At Loganlea State High School, south of Brisbane, the day often begins not with a bell but with breakfast. By 7:30am, students and staff line up at the “breaky club” for free toast, cereal and milk – an early ritual emblematic of a school where student wellbeing is interwoven into the tapestry of everyday life. But free breakfast is just a single ingredient in Loganlea’s comprehensive wellbeing program.
On campus, a dedicated Wellbeing Hub offers a one-stop shop of support – from youth workers and guidance officers to a nurse, psychologist, chaplain, and even a visiting GP. Guided by core values of Respect, Integrity and Resilience, Loganlea’s holistic approach goes above and beyond what most schools offer. And it appears to be paying off: while many Australian schools are doubling down on their wellbeing initiatives, Loganlea has seen standout results – including improved attendance and half as many students leaving without a post-school plan.
A the Australian Education Awards 2025 on Friday 8 August, Loganlea State High School won Parentshop Best Student Wellbeing Program, an accolade that Kevin Roy, Dean of Year 10 at Loganlea SHS, attributes to “a team effort”.
“We work hard in wellbeing at our school and is something we pride ourselves on. It’s something that all our teachers embrace,” Roy told The Educator. “We have a great program that runs weekly where we get the best out of our kids.”
Roy said the school’s wellbeing approach goes a lot deeper than just building resilience.
“We want to know the individual and work with the individual, and our wellbeing program really embraces that as well,” he said.
“I’m so proud that our school as a team can win this award, because it’s very important to us that we see our kids developing and growing through the work that our teachers do, and the program we have in place.”
Hayley Cravigan, General Manager of Parentshop, said the company sponsored the award because wellbeing sits at the heart of what Parentshop does.
“It’s personally very important to us,” Cravigan told The Educator.
“We run wellbeing programs, and we’re so inspired by the educators that lead those programs in schools, the innovations they come up with, and the dedication they have to go above and beyond just teaching and do the foundational skills for life learning, which is looking after student wellbeing.”