The recently released NAB Education Insights Special Report, part of their 2024 State of Education Series, has found that students attending Catholic secondary schools rated their emotional and mental wellbeing the highest of any Australian school sector.

The score for Catholic schools was 68.5, on a scale of 0 to 100, which was higher than independent schools at 66.6 and government schools at 64.

The Victorian Catholic Education Authority (VCEA) is pleased by the results of the research, which reflect the strong commitment to pastoral care shown by principals and school staff in Catholic schools.

Catholic school students also reported the lowest feelings of loneliness, which speaks to the strong commitment by Catholic schools to involve families, parishes and the wider community in the life of the school.

The reported scores for emotional and mental wellbeing and loneliness are both improvements on 2023 results. Read the NAB Education Insights Special Report here: https://business.nab.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NRE29033_NAB-Education-Insights-Special-Report-Part-1_1.3.2023.pdf