Hope, engagement and wellbeing linked to students' future success, survey finds

By Kelsey Munro
Updated September 3 2016 - 11:13am, first published August 4 2016 - 8:24pm
Principal Darren Cox with students from St. Philip's Christian College Cessnock. Photo:  Photo: supplied
Principal Darren Cox with students from St. Philip's Christian College Cessnock. Photo: Photo: supplied
A US body of scholarship shows students' levels of hope are better predictors of academic success than previous exam results. Photo: Craig Abraham
A US body of scholarship shows students' levels of hope are better predictors of academic success than previous exam results. Photo: Craig Abraham

 While politicians have traded blame for the underwhelming NAPLAN results this week, there are some schools trying to take a more rounded measure of student progress. And the insights are what many have thought all along without having the data to back it up: if schools focus on student wellbeing, a good education will follow.

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