The country’s largest student survey is back. CensusAtSchool New Zealand – TataurangaKiTeKura Aotearoa has launched its 12th biennial survey, capturing the voices of students nationwide.
CensusAtSchool is a non-profit, online educational project designed to make statistics engaging and relevant for students. Supervised by teachers, students from Years 3–13 complete the survey anonymously in English or te reo Māori. This year’s questionnaire explores a range of topics, including screen time and gaming habits. The results provide real-world data for classroom learning and insights into students’ lives and opinions.
The project is a collaboration between teachers, the University of Auckland’s Department of Statistics, Stats NZ, and the Ministry of Education.
“CensusAtSchool is such a brilliant way to bring statistics to life in the classroom! ” said survey co-director Rachel Cunliffe. “We’re putting real, relevant data into students’ hands so they can explore what life is like for their generation—while also growing their data science superpower skills.”
In the last survey, more than 52,000 students from 807 schools took part, and participation is expected to grow in 2025.
More at new.censusatschool.org.nz
INTERFACE February 2025
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