How much paper based communication does a school send in one year?

I have two children at a private international school.

Over the course of one year how much paper based communication is generated?

2013-14 Academic Year

In 2013 I attempted to track of all the paper that was sent home. It was difficult to keep up. Due to poor organization habits, some items were brought home by the student. Many items were read, processed and discarded or returned before they could be tracked on this wiki.

September

One way:

• Year 4 Stationery List. 1 page A4.
• Secondary Stationery List. 1 page A4 (double sided).
• Family Information Booklet. 11 pages A4 (color double sided).
• Invoice for After school/weekend Clubs and Activities. 1 page A4.
• Class contact list. 4 pages A3 (folded, double sided).
• Homework: Weekly Consolidation Work Information. 1 page A4.

Bi-directional (all or part of the paper was returned to school):

• After school/weekend Clubs and Activities Information and Form.
• Primary Clubs and Activities Information and Form. 2 pages A4 (color, 1 double sided).
• Secondary Clubs and Activities Information and Form.
• Physical Education Field Trip Permission Form. 1 page A4.
• Parent Consultation Day Information and Form. 1 page A4.

October

One way:

• Parent consultation timetable. 1 page A4.

...

2014-15 Academic Year

I have started a fresh attempt to track paper again for the 2014-15 academic year. This year I will record if the same information has also been received by email. In communication, repeating a message for an effective frequency is often important to ensure that people are exposed to it. However, getting a paper copy of something that has already been sent by email is not necessary.

Paper that is sent home for homework or is part of students' coursework will not be tracked.

Update 14 August 2020

My students have finished their time at the school and I am shredding the paper that was sent home and not returned to school during this experiment. There is the equivalent of 118 A4 pages and the weight of the paper is 517g.