Sample Questionnaires

School Name
School Self-Evaluation Questionnaire for Parents
Dear parents and guardians,
We are undertaking a self-evaluation of teaching and learning in our school. To help us in that
evaluation, we would be very grateful for your views and opinions on the matters in the
questionnaire below. The questionnaire should take between 10 and 15 minutes to complete.
We would be very grateful if you would complete it and return it to the school before xxxx.
Please note that you may complete the questionnaire anonymously and that all individual
responses will be treated confidentially. Thank you very much.
Insert name (Principal)
Date: Insert date
Please put an X in the correct box:
My son/daughter is in

1st Yr

2nd Yr

3rd Yr

5th Yr

6th Yr

TY
Strongl
y agree

Agre
e

Don
t
kno
w

Disagre
e

Strongly
disagre
e

My child is doing well in the school

I am happy with the amount of homework my
child gets
Teaching is good in the school
My child has very few free classes each
week
Teachers regularly check my childs written
work
I sign my childs school journal each week
The school consults me if my child needs
extra help
School reports give me a good picture of how
my child is doing
There are good arrangements for parentteacher meetings
Management of students is good in the
school
I am aware of the code of behaviour/school
rules
Please turn over: Questions continued overleaf

EXAMPLES OF OPEN QUESTIONS

Are there any ways that the school could help your son/daughter further in the study of his/her
subjects?

How effective is the school at involving parents in raising literacy and numeracy standards in
our school?

Are there any ways that the school could help your son/daughter further in his/her personal
and social development?

Is there any way the school can improve its approach to homework?

Any other comments or suggestions

Thank you for completing this questionnaire

Sample questionnaire for students

School Name
Teaching and Learning School Self-Evaluation Questionnaire for Students
Please put an X in the correct box:

Gender:
I am in:

Male

Subject: _____

Female

1st Yr

2nd Yr

3rd Yr

TY

5th Yr

6th Yr

Strongl
y agree

Lessons in this subject are interesting

I am getting on well with my school work
in this subject
The teacher explains the subject clearly
for me in my class
The teacher encourages me to work to
the best of my ability
My knowledge and understanding is
checked regularly in class in this subject
The teachers corrects my written work
regularly
The teacher tells me how I can improve
The teacher listens to questions and
answers them
I get opportunities to work with other
students in this subject
We often use computers in lessons in
this subject
I get regular homework in this subject
I take responsibility for my own learning

Agre
e

Don
t
kno
w

Disagre
e

Strongly
disagre
e

Sample open-ended questions

What aspect(s) of this subject do you like most and why?

What aspect(s) of this subject do you like least and why? What would help you to learn this
subject more easily

What do you find hard to learn in this subject?

Any other comments

Thank you for completing this questionnaire

Sample questionnaire for students

LESSON QUESTIONNAIRE FOR STUDENTS1

Please put an X in the correct box:
Gender:

Male

I am in:

Female

Subject: _________

1st Yr

2nd Yr

3rd Yr

TY

5th Yr

6th Yr

1. Do you feel confident in asking for help if you do not understand something in
this subject?
Yes

No

2. Do you have opportunities to correct your own work?

Yes

No

3. Do your fellow students ever correct your work?

Yes

No

If yes, please describe how this happens

4. Do you have opportunities to work together in pairs or small groups?

Yes

No

If yes, how often?

Everyday

Sometimes

Rarely

In all subjects

In some subjects

In a few

5. Do you have opportunities to use computers in class?

Yes

No

If yes, how often?

Everyday

Sometimes

Rarely

Sample open-ended questions

1

This sample questionnaire may be used, for example, by a teacher to garner the opinions of the students in
his/her class, or by a number of teachers in subject X across a year group.

What helps you learn in this subject?

What causes difficulties for your learning in this subject?

What types of activities help you learn best during lessons?

Any other comments