Humanities Department

Ashley Clayton

How do we measure wellbeing and liveability?

Did you know that Melbourne named world's most liveable city for fifth year running?

But the question is how do we measure the wellbeing and liveability?

Is GDP the best option for measuring well-being of people?

photo source The Age

The Year 10 Humanities team started looking at a very interesting concept: the measurement of wellbeing. Students were encouraged to do investigations and to read articles about what indications we use to measure wellbeing in order to extend their understanding of the knowledge.

Humanities Teacher of Great Students
Sebnem Golbasi