Senior School Census Online

Senior School Census Online

Thank you for agreeing to complete this survey.

(Mandatory questions are marked thus:^* )

About Your School

1. ^* What type of school do you attend?

	Private
	Public

2. ^* Is your school:

	Single sex
	Co-educational

3. ^* Do you presently board at your school?

	Yes
	No

4. ^* What are your three most preferred subjects at school?

1st preference Other

2nd preference Other

3rd preference Other

5. Why do you prefer the 1st subject preference shown above?
(tick as many as apply)

Because of ...

	the teacher
	your ability/success
	the pathway it offers to tertiary entrance
	other If other, please specify

6. What do you currently plan to do after you have finished secondary school?
(tick as many as apply)

	University
	TAFE
	Apprenticeship
	Part time work
	Full time work
	Travel
	Take a year off
	Unsure
	Other If other, please specify

7. What mode/s of transport have you used in the last week to get to school?
(tick as many as apply)

	Walk
	Motor vehicle (car or motorcycle)
	Bus
	Train
	Tram
	Bike
	Other If other, please specify

8. ^* How long does it usually take you to travel to school?

	0 - 10 minutes
	11 - 20
	21 - 30
	31 - 40
	41 - 50
	51 - 60
	61 +

About Your Household

For the purpose of this survey, household is the place where you were living for the majority of the month leading up to the day when you complete the survey on line.

9. ^* What is the postcode of your household?

10. ^* How many people live in your household (including you)?

11. ^* Are you legally qualified to drive a motor vehicle (car or motorcycle)?

	No
	Yes, L plates
	Yes, P plates
	Yes, full licence

12. ^* Do you have your own motor vehicle (car or motorcycle)?

	Yes
	No

13. ^* Are you allowed to drive a motor vehicle (car or motorcycle) owned by a relative or friend?

	No
	Sometimes
	Often
	Whenever I want

14. Which of the following do you have
(tick as many as apply)

	Your own mobile phone
	Access to a computer at home
	Access to the Internet at home
	Your own private study area at home (eg in your own bedroom)
	Convenient access to a library (other than your school library)

15. ^* What is the main language that is spoken in your home?

	English
	Italian
	Greek
	Chinese
	Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander
	Vietnamese
	Other If other, please specify

16. What other languages are spoken in your home?
(tick as many as apply)

	English
	Italian
	Greek
	Chinese
	Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander
	Vietnamese
	None
	Other If other, please specify

About You

17. ^* What is your Gender?

	Male
	Female

18. When were you born?

19. ^* How tall are you?

cms Other

20. ^* What year are you in at school?

21. ^* Where were you born?

Other

22. ^* Estimate how many hours (in total) you spent watching television last week

Before school hours

After school hours

On Saturday and Sunday hours

23. ^* What is your favourite channel?

	2
	7
	9
	10
	SBS
	Other If other, please specify

24. ^* When you want to increase your knowledge about current world events, which method do you most prefer?

	Newspaper
	Television
	Radio
	Internet
	School (lessons, from teachers)
	Discussion with friends
	Discussion with adult relatives
	Books
	Other If other, please specify

25. ^* Estimate how many hours (in total) you spent on extra curricular activities at school last week

hours.

26. ^* Last week, excluding weekends, on how many days did you eat breakfast?

	None
	1 day
	2 days
	3 days
	4 days
	5 days

27. ^* Rate how often you have the following for breakfast on week days during school term.


	Always	Sometimes	Never
Toast/Crumpets/Muffins
Cereal
Fruit
Fruit juice
Cooked breakfast
Yogurt
Other dairy product, eg cheese
Other (please specify item and frequency)

28. ^* In most activities are you?

	Left handed
	Right handed
	Ambidextrous

29. ^* Measure your reaction time with your LEFT hand. Use this reaction timer to time yourself.

Press Start, put cursor over Stop button and press when you see "Press Stop"

seconds.

30. ^* Measure your reaction time with your RIGHT hand. Use this reaction timer to time yourself.

Press Start, put cursor over Stop button and press when you see "Press Stop"

seconds.

31. ^* Estimate how many hours (in total) you spent doing physical activities last week, excluding weekends.

hours

32. ^* Which of the following do you think is the coolest fashion accessory?

	Mobile phone
	Watch
	Body piercing(s)
	Shoes
	Cap
	Spectacles
	Sunglasses
	Finger rings
	Hair style
	NONE of these

33. ^* Please rate the following:

	How Often?
	Never	Once or twice	Few times	Many times
Have you ever smoked a cigarette?
Have you ever drunk alcohol?
Have you ever been absent from school without parent/guardian permission?
Have you ever been involved in an act of vandalism or graffiti?

34. ^* Last week, how much money did you earn before tax (to the nearest dollar)?