Health & Wellbeing
The 2024 Health and Wellbeing Survey is now closed.
Thank you for your participation.
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.
The 2023 Principals Health & Wellbeing report is now available.
If you would like to participate in further research, you can find more information on the Monash-led research project ‘Invisible labour: Principals’ emotional labour in volatile times,’ which examines the emotional labour of principals managing school communities in socially volatile times. click here.
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.”
“Thank you for giving me an opportunity to have a voice.”
Acknowledgements
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).
Emeritus Professor Philip Riley
Philip Riley is a former school principal who spent 16 years in schools before moving to the tertiary sector. He researches the overlapping space of psychology, education and leadership. Professor Riley has been conducting the Principals Wellbeing survey since 2011 and has expertise in running large-scale data collections.
