Schoolwide Positive Behaviour Support

The Department of Education, Training and the Arts is committed to ensuring Queensland state schools provide positive learning environments for all students.

The Schoolwide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) program helps schools to create positive learning environments by developing proactive whole-school systems to define, teach, and support appropriate student behaviours.

SWPBS was developed by leading behavioural experts in the United States and is used in more than 4,000 schools across the United States.

Since being introduced in Queensland in 2005, the program has helped more than 200 schools develop successful behaviour management programs.

Data shows that the program helps reduce problem behaviour and increase academic performance. Principals have also reported decreases in referrals of students to school administrators, allowing this time to be invested into other areas of school business.

Through the program, schools implement evidence-based approaches to managing student behaviour support issues at the local community level. With an emphasis on data-based decision-making, the program is evaluated regularly and practices are adjusted to make sure the process is achieving effective results for schools.

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