SHINE 
provides an infrastructure to support improvements in health and wellbeing amongst school-aged children by building a collaboration between schools, researchers and policy-makers.
SHINE’s School HWB reports provide supporting text with relevant up-to-date research findings, advice on how to interpret the report, challenge questions and a directory of not-for-profit organisations which offer resources or training for schools.
For over 30 years the Scottish HBSC study has investigated the health and wellbeing of school children in Scotland and the social contexts in which they are growing up.
The HBSC survey is conducted every four years and collects data from Primary 7, Secondary 2 and Secondary 4 pupils in Scotland. The study is funded by Public Health Scotland, with whom researchers work closely to develop the survey and ensure that the data collected is as useful as possible. The latest survey took place between March and June 2022.
The Scottish HBSC study is part of a larger cross-national study which is conducted in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe. The study currently covers 50 countries and regions in Europe and North America. For more information on the international HBSC study please visit the International HBSC website www.hbsc.org.
The study is based in the School of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow.
For more information visit and to view the report visit: University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Health & Wellbeing - Research - Mental Health and Wellbeing - Research projects - Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Scotland Study
Data collection for HBSC Scotland has now completed and the HBSC 2026 National report will be available in 2027.
At the request of the Scottish Government, all local authorities undertook a national school Health & Wellbeing Census during the 2021/22 session. All primary and secondary pupils from P5 to S6 had the chance to undertake the survey, which was designed to find out about the health and wellbeing of children and young people at a local level. The questions in the survey were age appropriate and covered a range of health and wellbeing topics including mental health, social media, bullying, relationships, eating and sleeping behaviours. Individual, school level reports will be available to help inform planning around health and wellbeing.
View the School Health and Wellbeing Census 2021/22
Previously, Glasgow has carried out a school health and wellbeing survey in conjunction with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) for a number of years. The results of the most recent surveys can be found below.
Between December 2019 and March 2020, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership and Glasgow City Education Services conducted the fourth Health and Wellbeing Survey in Glasgow City Secondary Schools. For the first time, the survey was carried out electronically.
The survey aimed to gather current demographic information on the pupil population, report data on key areas of health, and gain an understanding to individual pupil perceptions of their health and wellbeing.
Due to technical issues and the closure of schools for the COVID-19 pandemic, levels of participation varied across the participating schools. Data has been reported for 7,543 S1 to S4 pupils. Although more responses were anticipated, it remains one of the largest cohorts for a survey of its type and has yielded a rich dataset of insight into the lives of young people in Glasgow City.
As well as a City report, three Locality reports are available. Click on the links below to access each of these.
Meaningful analysis and reporting at individual school level was possible for twenty schools. Each of these schools will have access to their report.
Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership commissioned the third schools health and wellbeing survey for Glasgow City in 2014/15. All 30 secondary schools participated with a sample of 11,215 pupils from S1-S6.
Glasgow City schools health and wellbeing survey 2014/15: Glasgow City final report
GGC - Education Health and Wellbeing