Dimension 3: Wellbeing
All
Outcome
Young South Australians are happy, inspired and engaged
Indicator
Children and young people play and participate in recreational activities
Self-reported participation in organised activities
The WEC results for 2023 indicate that 88.8% of Year 4 to Year 10 students participated in organised activities outside of school hours (87.6% in 2020).
In Tasmania, the other Australian jurisdiction that participates in the WEC, 85.5% of all Year 4 to Year 10 students in government schools participated in organised activities outside of school hours in 2022 (85.8% in 2020).
Data Source: Wellbeing and Engagement Collection, Australia
Self-reported participation in sports or recreational physical activities
The WEC results indicate that in 2023, 71.3% of all Year 4 to Year 10 students participated in sports or recreational physical activities (69.7% in 2020)
In Tasmania, 64.4% of all Year 4 to Year 10 government school students participated in sports or recreational physical activities in 2022 (63.8% in 2020).
Data Source: Wellbeing and Engagement Collection, Australia