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Australian CensusAtSchool
 



Welcome to the Student Area

ABS’s CensusAtSchool allows you to take part in an exciting Australia wide online collection and analysis project.


Find out what sporting activities and music are most popular among students, what water conservation methods most students use, and much more!

Fill in the questionnaire and compare yourself to students all across Australia. Over 156,000 students have already taken part! Interested in joining the fun? Ask your teacher how you can get involved.


ArrowCensusAtSchool QuestionnaireArrowRandom Sampler
The 2010 Questionnaire is NOW OPEN.

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CensusAtSchool Questionnaires.

Teacher Tip

Please visit Carrying Out The Questionnaire for handy tips, prior to completing the sample CensusAtSchool questionnaires.



Access data using the Random Sampler

CensusAtSchool data from students that submitted the questionnaire in 2006 and 2008


Teacher Tip
Access CensusAtSchool data in other formats via the
CensusAtSchool Data page. Includes summary statistics for the CensusAtSchool population.

DID YOU KNOW? In 2008, students in Year 5 were more likely than students in Year 12 to take action to conserve water by taking shorter showers (77.7% of Year 5’s compared to 59% of Year 12’s).



Explore other exciting resources available from Education Services created just For Students!
Games and Puzzles
Help with Statistics
Steps in Running a Survey
Real data
Resource Centre

review questionnaire


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