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Parent Survey - Experience of learning from home for secondary school students in Victoria

This survey is being conducted by the Victorian Parents Council seeking the views of parents and secondary school students on aspects of learning from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Victorian Parents Council Privacy Policy can be viewed here
1.In which State/territory does your child/children attend secondary school?(Required.)
2.Which school system best describes your child's/children's school?(Required.)
3.Is your child/children day school or boarding school? Please select those that apply.(Required.)
4.Select the year group your child is in now. For families with more than one child in secondary school select all that are relevant.(Required.)
5.Has your child's/children's school offered you a fee reduction during this period of learning from home?(Required.)
6.If you answered "yes" for the last question, please tell us how much of a reduction in school fees has been offered.
7.Which situation described below applies best to your situation?  Before COVID-19...

(Required.)
8.Which situation described below applies best to your situation?  During COVID-19...

(Required.)
9.If employed, Is your employer supportive?

10.Who is assisting your child in learning from home? Check all that are applicable.
11.Indicate the methods and online platforms you children are using to learn from home. (Check all that are applicable)
12.Are there additional support services you would like to see offered to parents to assist them while school is delivered via home learning? Please list(Required.)
Parents and carers please ask your child/children the following questions and record their responses. 
13.How do you feel about this virus impacting your school?
 I am unhappy about what is happening to my school
The school is dealing with it really well. School is proceeding well via home learning. 
14.How do you feel about doing school online?
I don't like school online
I really like school online
15.What sort of information do you have about what learning at home could be like? Select all of the options that are relevants
16.What kind of support would you like from your teachers and parents?
The following questions are about wellbeing. please use the slide in the scale to indicate the wellbeing for each question.
17.Parents, how would you scale your wellbeing at this time?
My wellbeing is suffering at this time
My wellbeing is strong and I know what to do maintain it
18.Parents, how would you scale your child's/children's wellbeing at this time?
Their wellbeing is suffering at this time
Their wellbeing is strong and we know what to do maintain it
19.Parents, how would you scale your household's overall wellbeing at this time?
The household's wellbeing is suffering at this time
The household's wellbeing is strong and we know what to do maintain it
20.Do you have specific wellbeing concerns for yourself, your children and your family?
21.Can you tell us 2 positive things happening for you and your family during this period of learning from home?(Required.)
22.May we contact you again to see how learning from home is progressing?
23.To say thank you for completing our survey we would like to offer you a "Friends of VPC" Membership valued at $25AUD for 2020. To take advantage of this offer please complete the contact details and we will contact you with the details.
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