Health and Wellbeing Census Scotland 2021- 2022
Statistical publication providing information on the Health and Wellbeing Census 2021/22.
Attitudes to school and aspirations
Analysis indicates positive perceptions of attitudes to school are highest for those in primary stages, and decrease as pupils progress into secondary school. Across a number of measures, attitudes to school are lowest in S1 – S4, and increase in S5 and S6.
The analysis indicates differences by pupil sex, with boys being more likely to agree that they are happy at school, and feel positive about their future. Girls were much more likely to feel pressured by school work.
By deprivation, positive perceptions of enjoyment of learning new things, being happy at school, feeling their teachers treat them fairly, and feeling positive about their future were lower for pupils living in more deprived areas.
Table 1 Percentage of pupils who strongly agreed or agreed to the following questions, by pupil stage:
Survey Question |
P5 |
P6 |
P7 |
S1 |
S2 |
S3 |
S4 |
S5 |
S6 |
Total |
|
I enjoy learning new things |
85.7 |
83.0 |
80.9 |
75.4 |
75.6 |
76.8 |
76.8 |
82.8 |
87.3 |
80.1 |
|
I feel like I have a choice in what I am learning in school |
49.3 |
47.4 |
44.8 |
35.4 |
37.7 |
40.7 |
40.4 |
46.7 |
50.8 |
43.2 |
|
Most of the time I am happy at school |
72.0 |
67.7 |
63.6 |
55.0 |
50.5 |
47.6 |
43.8 |
45.7 |
51.5 |
57.4 |
|
I feel like my teachers treat me fairly |
86.5 |
83.2 |
80.1 |
69.2 |
61.5 |
62.2 |
65.1 |
71.6 |
74.9 |
73.6 |
|
I feel positive about my future |
81.2 |
80.4 |
78.4 |
72.8 |
70.4 |
66.2 |
60.3 |
60.0 |
67.1 |
72.8 |
|
I have an adult to talk to at school if I am worried about something |
81.0 |
79.1 |
75.9 |
71.4 |
65.8 |
62.3 |
60.4 |
63.5 |
66.0 |
71.1 |
Table 2 Percentage of pupils who strongly agreed or agreed to the following questions, by pupil sex:
Survey Question |
Female |
Male |
Not known |
Total |
|
I enjoy learning new things |
79.0 |
81.0 |
85.8 |
80.1 |
|
I feel like I have a choice in what I am learning in school |
40.4 |
45.7 |
52.1 |
43.2 |
|
Most of the time I am happy at school |
53.1 |
61.6 |
67.8 |
57.4 |
|
I feel like my teachers treat me fairly |
73.1 |
74.0 |
82.6 |
73.6 |
|
I feel positive about my future |
68.7 |
76.7 |
78.4 |
72.8 |
|
I have an adult to talk to at school if I am worried about something |
69.2 |
72.9 |
77.3 |
71.1 |
Table 3 Percentage of pupils who strongly agreed or agreed to the following questions, by deprivation:
Survey Question |
SIMD 1 (most deprived) |
SIMD 2 |
SIMD 3 |
SIMD 4 |
SIMD 5 (least deprived) |
Not known |
Total |
|
I enjoy learning new things |
77.8 |
78.3 |
79.7 |
80.9 |
83.2 |
85.1 |
80.1 |
|
I feel like I have a choice in what I am learning in school |
44.2 |
43.6 |
43.0 |
42.4 |
42.0 |
51.8 |
43.2 |
|
Most of the time I am happy at school |
54.7 |
55.3 |
56.8 |
58.4 |
61.4 |
67.2 |
57.4 |
|
I feel like my teachers treat me fairly |
71.8 |
72.7 |
73.2 |
74.5 |
75.5 |
81.5 |
73.6 |
|
I feel positive about my future |
71.1 |
71.2 |
72.0 |
73.8 |
75.3 |
77.6 |
72.8 |
|
I have an adult to talk to at school if I am worried about something |
71.5 |
71.5 |
71.1 |
70.6 |
70.5 |
76.6 |
71.1 |
Table 4 Percentage of pupils who said they feel a lot of pressure by the schoolwork they had to do, by pupil stage:
Survey Question |
P7 |
S1 |
S2 |
S3 |
S4 |
S5 |
S6 |
Total |
|
Feeling pressured (stressed) a lot by the schoolwork you have to do? |
10.1 |
14.5 |
16.5 |
22.4 |
41.9 |
48.3 |
44.3 |
23.2 |
Table 5 Percentage of pupils who said they feel a lot of pressure by the schoolwork they had to do, by pupil sex:
Survey Question |
Female |
Male |
Not known |
Total |
|
Feeling pressured (stressed) a lot by the schoolwork you have to do? |
30.3 |
16.0 |
19.1 |
23.2 |
Table 6 Percentage of pupils who said they feel a lot of pressure by the schoolwork they had to do, by deprivation:
Survey Question |
SIMD 1 (most deprived) |
SIMD 2 |
SIMD 3 |
SIMD 4 |
SIMD 5 (least deprived) |
Not known |
Total |
|
Feeling pressured (stressed) a lot by the schoolwork you have to do? |
22.7 |
22.9 |
23.1 |
23.9 |
23.5 |
19.4 |
23.2 |
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