isLEAD
School Effectiveness Surveys
Independent Schools Victoria's isLEAD School Effectiveness Surveys are an essential school improvement tool, developed especially for Independent schools.
What is isLead?
isLead is an integrated set of surveys used by schools to take the pulse of students, parents, staff and school boards on a range of critical topics. Results are used by schools to make decisions related to resourcing, priorities and engagement. Schools can track progress from year to year, against a longitudinal baseline and compare results to those of similar schools.
What makes isLead unique?
- 15 + years of longitudinal data
- 500,000 + respondents
- Similar schools benchmark
- Questions/domains are linked to OECD and PISA research and validated by Cambridge University and the University of Melbourne
To find out more about how isLEAD can help your school achieve the full benefits from survey results, submit your contact information using the button below:
Gathers insights into parent and carer perspectives on their child’s early learning, wellbeing, development, and sense of belonging. It explores relationships, communication, and family partnership factors linked to engagement, positive learning behaviours, and strong developmental outcomes.
Reflects early childhood educators’ perceptions of teaching practice, relationships, wellbeing, collaboration, leadership, and centre culture. These areas are closely linked to high-quality learning environments, children’s sense of belonging, and positive developmental outcomes.
Explores the experiences of professional and operational staff across communication, role clarity, leadership, workplace conditions, and organisational culture. These factors contribute to staff engagement, a strong sense of belonging, and a positive environment that supports student learning.
Gathers insights into teachers’ perceptions of teaching and learning, leadership, collaboration, workload, professional growth, and school culture. These factors are associated with instructional quality, teacher efficacy, staff wellbeing, and improved student outcomes.
Gathers insights into parent and carer perspectives on teaching, learning, wellbeing, culture, and their child’s sense of belonging at school. These perceptions are linked to student engagement, achievement, and school effectiveness, supporting strong partnerships and improved outcomes.
Reflects students’ perceptions of teaching, learning, wellbeing, culture, and their sense of belonging at school. These factors are strongly associated with engagement, motivation, achievement, and overall student success.
Provides insights into graduating students’ reflections on their schooling experience, including learning, wellbeing, culture, belonging, and preparedness for future pathways. These perspectives inform continuous improvement, transition success, and long-term outcomes.
Examines Board members’ perspectives on governance, leadership, culture, and organisational effectiveness. It explores alignment to research-informed, contemporary governance practices, enabling clear strategic direction, future-focused decision-making, and sustained school performance.
What do schools get from isLead?
- The facts to support data-driven decision-making
- A pulse check on the attitudes of critical groups in your school community
- Data required to meet annual Compliance reporting
- Data visualisation tool to allow school to go deep if required
- Comparisons to similar schools
- Integration with Naplan and other datasets