Essential Secondary Science Assessment (ESSA)

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Contact Details

Email: essa.program@det.nsw.edu.au Phone: (02) 9707 6295 Fax: (02) 9707 6235 Locked Bag 5002, Bankstown NSW 1885

 

Essential Secondary Science Assessment (ESSA)

Surveys used in ESSA

ESSA is employing surveys to broaden the range of information collected within the ESSA program.

Parent surveys

Results of the 2009 ESSA parent survey (41kB PDF),  2008 ESSA parent survey (52kB PDF) and the 2007 ESSA parent survey (52kB PDF) can be downloaded.

Student surveys

At each step in the testing process, students are surveyed about their values and attitudes to science and to the test. Results of the surveys are available to schools through SMART. 

Teacher surveys

Teachers are surveyed about their responses to the ESSA tests including the ESSA 2010 OPC pilot, to workshops and to involvement in marking processes.

Download the teacher survey results for ESSA 2010 OPC pilot (111kB PDF);  ESSA 2009 (20 kB PDF); ESSA 2008 (22kB PDF);  2008 Online Practical Component (OPC) (49kB PDF), ESSA 2007 (24kB PDF) and ESSA 2006 (12kB PDF).