Census At School

Census At School - What is it all about?

CensusAtSchool involves an online survey for Year 3-13 students.

Schools take part voluntarily, with students completing the survey during lesson time, then submitting their data to contribute to an international database.

Some questions are in common with the other countries, to provide comparisons between countries, while tailoring the remainder of the questionnaire to reflect the interests of New Zealand children.

Results and sample data are made available to teachers once the ‘census’ is complete, with classroom resources released over time.

Aims:

1. Foster a positive attitude to statistics through using data that is both relevant and real

2. Improve understanding of a data gathering process, its purposes and benefits to society

3. Provide access to large and meaningful multivariate data sets

4. Encourage effective IT teaching and learning

5. Enhance the process of statistical enquiry across the curriculum

Make a copy of the Google Slide and put in in your Maths folder. Fill out all the questions, there is a section that may require some whānau support.