The Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey 2022

The Australian Principal Occupational Health & Wellbeing Survey involves principals, assistant principals, and deputy principals from every school sector, state, and territory. It is one of the most comprehensive longitudinal data sets of school leader health and wellbeing in the world. A third year of managing COVID-19 and significant natural disasters frame this year's report. School leaders demonstrated extraordinary leadership, however the dynamics impacting their occupational health and wellbeing changed significantly in 2022. Teacher shortages and managing the health and wellbeing of students and staff emerged as greater concerns than previously reported.