Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools – School Improvement Surveys (MACSSIS): 29 August – 16 September 2022
Throughout each year, we pause to listen to our students, families and staff to gauge how our learning community is travelling. This feedback is invaluable to our progress as effective school communities and is backed by evidence- based research and best practices.
A significant and formal way in which we engage and gather data is through MACSSIS, the Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools – School Improvement Surveys.
MACSSIS is a set of surveys that have been built specifically for Catholic schools in Melbourne by the Learning Services team at MACS, in partnership with researchers at Learning First and in wide consultation with principals in our schools.
The MACSSIS survey platform is operated by an independent supplier, ORIMA Research Pty Ltd. The platform meets with the high security and privacy standards for handling student and school data. Participating schools are in the process of updating their privacy policy with an aim to inform and protect school communities.
One of the main goals of the family survey is to identify the strengths and areas for improvement in our school. MACSSIS data benefits everyone within our school and provides valuable community insights on areas that each school can focus on. Our school believes it is important to encourage families to have a voice and contribute to shaping the ongoing improvement of the school.
The survey is available online, can be accessed from Monday 29 August and needs to be completed by Friday 16 September 2022. This survey may only be completed once.
For families with more than one child attending our school, we ask that you focus on the eldest child attending the school when completing the survey. The school has invited many families to respond via this survey and participation is completely voluntary. There are no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answers – all responses are completely anonymous and at no point are any of the responses from students, families or staff identifiable by the school.
The survey is available in English, Arabic, Assyrian, Chaldean, simplified and traditional Chinese, Dinka, Falam, Hakha Chin, Karen, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Zomi.
To complete the survey, please access this link: www.orima.com.au/macsfamily
In the search box under School Name, you must type our school’s name followed by the suburb before the portal will recognise and display the relevant school.
If you did not receive a pin number to access the survey, please contact the College office: office@clonard.vic.edu.au
If you have any questions or comments in relation to the survey, please do not hesitate to contact ORIMA Research on 1800 654 585 or macssis@orima.com, or Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) on macssis@macs.vic.edu.au
Thank you for your participation in the MACSSIS family survey.
