CEMSIS Surveys 2019

CEMSIS - what is it and what does it involve?

20 June, 2019

Dear Students, Families and Staff,

CATHOLIC EDUCATION MELBOURNE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SURVEYS (CEMSIS):

2-20 SEPTEMBER, 2019

 

Throughout each year, we pause to listen to our students, families and staff to gauge how our

learning community is travelling. This feedback is invaluable to our progress as effective school

communities and is backed by evidence-based research and best practices.

 

One of the more important formal ways we engage and gather data is through CEMSIS, the Catholic

Education Melbourne School Improvement Surveys.

CEMSIS is a set of surveys that have been built specifically for Catholic Schools in Melbourne by

Learning Services teams at Catholic Education Melbourne in partnership with researchers at

Learning First and in wide consultation with Principals in our schools.

 

In 2019, students, families and staff are invited to participate in CEMSIS using our brand new, secure

and purpose-built online platform. The online platform is where our school leaders will access the

summary reports that visualise the results of the student, family and staff surveys.

 

The CEMSIS survey platform is operated by an independent supplier, ORIMA Research Pty Ltd. The

platform meets with the very high security and privacy standards for handling student and school

data. Participating schools are in the process of updating their privacy policy to ensure school

communities are fully informed and protected.

Students at our school will be provided with supervised sessions where teachers are on hand to help

and answer any questions. This is the video the year 4, 5 and 6 students will view before completing their survey:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRgmoWqyzHk&feature=youtu.be

 

Families and staff can complete the survey anytime over the three-week

window via an emailed link and password. Feedback from last year’s pilot trials indicate many

surveys were done across a range of mobile devices and different web browsers. Schools will be

providing more information about CEMSIS throughout Term 2 and 3 via newsletters and social

media.

 

Our community’s opinions are critical to understanding how our school is performing – CEMSIS is a

key data source for guiding the ongoing work to improve our school.

All participation is invited, welcomed and 100% voluntary. The surveys are not a test; they are an

inclusive way to feed the work we are already doing to improve our school. Everyone has the right

to refuse to participate, or withdraw from the survey at any point before, during, or after completion

of the survey. Please notify the school if your child does not wish to participate.

If you would like more information, please contact the school.

Yours sincerely

 

PATRIKA ROWLEY

Principal