Findings from the Student Cyber Resilience Education and Empowerment Nationwide (SCREEN) Survey 2026
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To design effective interventions on online safety and digital well-being, and to shape policies that meaningfully respond to young people’s realities, it is essential to understand how they experience the internet in their everyday lives. The Student Cyber Resilience Education and Empowerment Nationwide (SCREEN) Survey seeks to contribute to this understanding by capturing young people’s perspectives on how they access the internet, how they use digital platforms, the challenges and risks they encounter, and the forms of support they need to engage safely and confidently online.
 
This edition draws on responses from 3,907 young people aged 11–30 across diverse regions, educational settings, and socio-economic contexts, and the report documents lived experiences related to online safety, digital privacy, exposure to harm, and trust in digital platforms. The findings aim to generate evidence-based insights to inform policy development, advocacy efforts, and platform design, with young people’s voices placed at the centre of analysis.
 
This survey builds on YLAC’s earlier research conducted through the Digital Champions Program, which engaged over 10,000 students over two years and culminated in the Children’s Digital Future Roundtable in December 2023. SCREEN expands this foundation through a broader national reach and a deeper focus on capturing the evolving and nuanced digital experiences of young people.