School Climate Survey - Grade 7-12 :: Grand Erie District School Board

At no time

Some of the time

Less than half of the time

More than half of the time

Most of the time

All of the time

I have felt cheerful and in good spirits

I have felt calm and relaxed

I have felt active and energetic

I have woken up feeling fresh and rested

My daily life has been filled with things that interest me

Grand Erie School Climate and Well-Being Survey (Grades 7-12) 2023-24

We would like to learn more about your life in school so that we can provide a safe and welcoming school environment where all students feel like they belong. To do this, we would like to ask you some questions about your identity, your well-being, and your experiences at school.

Here are some things to know before getting started:

This is not a test! There are no right or wrong answers. Some people think or feel one thing and other people think or feel something else. We want to know what you think and how you feel, so please respond honestly. Your answers are very important and will help us to understand what you think about your school experience and help us improve activities and programs in your school.
It is your choice to fill out the survey. You can choose not to participate at any time before, during or after you compete the survey and you will not get in trouble or lose marks. If you choose not to answer a specific question, you may select “choose not to answer” or skip it and move on to the next question.
The survey is anonymous (not connected to your name) and confidential (private). No one will know your answers to the questions and your answers will not be shared with your teacher, principal, parents or friends.

We hope that you will complete the survey and answer each question the best your can. Thank you for your help!

Would you like to take this survey?

Please think about your school experiences this school year.

Please tell us a little about yourself:

My current grade is:

My current school is:

*drop down menu of school names

Where were you born?

Canada
Turtle Island
Other (please specify):

If Turtle Island was selected, where were you born?

Six Nations of the Grand River
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
Other (open response)

Do you identify as Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, First Nations, Métis or Inuit? (Select all that apply)

No
Yes - Haudenosaunee
Yes - Anishinaabe
Yes - First Nations
Yes – Métis
Yes – Inuit
I am not sure
I do not understand the question
I choose not to answer

Are you currently:

Haudenosaunee on reserve
Haudenosaunee off reserve
Anishinaabe on reserve
Anishinaabe off reserve
First Nations
Métis
Inuit
A Canadian citizen
An international student (enrolled through a study permit)
A landed immigrant/permanent resident
A refugee claimant
I am not sure
I do not understand the question
I choose not to answer

How long have you lived in Canada?

My whole life
Less than 6 months
6 months to 1 year
1 -2 years
2-5 years
More than 5 years
I am not sure
I do not understand the question
I choose not to answer

Which race category best describes you?

In our society, people are often described by their race or racial background. For example, some people are considered “White” or “Black” or “East/Southeast Asian”, etc.

Black - (Examples: African, Afro-Caribbean, Canadian descent)
East/Southeast Asian - (Examples: Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Thai, Indonesian descent)
Indigenous - (Examples: Haudenosaunee - Six Nations of the Grand River, Anishinaabe- Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Ojibwe, Odawa, Mississaugas, Nipissing, Algonquin, Métis, Inuit descent)
Latino - (Examples: Latin American, South American, Hispanic descent)
Middle Eastern - (Examples: Arab, Persian, West Asian descent, e.g. Egyptian, Iranian, Lebanese, Turkish, Kurdish, etc.)
South Asian - (Examples: East Indian, Pakistani, Afghan, Bangladeshi,
Sri Lankan)
White - (Examples: European descent, Australian, South African)
Another (open response box)
I am not sure
I do not understand the question
I choose not to answer

What is your ethnic or cultural origin?

Ethnic groups have a common identity, heritage, ancestry or historical past, often with identifiable cultural, language and/or religious characteristics or beliefs.

Listed below are the most common ethnic/cultural origins in Grand Erie as reported on the 2021 Census and is not intended to be a complete list. If you are not represented, please select “Another” and fill in the open response box. Select all that apply.

Canadian
Haudenosaunee
Anishinaabe
First Nations
Metis
Inuit
South Asian
Indian
Chinese
Japanese
Afro=Caribbean (Open response box)
Afro-Canadian
African (Open response box)
Filipino
Arab
Latin American
Korean
American
Pakistani
Syrian
Mexican
Vietnamese
English
Scottish
Irish
Mennonite
Dutch
French
Italian
Ukrainian
Another
I am not sure
I do not understand the question
I choose not to answer

What is your religious, spiritual affiliation or creed?

No religion or secular perspectives
Christian
Traditional indigenous spirituality
Buddhist
Hindu
Sikh
Muslim
Jewish
I don’t know
Another
I am not sure
I do not understand the question
I choose not to answer

For those who selected Indigenous, how do you identify your beliefs and teachings?

Longhouse
Traditional Anishinaabe
First Nations
Métis
Inuit
Christian
Another
I am not sure
I do not understand the question
I choose not to answer

How do you identify your sexual orientation?

A person’s emotional, romantic and/or sexual attraction to another person

You may choose not to answer this question.

Straight (heterosexual)
Lesbian (female-identifying person attracted to female-identifying person)
Gay (male-identifying person attracted to male-identifying person)
Bisexual (attracted to both male and female-identified people)
Questioning (Person who is unsure of their sexual orientation)
Asexual (no sexual attraction)
Pansexual (attraction to people of diverse sexes and/or genders)
I am not sure what this question is asking
I choose not to answer this question
Other

How do you identify your gender?

A person’s internal and deeply felt sense of being a man, a woman, both, neither, or having another identity on the gender spectrum. A person’s gender identity may be different from the sex assigned at birth.

You may choose not to answer this question.

Boy/man
Girl/woman
Transgender (gender identity differs from birth-assigned sex)
Non-binary (gender identity does not align with binary concepts of male/female)
Questioning (person who is unsure of their gender identity)
Two-Spirit (an Indigenous person whose gender identity, spiritual identity or sexual orientation includes masculine, feminine or non-binary spirits)
I choose not to answer this question
Other

Please share how much you agree or disagree with the following statements.

	Agree a lot	Agree a little	Don’t Agree or Disagree	Disagree a little	Disagree a lot
The school staff greet me by name
My school is a welcoming place
I feel safe at school
I feel accepted by other students at the school
I feel respected by the adults at the school
I feel like I belong at school
I feel excluded (left out) at school
I feel lonely at school
I have close friends at school that I can trust
I get along with others at school
I am able to make friends easily
At my school, students are kind to each other
At my school, students treat me with respect
At my school, I feel that students treat each other well

Please share how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements.

	Agree a lot	Agree a little	Don’t Agree or Disagree	Disagree a little	Disagree a lot
At school, students have a say in how things work
At school, students are encouraged to help make decisions
I feel like I have a say, and what I think matters at my school

Please indicate for each of the five statements how you have been feeling over the past TWO weeks.

Please share how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements:

	Agree a lot	Agree a little	Don’t Agree or Disagree	Disagree a little	Disagree a lot
I am able to handle unexpected challenges
I am able to handle difficult problems
I know what things I am good and bad at (my strengths and weaknesses)
I can describe how I am feeling most of the time
I can control how I behave
I think before I act
I can keep my thoughts and emotions under control
I am good at deciding right from wrong
I make good decisions
I think about the consequences of what I do
I respect what others think
I try to understand how others think and feel
I am kind to others
I help others (who are sad, lonely, hurt…)

Please share how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements:

	Agree a lot	Agree a little	Don’t Agree or Disagree	Disagree a little	Disagree a lot
I enjoy being at school
My school is a friendly and welcoming place
It is usually easy to concentrate in class
The rules for classroom behaviour are clear
Our teachers maintain control of the class
Our teachers praise us when we have done well
My teachers give me individual attention when I need it.
The things I am learning in school are important to me.
I have lots of chances to participate in class.

Please share how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements:

	Agree a lot	Agree a little	Don’t Agree or Disagree	Disagree a little	Disagree a lot
The teachers/staff at my school accept me
Teachers and other adults at my school care about the students
Teachers and other adults who work at my school treat all students with respect
Teachers at my school treat students fairly
I have at least one school adult to turn to for help, advice or support
The teachers/staff at my school are proud of the things I do
The teachers/staff at my school believe I can succeed
The teachers/staff at my school take time to get to know me
Others at my school recognize when I might be feeling sad, anxious, hopeless, stressed, angry or confused
I know where to ask for help at my school when feeling sad, anxious, hopeless, stressed, angry or confused
There are teachers/staff at my school that I can count on when a problem occurs
There is at least one staff member at my school who helps me to expand my thinking
My teachers are available when I need them
It is easy to talk to teachers at my school
Our teachers encourage students to do their best
Our teachers expect us to work hard
There is at least one adult in this school who really wants me to do well

Please share how much you agree or disagree with the following statements.

	Agree a lot	Agree a little	Don’t Agree or Disagree	Disagree a little	Disagree a lot
The school rules are fair
School rules are applied fairly to all students
The consequences for breaking rules are fair

Know the difference between bullying (intent to harm, deliberate act, power imbalance, repeated) and conflict (generally voicing a difference of opinion, often spontaneous, often schoolmates or friends disagreeing, a single interaction or a back and forth). Feeling safe can mean worrying that someone could harm you, hurt your feelings or damage your belongings.

This is how I feel in each of these places:	Very Safe	Safe	Unsafe	Does not apply
Lunchroom or eating area
School washrooms
Classrooms
Gymnasium
Change rooms
School buses
Playgrounds/school grounds
School entrances/exits
Hallways
Locker areas
Going to and from school
Grand Erie extra-curricular activity, school trip, event, et cetera

	Never	One time	2-3 times	4 or more times
How often have you been bullied at school?
How often have you been bullied on your way to or from school?
How often have you experienced these forms of bullying at school?
Physical (e.g., repeatedly kicked, hit, pushed, shoved, belongings taken or broken)
Verbal (e.g., repeatedly teased, called names, made fun of, put down, insulted or threatened)
Social (e.g., repeatedly ignored, excluded on purpose, had rumours spread about you, or had others try to embarrass you or make you feel bad)
Electronic/Cyberbullying (e.g., teased, called names, threatened or put down by pictures, text messages, emails or other forms of social media)
How often have you been bullied at school because of:
Race, culture or skin colour
Indigenous identity
Ethnic background
First language
Sex
Gender identity and/or gender expression
Religion or faith
Disability
Family income
Sexual orientation
Family structure
Grades or achievement level
Appearance
Clothing
Another reason not listed
During the current school year, how often have you stayed away from school to avoid being bullied?

Are you aware of how to report bullying at your school?

If you have been bullied at school this year, who have you told?

I have not been bullied
Lunchroom supervisor
Parent/Caregiver
Principal/Vice-principal
Teacher
Educational Assistant
Social Worker/Child and Youth Worker
Another adult
Another student
Kids Help Phone
No one

If you did not report the bullying to anyone, what stopped you from reporting it?

I was afraid
I didn’t think anything would happen as a result of reporting
I thought the bullying would get worse
I thought if I ignored it, it would go away
I didn’t want to be seen as someone who tells on others
I didn’t know how to report it, who I should tell

Please share how much you agree or disagree with the following statements.

	Never	One time	2-3 times	4 or more times
How often have you bullied others at school?
How many times has a group that you were part of ever bullied another student?
How many times have you stood by and watched while someone else was bullied?
At school, how often have you on your own, or as part of a group, bullied other students?
Physical (e.g., repeatedly kicked, hit, pushed, shoved, belongings taken or broken)
Verbal (e.g., repeatedly teased, called names, made fun of, put down, insulted or threatened)
Social (e.g., repeatedly ignored, excluded on purpose, spread rumours about, tried to embarrass them or tried to make them feel bad)
Electronic/Cyberbullying (e.g., teased, called names, threatened or put down by pictures, text messages, emails or other forms of social media)
At school, how often have you on your own, or as part of a group, bullied other students because of…
Race, culture or skin colour
Indigenous identity
Ethnic background
First language
Sex
Gender identity and/or gender expression
Religion or faith
Disability
Family income
Sexual orientation
Family structure
Grades or achievement level
Appearance
Clothing
Another reason not listed

Do you ever feel unwelcome or uncomfortable at your school because of any of the following?
Check all that apply.

I have not been made to feel uncomfortable
Gender identity
Race, culture or skin colour
Home language
Grades or marks
Appearance
Religion, creed or faith
Family’s income
Ability/disability
Sexual orientation
Other reason(s) not listed

Suggest ways that the school can help build better relationships between students and staff:

Open response

Please share how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements:

	Agree a lot	Agree a little	Don’t Agree or Disagree	Disagree a little	Disagree a lot
I enjoy school
I like to read
I think I am a good reader
I like to write
I think I am a good writer
I like math
I think I am good in math
People of all cultures and identities are represented at my school
I see my identity represented in the classroom
The feedback I receive on assignments and tests is helpful to me
At home, I receive help/assistance with my school work
I have opportunities to participate in clubs, teams and activities at school
I participate in clubs, teams and activities outside of school
I like physical education and health (activities/sports/skills)
I like science
I like social studies
I like the arts (music/dance/drama/visual arts)
I like courses that are hands-on or skill-based (construction/hairstyling/robotics)
I enjoy using digital devices for my learning (iPads/laptops)
Using digital devices improves my learning

How would you rate your own progress at school?

Excellent
Good
Fair/Average
Poor

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Please click on the DONE button to submit your answers.