Information for students

Anxiety is when you feel worried or tense, and you may fear certain situations or objects, even trying to avoid them. Anxiety may significantly affect your life, impacting your ability to learn and engage in the classroom, and affect your relationships with family, friends and school staff.

Attention relates to how you focus on ordinary tasks on a daily basis and describes your ability to concentrate on a task without being distracted. It also relates to how you easily you can switch your attention between different tasks and your ability to keep concentrating for longer periods. Your level of activity during activities and tasks is also important to consider.

Experiencing fluctuation in your mood or having brief periods of feeling sad and down can be an understandable response to various life events and challenges. However, feeling down, irritable and being withdrawn for longer periods of time, and losing interest in your appearance and usual enjoyable activities could signify a longer-term problem with mood.

Body image and eating difficulties can impact physical health, growth and development, emotional wellbeing and overall quality of life. It is common for males and females of all ages and body types to experience body image concerns and to feel less confident.

Friendships and interacting with our peers are a normal, and sometimes challenging, part of growing up. It’s important to understand the difference between the typical peer relationship problems that most teenagers experience and bullying. Recognising this distinction helps us know when we might need some extra support.