Supporting Student Flourishing in Australian Schools

How can we support overall Student Human Flourishing?

A new report by Christian Schools Australia, in collaboration with researchers from Research Schools International and the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard, sets out the results of a landmark study exploring student flourishing in 22,000 students from 57 Christian schools that are partnered with Christian Schools Australia.

A summary infographic of the report is available here. Most notably, it included survey questions on smartphone use by students.

Due to the design of the study, the findings were descriptive only. The charts and findings should not be interpreted causally.

In the descriptive sense, student flourishing increases:

1. With belief in a personal God
2. With a sense of playfulness
3. By laughing with other students
4. As families worship together
5. When parents remain married
6. When smartphone use falls

Greater detail about the design and outcomes of the study is available via Christian Schools Australia. The full report has been made available to CSA members.

Further reading:

1. https://mychristianschool.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Student_Flourishing_Infographic.pdf
2. https://www.csa.edu.au/CSA/Resources-and-Media/Resource-Library/Resource-Library-Viewer.aspx?ResourceID=577