2026 Student Attitudes to School Survey (AToSS)
DET has mandated that all schools must participate in annual student, parent and staff opinion surveys to generate data for School Performance, as follows:
The Students Attitudes to School Survey (AToSS):
- is conducted annually in Term 2
- for all students in Years 4 to 12 are invited to participate.
- has differentiated versions of the survey provided for year level groups and for students with cognitive impairment
- schools facilitate collection with students during school time
- Comprises of 21 questions in full
- The assessment window is from Friday 22nd May - Friday 12th June
The AToSS Timeline is as follows:
| 2026 Student AToSS Timeline | |
| Task | Who/Date |
STEP 1: Administrator to the ‘Your Say, Your School Portal’ to-
| Stephanie Monday, 18th May |
| STEP 2: Inform staff via the JSA Staff Bulletin | Stephanie 19th, 26th May and 2nd June |
STEP 3: Prepare Classroom Packs (Rooms 10-27) Incl. PP presentation, student logins and visual supports in folders
Deliver After School Staff Briefing
| Fiona By Wednesday, 20th May
Stephanie Thursday, 21st May (8:30am-8:45am) |
| STEP 4: Student AToSS is open to JSA students | Staff in Rooms 10-27 Friday, 12th May |
STEP 5: Administrator to the ‘Your Say, Your School Portal’ to-
| Stephanie (twice a week) |
| STEP 6: Prompt staff to check in with their buddies to ensure that they understand how to follow the process | SSLs (as prompted by Stephanie) |
| STEP 7: Student AtoSS Survey Closes | Staff in Rooms 10-27 Friday 12th June |
All AToSS digital documents are located on Goodle Drive > Professional Practice> 2026 >Term 2
Please access Google Drive link below:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kXPppjIfw7t7H5iO1Y1FD5h8B7wZcFkr