Mr Bainbridge's Bulletin

We value student voice as a means to improving student engagement, wellbeing and quality instruction and are conducting a survey to find out what your child (Grades 4 – 6) thinks of our school. The AtoSS (Attitudes To School Survey) is an annual student survey offered by the Department of Education to assist schools to gain an understanding of students' perceptions and experience of school.

Students will be asked about their thoughts and feelings in relation to our school, their learning, peer relationships, resilience, bullying, health and wellbeing, physical activity, and life in general. This year, the AtoSS will be conducted at our school from May 15th to June 9th.

Young people enjoy having a say! This survey has been running for nearly 20 years and is invaluable in helping schools understand student views to plan programs and activities to improve your child's schooling experience. The survey responses also help the Department of Education understand how student’s learning experiences can be improved.

All children in Grade 4 - 6 will be invited to complete the survey online during class time using a purpose built secure online survey tool. It is important to note that we are not in any way “testing” your child. 

Please note: 

• Student participation in the survey is voluntary and students may withdraw at any time.

• The survey will take around 20-45 minutes to complete.

Your child will be provided with a unique login to complete the survey from their teacher. The student login is an assigned identifier that may be used to link data for statistical and research purposes only. Personally identifiable data will not be recorded in the survey response file to ensure the confidentiality of your child’s responses is protected at all times.

The survey results will be reported back to the school in aggregate form throughout the survey period. All survey data that is made available in reports are for groups of students only so that no individual student can be identified. Data suppression rules are used for schools with low student numbers per year level. Your school may share the results of the survey with parents, in documents such as the School Annual Report.

If you have any questions about the Student Attitudes To School Survey, please contact Mr Bainbridge via the school email.