Wellbeing

HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL BULLYING SURVEY

Term 1, 2026

Once a term, the students at Holy Family complete a Bullying Survey. This involves the students learning about bullying, then completing a survey. The students are asked: Have you been bullied by someone at Holy Family? Have you seen someone else being bullied at Holy Family? Have you seen someone being kind to others?

They learn that bullying is an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that causes physical and/or psychological harm. It can involve an individual or a group misusing their power over one or more persons. Bullying can happen in person or online, and it can be obvious (overt) or hidden (covert).

Bullying of any form or for any reason can have long-term effects on those involved, including bystanders. It is never ok.

Single incidents and conflict or fights between equals, whether in person or online, are not defined as bullying. However, these conflicts still need to be addressed and resolved.

Behaviours that do not constitute bullying include:

• mutual arguments and disagreements (where there is no power imbalance)
• not liking someone or a single act of social rejection
• one-off acts of meanness or spite

• isolated incidents of aggression, intimidation or violence.

   

The survey results from Term 1 show that, at Holy Family, we have very low bullying, if at all. We have typical situations that involve disagreements, friendships difficulties and some mean-ness, however, bullying is not coming through. In term 1, the results of student surveys are as follows: Prep - 2 - 0% 3/4 - 3% 5/6 - 3% Kindness: 86% (All students)

These are wonderful results. We will continue to encourage and support students to:

Identify Their Values

Actively define and live by core values such as kindness and treating others as we would like to be treated.

Build a Strong Core 

Develop internal strength to avoid using unkind words or actions, by telling the person, ‘Stop it, I don’t like it’ and reporting it to the teacher on duty if it continues.  

Empathy and Compassion: Recognize and counteract the impulse to treat others badly with words or actions, especially in high-stress situations, by using self-regulation techniques such as taking a breath and counting to 5 or 6 before reacting, then responding more calmly or walking away.

Juliette Hancke

Wellbeing Lea