What does “doing well in education” really mean?
An Independent Review of Education in Tasmania found that when we clearly explain what success at school looks like, it helps everyone understand why education matters.
Often, when people talk about success at school, they focus on things like finishing Year 12, getting an ATAR and achieving the TCE. For some students, they are important goals. But for many young Tasmanians, these goals don’t tell the whole story.
That’s why Tasmania is developing a definition of educational success, to help our learners, system and broader community understand what doing well in education really means. By doing this, we want every young person to see themselves represented and reflect that success will look different for different learners, at different times.
We are asking Tasmanians to help shape the definition and the actions that will help put it into practice.
- Engagement is open from 6 May to 19 June 2026.
How you can have your say
Tasmanian community
- Everyone can contribute to the discussion by completing the Definition of Educational Success survey.
Employers and education stakeholders
We’re encouraging employers and education stakeholders to have their say through the survey. You can also support this work by running a discussion session with your teams using the ‘Team discussion pack‘.
Please send your team discussion feedback using the QR code or email to educationtogether@decyp.tas.gov.au
Schools
- Your help is vital to ensure the definition is informed by the voices of children and young people, families and carers, educators and your school communities. You can do this by:
- Running a discussion with your teams using the ‘Team discussion pack’
- Completing an engagement activity or discussion with your class or a group of young people.
- Promoting the survey with your families and carers, and your school community using the communications pack.
Below you will find the links to the relevant materials to support engagement, including survey links, slides and facilitation guides, and a communications pack.
Children Birth to Year 2:
- Picture-based activity (PDF, 272KB)
- 2-6 minute Survey
Children Year 3 to Year 12:
- 8 -10 minute Survey
- Discussion Prompts (PDF, 171KB)
Families, Carers and Guardians:
- 10-12 minute Survey
- School Association discussion pack:
- Slide pack (PPTX, 9.6MB)
- Facilitation guide (PDF, 258KB)
- Discussion prompts (PDF, 163KB)
Staff:
- 10-12 minute Survey
- Team or classroom discussion pack:
- Slide pack (PPTX, 6.9MB)
- Facilitation guide (PDF, 251KB)
Communications Pack (Staff Access)
- School newsletter article and school social media post (DOCX, 371KB)
- Image for school newsletter article (PNG, 380KB)
- Social media tile (PNG, 844KB)
- Email signature block (PNG, 178KB)
- Poster – child/family focused (PDF, 1.3MB)
- Poster – staff focused (PDF, 1.3MB)
Non-survey materials include QR codes and links for online feedback, or paper-based feedback can be sent to the team at educationtogether@decyp.tas.gov.au
What happens next?
The input we receive through the engagement will directly inform development of a definition of success which speaks to all of us and an action plan to guide how our system sets learners up for success. Both of which will be available in the second half of 2026.
Where to find out more
More information is available in the Frequently Asked Questions.
Email the team at educationtogether@decyp.tas.gov.au if you have a suggestion or question.