The following is survey which interested teachers could use to gain more information about their students and their views. You may not find each question useful for your year level or class.

Student Survey

 

1. Which three of the following aspects of the college do you feel show the Christian nature of the school.

  1. the school choir
  2. Mass
  3. appeals to help the poor
  4. Christmas Hamper appeal
  5. pastoral care
  6. teachers

2. Tick which of the following best describes your attitude about God

 

  1. I believe in God
  2. I believe in God but I don’t pray often
  3. I believe in God but not in the way the Church describes God
  4. I am not sure whether God exists and I would be interested to find out
  5. I am not sure whether God exists and I don’t mind not knowing
  6. I am sure God doesn’t exist

3. Tick which image comes closest to your image of God

  1. a man
  2. a woman
  3. Jesus
  4. The Holy Spirit
  5. a Father figure
  6. a Mother figure

4. Which of the following do you feel is the most common reason why people find it difficult to believe in God

  1. the theory of evolution
  2. not enough miracles
  3. can’t see God
  4. too much suffering in the world
  5. science
  6. pride
  7. enjoyment of a sinful life

5. Which of the following beliefs in Christianity and in the Church do you find it difficult to accept

  1. God is a Trinity
  2. Jesus is God and became human to save us from our sins
  3. Mary never sinned
  4. God created the world
  5. Hell exists
  6. Pre-marital sex is a serious sin
  7. it is only through Jesus that we can enter Heaven
  8. abusing Jesus’ Name is a serious sin

6. Which of the following best describes your understanding of drugs in your school/ College

  1. I have been offered drugs at this school
  2. I know of students at this school who still take drugs
  3. I have tried drugs but I now don’t
  4. I have tried drugs and I still take them
  5. I know of students who have heard other people talking about drugs
  6. I have never heard anyone talking about drugs in this school

7. The following best describes your attitude about drug usage

  1. if people want to take them then they should
  2. the school has no right to stop people dealing in drugs
  3. the school has no right to stop people taking drugs
  4. I don’t like the idea of drugs being sold in the school
  5. Marijuana is not a serious drug
  6. LSD and other hard drugs are dangerous

8. Tick whichever of the following is true for you

  1. I believe pre-marital sexual relations are fine
  2. I believe it is better to wait for your wife or husband in marriage

9. Tick which of the following you do not understand the meaning of

  1. the Immaculate Conception
  2. transubstantiation
  3. lectionary
  4. Trinity
  5. Eucharist
  6. Parable

10. How often do you go to Reconciliation

  1. once a month
  2. once a every six months
  3. once a year
  4. once every three years
  5. ‘never go anymore
  6. never been
  7. haven’t had my first confession yet

11. How often do I go to Mass on a Sunday or Saturday evening

  1. each week
  2. every fortnight
  3. once a month
  4. once every two months
  5. only at Christmas and Easter
  6. never

12. What makes a good teacher in your opinion

  1. the ability to laugh with students
  2. allowing you to talk once in a while
  3. giving you lots of work which you can do easily
  4. never giving you work
  5. checking your homework diary regularly
  6. contacting parents when you misbehave so that you will improve
  7. helping you with all the answers

13. Which of the following do you think are sins

  1. stealing someone’s pen, lollies or something small
  2. misusing God’s name when you get angry or even when you are just being silly
  3. telling a small lie
  4. wearing clothing which shows a bit more than should be shown
  5. receiving Holy Communion when you are living in serious sin
  6. receiving Holy Communion if you don’t believe that it is actually the Body and Blood of Christ
  7. using foul language and making rude jokes
  8. looking at pornographic pictures
  9. watching rude movies
  10. taking drugs
  11. continuing to watch a movie even when a rude scene comes on
  12. prostitution
  13. missing Mass on Sunday
  14. participating in a seance
  15. using a ouija board
  16. having your palm read
  17. going to a fortune teller
  18. using tarot cards
  19. believing in the horoscopes

14. Which of the following captures your attitude towards abortion

  1. it is the woman’s choice as long as the foetus is only a few weeks old and for any reason
  2. it is the woman’s choice as long as the foetus is only up to three months old, for any reason
  3. it is the woman’s choice only up to six months pregnancy for any reason
  4. it is the woman’s choice only up to six months pregnancy if the baby is deformed
  5. it is the woman’s choice even up to 9 months pregnancy for any reason
  6. it is the woman’s choice even up to 9 months pregnancy only if the baby is deformed
  7. it is the woman’s choice even up to 9 months pregnancy, if the baby is there because of rape
  8. it is the woman’s choice if the woman has been raped but only if it is in the early stages of pregnancy
  9. the baby has a right to be born
  10. the baby has the right to life even if the woman has been raped
  11. the baby has the right to life even if it is deformed
  12. abortion is okay because the baby doesn’t feel anything
  13. abortion is okay even if the baby does feel something

15. Do you know all the ways in which an abortion is performed?

  1. yes
  2. no.

16. Which of the following best expresses your feelings and attitude to peer pressure

  1. it is caused by a lack of respect for oneself
  2. fear of not being accepted causes it
  3. I have done things I normally wouldn’t do because of peer pressure
  4. I have pressured others to do things they normally wouldn’t do

17. Tick any of the following that are true

  1. I have looked at pornographic magazines
  2. I find it difficult to try to be religious because it means I am going to have to change my life
  3. one of the reasons I find it difficult to be part of the Church is because it is challenging me to change my life and I don’t really want to
  4. I think the Church is only for old people
  5. It is un -cool to be holy
  6. People who believe in God are gullible
  7. Holiness is a sign of weakness

18. Which of the following works of the Church have you heard of

  1. Catholic outreach
  2. Catholic social welfare
  3. Catholic Social Justice
  4. Archdiocesan Catechist Service
  5. Life Link
  6. Aboriginal Catholic Ministry and Council
  7. Aids Pastoral Care Ministry
  8. ANAWIM
  9. Ave Maria House for women running away from domestic violence
  10. The Beginning Experience
  11. Catherine Macauley Family centre
  12. Catholic Ministry with Deaf and Hearing Impaired people
  13. Catholic Care
  14. Catholic Migrant Centre
  15. Catholic Support Services for Separated , Divorced and Widowed
  16. Centrecare Skills Trianing Centre
  17. Djooraminda
  18. Emmanuel Self Help centre for people with disabilities
  19. Fullness of Life Cenmtre
  20. Marriage Preparation and Education
  21. Natural Family Planning
  22. Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
  23. St Patrick’s care centre
  24. Catholic Association for Special Education Support
  25. Catholic Concerns Psychiatric Issues
  26. All the Nursing Homes and Hostels
  27. Legion of Mary
  28. Catholic Missions
  29. Chaplains at the Mental and other Hospital
  1. Which of the following do you find difficult to believe
  1. without the works of the Church in Australia, the average Australian would be taxed much more than currently, in order to make up for the services that the Church provides with private funding.
  2. some of the world’s greatest inventors such as Graham Bell, Luis Pastuer etc were avid Christians
  3. Satanism is increasing throughout the world
  4. there has been found scientific evidence that suggests that what is stated in Scripture actually has an historic foundation.
  5. Mary predicted the coming of World War 2 years before it began, to the children at Fatima
  6. Millions of people experience miracles in the world today
  7. Over 65 genuine miracles have been declared as true by scientists and doctors at Lourdes where Mary appeared to St Bernadette
  8. Exorcisms occur today
  9. Angels have appeared to people and have helped them
  10. Near death experiences suggest the existence of Heaven and Hell
  11. science is increasingly finding evidence for Creation rather than Evolution
  1. Which of the following would enable you to believe in God
  1. a miracle occurring in your own life
  2. answered prayer
  3. Jesus appearing to you
  4. a universal rejection of the theory of evolution

 

 

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