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Student Resilience Survey

Resilient Youth Australia Pty Ltd

The Resilience Survey is an annual online wellbeing tool for students in Years 3-12, providing schools with data to assess and enhance student resilience and mental health.

  • Online

Pricing: Paid

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Affiliations: Adelaide University

Product type: Fact sheets; Online resources (e.g. videos, games, tools, readings); Wellbeing monitoring service, platform or tool

Contact details

Resilient Youth Australia Pty Ltd
ABN: 19 636 065 711

https://www.resilientyouth.org/surveys

sally@resilientyouth.org

Focus areas

  • Positive relationships

  • Belonging and inclusion

  • Bullying and cyber-bullying

  • Mental health literacy and life skills

  • Self-regulation and engagement

  • Resilience and optimism

Curriculum alignment

Prospective users

Audience: Whole school universal (Tier 1)

Context: School or centre-based

Main beneficiaries: Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12

Delivery style: Classroom teacher is trained; Student, self-directed

Aims & approach

The Resilience Survey is an annual online wellbeing tool for students in Years 3-12. Designed to be efficient and accessible, the survey is completed online within 30 minutes under teacher supervision, using age-appropriate language.

The Resilience Survey provides a comprehensive assessment of student wellbeing by measuring six internationally recognised indicators of mental health (life satisfaction, hope, anxiety, depression, coping, connection to nature) as well as nine key domains of resilience.

Developed with experts from the University of South Australia, The Resilience Survey is trusted by school leaders for its comprehensive insights into factors impacting student wellbeing.

Schools access the data through a secure reporting portal, which presents interactive, easily interpretable results by gender and year level. This allows schools to compare their students' resilience levels with national benchmarks and track progress year on year.

Implementation support

  • Access to professional facilitator, instructor or mentor
  • Ongoing helpdesk, email or phone support
  • Regular webinars or access to community of professional practice

Evidence

The Resilience Survey provides schools with a data-driven approach to understanding and enhancing student wellbeing. Grounded in Positive Youth Development and Hope Theory, the Resilience Survey assesses key areas of social, emotional, and psychological health.

The survey helps schools identify strengths and challenges, enabling targeted, evidence-based interventions to foster resilience. Used by over 1,300 Australian schools each year, it offers a comprehensive tool to support positive wellbeing strategies in the school context. A report summarising the national findings from 2024 is available here: https://wildlabadelaide.org/reports.