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The Year 7 Health Survey (Y7HS) is a health and wellbeing survey of Year 7 students in the ACT. Data is collected each year during Term 3.

Students are asked questions about:

  • Healthy eating
  • Family mealtimes
  • Physical activity
  • Screen time and other sedentary activities
  • Sleep habits
  • Emotional wellbeing

In public schools, the survey is run alongside the annual School Satisfaction and Climate Survey. Students and schools can opt out of the survey.

For non-government schools we give a survey link to students via a letter to parents.

The results of the Year 7 Survey are reported at a population level.

These findings help us to:

  • respond to emerging health issues and
  • guide the delivery of future programs and services for the ACT.

The results of previous surveys are available below.

Survey reports

Resources

Contact

For more information email Y7HS@act.gov.au.

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