Boarder Survey (Arthur Robinson House)

Your responses to ths survey will be valued by the school - thank you! (The survey is completely anonymous.)


  1. Which year level are you in?
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12


  1. How many years have you been a boarder at Scotch?
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5 or 6


  1. Which of the following phrases best describes your experience of the boarding at Scotch?
    living in a jungle
    being on camp
    being in prison
    a big family with lots of brothers
    other (see next question)


  1. Suggest another phrase or word that describes boarding at Scotch.


  1. Identify which face is most like you when you are in the boarding house community.

     
      1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
    very unhappy  very happy


  1. Does bullying occur in the boarding house?
     
      1 2 3 4  
    never  often


  1. Did this happen to you: being teased in an unpleasant way or called hurtful names?
     
      1 2 3 4  
    never  often


  1. Did this happen to you: being left out of things on purpose?
     
      1 2 3 4  
    never  often


  1. Did this happen to you: being threatened with harm?
     
      1 2 3 4  
    never  often


  1. Did this happen to you: being hit or punched or kicked?
     
      1 2 3 4  
    never  often


  1. How often is someone weaker picked on?
     
      1 2 3  
    never  often


  1. Rate how safe you feel when you are in the boarding house area.
     
      1 2 3 4  
    very unsafe  very safe


  1. In the list below, mark any times when you don't feel safe in your boarding house.
    before school
    lunchtime
    after school before dinner
    after dinner before prep
    prep
    after prep before lights out
    after lights out
    at the weekend


  1. How often this year have you been bullied?
    never
    less than weekly
    at least weekly
    every day


  1. If you have been significantly bullied, have you told (leave blank if you have not been bullied):
    no-one
    parent(s) or family
    teacher(s)
    friends


  1. When they see bullying in the boarding house, teachers:
    normally do their best to stop it
    sometimes do their best to stop it
    occasionally try and stop it
    generally do nothing


  1. If I saw bad bullying going on, I would
    do my best to stop it
    stay well clear
    tell someone who could stop it
    not know what to do


  1. My view of bullying is that (tick more than one if you want to):
    it is inevitable
    it can be stopped
    the victims need to stand up for themselves
    the bullies need to be punished
    the bullies need help
    the victims need help
    onlookers should step in and stop it, if they can
    the victims often 'ask for it'
    other (see next question)


  1. I think that bullying in my boarding house is:
    getting worse
    about the same as always
    getting less
    non-existent


  1. We are very interested in any comments you have about this issue (just write in the space below).





Syd
University Lecturer in Physics and Science Education
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria