Mission Australia Youth Survey – Year 10 to Year 12

MLC School is pleased to take part in the 2025 Mission Australia Youth Survey with students in Year 10 to Year 12.  The survey seeks to gather a range of insights into the experiences of young people aged 15 to 19 across Australia. The survey enquires about sociodemographic information; engagement with school and post-school aspirations; personal values; personal concerns about issues, such as: mental health (including suicide), identity, issues of national importance; as well as questions about wellbeing and sources of support. 

Why is my daughter being asked to participate?
Your daughter’s participation in the Youth Survey supports Mission Australia’s advocacy to governments, community organisations and policy-makers to develop programs that support young people in need. MLC School will also receive a copy of this report which may be instrumental in developing programs that respond to the needs of the student community. The survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete and time will be allocated within the schedule of a normal school day to ensure that there is no disruption to learning.

Will my daughter’s information be identifiable?
All information your daughter provides will be treated in the strictest of confidence and will not be identifiable in any publicly available reports resulting from the study. 

Mission Australia has a duty of care to all young people participating in the survey. Should any student provide an answer in the free text or multiple choice section that indicates that they might be unsafe or at any risk of harm, abuse or neglect, Mission Australian are obliged by the Department of Education to alert the School Principal and share identifiable information so the School can re-identify the student and intervene in accordance with the School’s wellbeing policies. Please note that students are able to skip any question they feel uncomfortable answering during the survey. 

Is the participation mandatory?
Participation is completely voluntary. If your daughter starts the survey and then changes her mind, she is welcome to stop at any time and exit the survey before selecting ‘finish’. Should this be the case, your daughter’s responses will be removed and destroyed. This information will remain confidential and only be shared with your daughter’s Head of Year.

A summary of the findings will be shared with the School community after the research has been completed. Parents and students are reminded that no individual or identifiable student data will be shared. Parents are encouraged to discuss the process with their daughter.

– Andrew Taylor
Deputy Head of Senior School – Wellbeing