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Teachers' School Life Satisfaction Questionnaire Test

Understand teachers’ satisfaction with school life and team fit in 4 minutes. Fast 20-item snapshot that pinpoints stressors and guides real, targeted improvements.

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Questions: 204 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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Psychologist with 25 years of experience

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

3/4

Operational Support (OS)

Measures satisfaction with the resources, organizational conditions, and support needed for effective teaching work at school.

Insufficient support

Generally adequate

Well supported

0 – 1.9: Insufficient support | 2 – 2.9: Generally adequate | 3 – 4: Well supported

A score of 3 indicates a well-supported working environment, with resources and organizational conditions largely sufficient for effective professional activity.

example score

2/4

Relationships With Students (RWS)

Measures a teacher’s satisfaction with communication and collaboration with students and their parents.

Low satisfaction

Moderate satisfaction

High satisfaction

0 – 2: Low satisfaction | 2 – 3: Moderate satisfaction | 3 – 4: High satisfaction

A score of 2 indicates moderate satisfaction, suggesting generally workable interactions with students and parents with some areas that may feel strained or inconsistent.

example score

2/4

Relationships With Colleagues (RWC)

Assesses how satisfied a teacher is with relationships and interaction quality with colleagues and school administration.

Low satisfaction

Moderate satisfaction

High satisfaction

0 – 2: Low satisfaction | 2 – 3: Moderate satisfaction | 3 – 4: High satisfaction

A score of 2 indicates moderate satisfaction, suggesting generally acceptable team relationships with some areas that may benefit from improvement.

example score

2/4

Professional Fulfillment (PF)

Measures how satisfied a teacher feels with opportunities for professional and personal development within the school.

Low fulfillment

Moderate fulfillment

High fulfillment

0 – 1.9: Low fulfillment | 2 – 2.9: Moderate fulfillment | 3 – 4: High fulfillment

A score of 2 indicates moderate professional fulfillment, suggesting some development opportunities are present but may not feel fully sufficient or consistent.

example score

2/4

Work Organization (WO)

Measures how satisfied teachers are with the organization, structure, and working conditions in the school.

Low satisfaction

Moderate satisfaction

High satisfaction

0 – 1.9: Low satisfaction | 2 – 2.9: Moderate satisfaction | 3 – 4: High satisfaction

A score of 2 indicates moderate satisfaction with work organization, suggesting some aspects are acceptable while others may need improvement.

example score

2/4

Satisfaction Index (SI)

Measures a teacher’s overall satisfaction with life and functioning within the school community.

Low

Medium

High

0 – 1.99: Low | 2 – 2.99: Medium | 3 – 4: High

A score of 2 indicates a medium level of satisfaction with school life, suggesting mixed experiences with the school environment and one’s place in it.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Working school teachers

46%OF USERS

Teachers take it to quickly check how satisfied they feel with colleagues, workload, support, and their overall place in the school.

School psychologists and counselors

31%OF USERS

They use it to assess staff well-being and identify team climate issues that may affect motivation, stress, and retention.

Principals and HR leaders

23%OF USERS

Administrators take or distribute it to spot workplace pain points and plan targeted changes to improve the school environment.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Ensuring Operations (EO)

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2.2

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1.6 — 2.8

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Relationships with Students (RwS)

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2.2

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1.6 — 2.7

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Relationships with the Team (RwtT)

Average

1.2

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0.7 — 1.7

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Professional fulfillment (Pf)

Average

1.2

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0.6 — 1.7

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Work Organization (WO)

Average

2.9

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2.4 — 3.5

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Satisfaction Index (S) (SI()

Average

1.3

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0.8 — 1.9

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Not sure
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Hard to say
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Methodology for Studying Teachers' Satisfaction with School Life Test

Teachers' School Life Satisfaction Questionnaire Test - Symptoms and Signs

pedagogy

This brief self-report measure assesses educators’ perceived satisfaction with their day-to-day experience within the school setting. The Teachers' School Life Satisfaction Questionnaire is intended to capture global and domain-specific appraisals of one’s role, relationships, and overall sense of fit in the school community.

The instrument consists of 20 items and typically takes about 4 minutes to complete. Respondents rate their level of satisfaction across multiple aspects of school life, yielding a profile that can be used to inform workplace climate monitoring and needs assessment in educational settings.

When interpreted in context, results from the Teachers' School Life Satisfaction Questionnaire may help identify areas associated with staff well-being and organizational functioning, such as perceived support, collegial climate, and sense of influence or value within the institution. Authors: Ed Diener.

Author: Ed Diener

Literature: Skaalvik, E. M., & Skaalvik, S. Teacher job satisfaction and motivation to leave the teaching profession: Relations with school context, feeling of belonging, and emotional exhaustion. Teaching and Teacher Education. 2011.