The Student Entrant Health Questionnaire (SEHQ) is a parent report instrument
that records parent's concerns and observations about their child's health and
wellbeing. It is also a tool for clinical practice and a point of engagement
with parents and educators. The parents of all children beginning primary
school in Victoria are asked to complete the SEHQ.
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a brief behavioural
screening questionnaire that is incorporated in the SEHQ (from 2010 onwards).
It includes questions on 25 psychological attributes which are divided between
five scales: emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity, peer
problems and prosocial behaviour (each scale has 5 items).