School Improvement Surveys
The School Improvement Surveys are key tools that provide the College with data from staff, students, and parents/carers to assist in understanding how well our College is operating. The information provides an insight into the College climate and culture at a particular time. It is a window into how we are understanding our operations with focuses on organisational climate, teaching climate and student behaviour and wellbeing. It is coordinated through the Diocese of Ballarat Catholic Education Limited, using a third-party company, Insight SRC, as the survey provider.
Randomly selected parents/carers and all students are asked to complete the survey, with a closing date of Friday 4 August 2023. All staff members will also be completing the survey by this time.
Supporting our Damascus College Be.My.Best focus, the School Improvement Student Survey measures five different socio-emotional learning (SEL) for students. These include Emotional Wellbeing, Teacher Relationships, Engagement in Learning, Faith-Based Behaviours and Student Relationships. It is important, however, to consider these socio-emotional outcomes in conjunction with academic achievement data, such as NAPLAN results and other assessment regimes at the College.
The School Improvement Surveys are valuable tools and decision-making aids, particularly when used in conjunction with other information about your school’s performance.
Parents/carers who have been randomly selected have been contacted by email with details of how to complete the anonymous survey. We thank you in advance for a speedy turn around.
As an added incentive to complete the survey, the College is offering families who take a screenshot of the final ‘thankyou’ page of the survey and send it through to our Office Manager, Dan Cook, at d.cook@damascus.vic.edu.au, the chance to go in the draw to win a $100 wine and cheese hamper.
Advanced Notice – Junior School Formal
The Junior School formal, originally scheduled for Friday 4 August 2023, has now been moved to Friday 25 August 2023, to be held in the Damascus Events Centre from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. A Try Booking link for tickets will be sent out next week to families.