Work/Life Balance Survey

The purpose of this survey is to collect information regarding the work/life balance of staff. It aims to
highlight areas of work/life balance that may need particular focus throughout the course of this
program. Please answer truthfully to the best of your ability.

General information

Age Sex
o 20-30 o Male
o 30-40 o Female
o 40-50 o Other
o 50+ o Prefer not to answer
o Prefer not to answer

1. In what area do you work?

o Early childhood (kindy and pre-primary)
o Lower primary (years 1-3)
o Upper primary (years 4-6)
o Specialised teacher (music, sport, TAGS teacher, etc.)
o Admin
2. How long is your average work day?
o 6 hours or less
o More than 6 hours
o More than 7 hours
o More than 8 hours
o Other
If you selected other, please specify: ________________________________________________
3. How much exercise do you complete daily?
o 20 minutes or less
o More than 20 minutes
o More than 40 minutes
o More than one hour
4. When completing school work after hours, what are you mostly doing? (e.g. marking,
planning, etc.)
Please specify:

5. Are you part of any social clubs? If so, how often do you participate in them?
Please specify:
 6. When not participating in work related activities, what do you like to do with your free time?
Please specify:

7. How would you define work/life balance?

8. How would you describe your own work/life balance?

9. How would others who you are close with describe your work/life balance?

10. How do you think the school could help to improve your work/life balance?

Please tick one for not very often and five for very often.

In the past four weeks, how often did you feel: 1 2 3 4 5

… Tired for no apparent reason
… Nervous or jittery
… Hopeless
… Overwhelmed by school work
… Restless or fidgety
… Depressed
… That everything was an effort

Thank you for your participation (Survey Monkey, 2018).