Students across the state are doing well, according to Victoria’s yearly school survey. Photo: Study Victoria.
The Victorian Government is celebrating the positive results of its Attitudes to School Survey (AtoSS), which it attributes to its investments in education.
AtoSS seeks to discover how students in Victoria feel about their education, measuring their experience in a range of areas of concern, such as health and wellbeing, bullying and harassment.
More than 380,000 Victorian students from Years 4 to 12 across 1541 government schools, representing more than 86 per cent of eligible students, participated in AtoSS.
The positive results were announced by the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll, who pointed out laudable changes, particularly for students in early secondary school.
“These results show our students feel seen, heard and supported — and that’s exactly what we want in every Victorian school,” Mr Carroll said.
“We’re seeing year-on-year improvement in how students feel about school, thanks to the incredible efforts of our hard-working teachers, principals, parents and carers across Victoria.”
These gains build on the positive results from last year’s survey, with more than 90 per cent of measures improving across all year levels.
Every year-level group reported a reduction in bullying, with the greatest improvement among early secondary students. In addition, fewer students reported negative online experiences.
More students also stated that their school handled bullying and harassment appropriately. Fewer primary and secondary students experienced racism in the past year, with more saying they knew what to do if they did encounter it.
Health and wellbeing factors also greatly improved, with more students across each year level reporting greater life satisfaction, improved physical health and stronger resilience.
More than $38 billion has been invested by the Labor Government in schools to support learning, health and wellbeing and teachers, to ensure that Victoria remains the Education State.
Programs such as Positive Behaviour Support give schools the tools they need to teach good conduct, foster safer learning spaces and support students needing help. The program was allocated $10.4 million in the Victorian Budget for 2025-26 and has expanded to more than 400 schools, doubling its reach over the state.
More information about the survey can be found on the Victorian Government’s website.
