PARENT, CARER, GUARDIAN OPINION SURVEY

2023 Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey

Dear Parents, Caregivers & Guardians, Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents/caregivers/guardians think of our school. The Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour, and student engagement. We encourage all families to please participate in this survey. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.

While previously a random sample of approximately 30 per cent of parents/caregivers/guardians have been selected to participate, last year and again this year, we are inviting all families to participate in the survey. 

The Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey will be conducted from Monday 7th August to Friday 8th September.

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time within the fieldwork period on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones. 

The online survey will be available in a range of languages other than English. These include: Arabic, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, Chin (Hakha), Hindi, Japanese, Somali, Turkish, Punjabi and Greek. 

On Wednesday 9th August, we emailed one Parent/Caregiver/Guardian from each family in our College community. This email contains the survey link and your unique access information. Please note that, should you opt-in to completing the short survey, only one Parent/Caregiver/Guardian from your family is required to complete it.

This year, 91% of students completed the Attitudes to School Survey and 81% of staff completed the School Staff Survey. It would be amazing if our Parent/Caregiver/Guardian could match or even top these impressive completion rates! 

We thank you in advance for taking the time to tell us what you think – it is very much appreciated! 

Yours sincerely, Mr Nathan Hutchins

Leading Teacher of College Data & Analytics