Six in ten students in faith-based schools feel they are familiar with Christian teachings

High school students in participating Australian Christian schools were invited to reflect on how familiar they were with the teachings and values of the Christian faith.

Of the nearly 14,461 students who had completed the Student Spiritual Life Survey, some 63% said they were familiar with the Christian faith. This is made up of 22% who were very familiar and 41% who said they were familiar.  One in three (29%) said they were a little familiar whereas 8% felt they were not familiar at all.

This initial snapshot was taken based on some 14,461 students in 28 Christian schools who had completed the Student Spiritual Life Survey. Some schools have used the SSLS more than once, but this article uses results only from their most recent survey wave i.e. each student was only counted once.