm Elliot, President Australian Primary Principal Association“This survey has allowed our “inside voices” to be heard, those reflections on wellbeing, workload and the emotional demands of leadership that we often keep to ourselves.”
— Female, Catholic Secondary NSW“The survey’s greatest value lies in its independence and longevity. It gives principals a trusted national voice, transforming individual experiences into a collective call to action.”
— Andy Mison, President of ASPAAcknowledgments
Research Partners
Thank you to our funding partners whose invaluable contributions allow ACU to research the
occupational health, safety and wellbeing of school leaders:
Catholic Schools New South Wales (CSNSW), Australian Secondary Principals' Association (ASPA), Catholic Secondary Principals Australia (CaSPA), NSW Secondary Principals' Council (NSWSPC), Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA), Victorian Principals Association (VPA), Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), and Australian Catholic Primary Principals’ Association (ACPPA).
