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Welcome to CensusAtSchool Ireland

An international post-primary school census that provides students and teachers with the opportunity to gather, handle, and analyse raw data on topics of interest to students.

I’m a teacher

If you are already registered please choose one of the option below:

How to take part

Current questionnaire support

Retrieve class data

I’m a student

Please make sure you have your teacher’s username and your school roll number in order to use the online questionnaire.

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Census questionnaires

Decide which year of the project is most suitable by browsing the questionnaires for each of the years listed.

Current
2022/2023

CensusAtSchool 22

The CensusAtSchool 2022-2023 questionnaire questions are tailored to suit the interests of post-primary students and will provide your class with the opportunity to gather, handle, and analyse raw data. It is crucial that all students enter the correct teacher username when completing the questionnaire in order to download the class data effectively. Teachers are able…

2021/2022

CensusAtSchool 21

COVID-19 has disrupted many regular aspects of life and caused unprecedented lockdowns to curtail the spread of the disease. With this in mind, CensusAtSchool has featured some questions looking at the impact of COVID-19 on the physical and mental well-being of students in Ireland, as well as questions on sleep patterns and technology use. The CensusAtSchool…

2020/2021

CensusAtSchool 20

The CensusAtSchool initiative is still going ahead this year online. The CensusAtSchool initiative is an exciting way for teachers to enhance students awareness and importance around the national census while also providing an opportunity for learners themselves in participate in their own version of a census. The CensusAtSchool 2020-2021 questionnaire questions are tailored to suit the…

2019/2020

CensusAtSchool 19

Has the way we view the world changed? Is our worldview fact-based or based on preconceptions? Think about how you view the world and why your perspectives matter with the 2019-2020 CensusAtSchool questionnaire. This census will provide your class with the opportunity to collect and examine data on global perspectives as well as pressing issues such…

2018/2019

CensusAtSchool 18

The United Nations has declared 2019 to be the Year of Indigenous Languages. It is through language that we communicate with the world, define our identity, express our history and culture and learn. With this in mind, CensusAtSchool included a number of questions on learning a new language and preserving the Irish language. The census…

2017/2018

CensusAtSchool 17

Have your vote, what country do you predict to win the 2018 FIFA World Cup? 100 years ago, women were not allowed to vote, 2018 marks the centenary of the first time women voted in an election. As a result, CensusAtSchool has featured questions directly linking to these events such as questions on fitness, health and important dates in…

2016/2017

CensusAtSchool 16

The United Nations has declared 2017 to be the Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. CensusAtSchool is therefore including a number of questions that relate to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and covers topics like recycling, climate change, renewable energy and holiday destinations. The census will provide your class with an opportunity to collect and…

2015/2016

CensusAtSchool 15

As we enter the centenary year of the 1916 Easter Rising we have decided to include a few questions for the 2015/16 Questionnaire on history. Have you ever visited a historical site relating to Irish events for the period 1912-1922? Can you identify some of the signatories of the Proclamation of Independence? But we’re not…

2014/2015

CensusAtSchool 14

As it is the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family, we’ve included a few questions about families in this year’s questionnaire. How often do you eat your main meal together, are you a sporty or musical or political family? We’ve also got some unusual questions such as how much you paid for…

2013/2014

CensusAtSchool 13

The 2013/2014 questionnaire covers topics such as pairs of shoes and takeaway foods. How many pairs of the former and what’s your favourite of the latter. Have you read a book in the last month (other than a school book)? Do you borrow from your local library? So, as you can see there are plenty…

CSO end-of-year reports

Results are available for all CensusAtSchool questionnaires, except the one currently running.

Latest
2021/2022

CensusAtSchool 21 Results

From an estimated 391,703 secondary school students, 1,748 (0.4%) students completed the Phase 21 questionnaire of the CensusAtSchool survey. It was available to students and schools between September 2021 and June 2022. The Phase 21 questionnaire covered a variety of topics including:

  • Physical Activity an

2020/2021

CensusAtSchool 20 Results

From an estimated 379,183 secondary school students, 1,198 (0.3%) students completed the Phase 20 questionnaire of the CensusAtSchool survey. It was available to students and schools between September 2020 and June 2021. The Phase 20 questionnaire covered a variety of topics including:

  • Irish culture
2019/2020

CensusAtSchool 19 Results

From an estimated 371,455 secondary school students, 1,560 (0.4%) students completed the Phase 19 questionnaire of the CensusAtSchool survey. It was available to students and schools between September 2019 and June 2020. The Phase 19 questionnaire covered a variety of topics including:

  • climate change and r

2018/2019

CensusAtSchool 18 Results

From an estimated 362,000 secondary school students, 1,417 (0.4%) students completed the Phase 18 questionnaire of the CensusAtSchool survey. It was available between September 2018 and August 2019. The Phase 18 questionnaire covered a variety of topics including:

  • immersion and interest in languages
2017/2018

CensusAtSchool 17 Results

From an estimated 357,000 secondary school students, 2,253 (0.6%) students completed the Phase 17 questionnaire of the CensusAtSchool survey. It was available between September 2017 and August 2018. The questionnaire covered a variety of topics ranging from FIFA World Cup, students' trust in the media to dietary habits

2016/2017

CensusAtSchool 16 Results

From an estimated 352,000 secondary school students, 3,471 (1.0%) students completed the Phase 16 questionnaire of the CensusAtSchool survey. It was available between September 2016 and August 2017. The Phase 16 questionnaire covered a variety of topics including:

  • UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • <

2015/2016

CensusAtSchool 15 Results

4,199 (1.1%) from an estimated 380,000 secondary school students completed the Phase 15 questionnaire of the CensusAtSchool survey between September 2015 and August 2016. The questionnaire covered a variety of topics ranging from 1916 related topics, the level of Irish speaking to the type of school transport used.

2014/2015

CensusAtSchool 14 Results

5,348 (1.5%) from an estimated 368,000 secondary school students completed the Phase 14 questionnaire of the CensusAtSchool survey between September 2014 and August 2015. The questionnaire covered a variety of topics ranging from how often students participated in family activities each week to the number of text messa

2013/2014

CensusAtSchool 13 Results

4,906 (1.3%) from an estimated 368,000 secondary school students completed the Phase 13 questionnaire of the CensusAtSchool survey between September 2013 and August 2014. The questionnaire covered a variety of topics ranging from how much students earned each week to their favourite takeaway food and their resting hear

2012/2013

CensusAtSchool 12 Results

8,610 secondary school students from 243 schools completed the Phase 12 questionnaire of the CensusAtSchool survey between August 2012 and August 2013. The questionnaire covered a variety of topics ranging from how students travelled to school to how much they use the internet and what types of musical instruments they