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Implemented by Southern Primary Health of Southern Adelaide Health Service and Murray Mallee Community Health Service of Country Health SA

High School Questionnaire for High School Principals

We would like each School Principal to answer some questions about your High School with a

particular focus on healthy eating and physical activity. All questions should be answered for the

2009 calendar year

Information about individual schools will not be released, nor will government and non government

schools be compared. The information you provide will be used to describe patterns in each study

area.

The questions and process for this study have been approved by the Department of Health and the

Department of Education and Children’s Services (DECS) Ethics committees. You are free not to

complete this questionnaire. If you decide not to, services received from the eat well be active

Community Programs will not be affected in any way.

This questionnaire should take about 10-15 minutes to complete.

You are free not to answer any specific question or end your involvement in this questionnaire at

any time.

If your school is also completing a Canteen survey, please ask the Canteen Manager to return their

completed survey to you, the Principal, for return to us with this completed Principal survey.

ID_____________

High School Questionnaire for High School Principals – 2009 2 of 9

General information

1. School Name ………………………………………………………..

2. Principal Name ………………………………………………………..

School policy

Physical activity

3. At the beginning of 2009 did the school site learning plan include a specific commitment to

physical activity?

Tick one box

1 Yes 2 No

4. At the beginning of 2009, did the school have a written policy(ies) around promoting physical

activity at school?

Tick one box

1 Yes If Yes please attach copy of policy and continue

2 No If No go to question 7

If yes

4.1. When was the policy first approved? Year

4.2. When was the policy last reviewed? Month Year

5. The policy(ies) were;

Tick one box in each row

Completely

1

To some

extent 2

Not at all

3

a. Communicated to staff?

b. Communicated to parents?

c. Communicated to students?

d. Actively implemented?

ID_____________


6. How completely did the policy(ies) cover each of the following areas?


Completely

1

To some

extent 2

Not at all 3

a. Having regularly scheduled physical activity times during non-PE classes

b. Encouraging students to walk/cycle to school

c. Improving the safety for students walking/cycling to school

d. Teaching the health benefits of physical activity in the planned curriculum

e. Using the active curriculum ( i.e. teaching other subjects e.g. maths science) through movement

f. Availability of a variety of active play equipment & opportunities in addition to formal Physical Education or sports

g. Making best use of available school play space to maximise physical activity opportunities for students

h. Supporting the use of school indoor facilities out of school hours

i. Supporting the use of school outdoor facilities out of school hours

j. Staff acting as role models for physical activity

k. Communicating with and involving parents in school physical activity decisions and opportunities

l. Linking with relevant outside organisations eg community health, local recreation clubs

Healthy eating

7. Did the 2009 school site learning plan include a commitment to healthy eating?

Tick one box

1 Yes 2 No

8. At the end of 2009 did the school have a written policy(ies) around promoting healthy eating at school?

Tick one box

1 Yes If Yes please attach copy of policy and continue


8.1. When was the policy first approved? Year

8.2. When was the policy last reviewed? Month Year

9. The policy(ies) were;


Completely

1

To some extent

2

Not at all

3

a. Communicated to staff?

b. Communicated to parents?

c. Communicated to students?

d. Actively implemented?

ID_____________


10. How completely did the policy(ies) cover each of the following areas?


Completely

1

To some

extent

2

Not at all

3

a. Availability of healthy foods/drinks through school food services (eg canteens & vending machines)

b. Availability of healthy foods/drinks through school events

c. Limiting unhealthy foods/drinks used for school fundraisers (eg chocolate drives, sausage sizzles)

d. Availability of drinking water for students

e. Encouraging students to have water bottles

f. Not using food as a reward (eg confectionery)

g. Teaching food and nutrition knowledge & skills in the planned curriculum, including integration across the curriculum where possible

h. Providing an environment that is supportive of breastfeeding for all eg staff, parents

i. Staff acting as role models for healthy eating j. Communicating with and involving parents in school

healthy eating decisions and opportunities k. Linking with relevant outside organisations eg

community health, local food producers

11. In 2009 were students allowed off the school grounds to purchase food and drinks during school hours?

Tick one box

1 Yes 2 No

Links with parents & outside organisations

12. In 2009 did any parent groups meet within your school focusing on:


Yes 1

No 2

Unsure 3

a. Healthy eating?

b. Physical activity?

13. In 2009 were parents informed about healthy eating and/or physical activity ideas promoted at school through:

Tick as many as apply

a. Newsletter

b. Parent meetings

c. Notes home

d. Homework assignments

e. School events/activities

f. Other specify ………………………………………………..

ID_____________


14. About how often in the 2009 school year did the school give information to parents (eg at

school events, in school newsletters)…


Not at all 1

Once 2

Once a term 3

More frequently

4

a. About healthy eating?

b. About physical activity?

15. In 2009 how well were each of the following supported by parents?


Poor 1

Fair 2

Good 3

Excellent 4

a. Physical activity outside of school hours

b. Physical activity during school hours

c. Walking or cycling to school

d. Healthy eating

16. About how often in 2009 did your school link with the following groups to promote healthy eating or physical activity?


Not at all 1

Once 2

Once a term 3

More frequently 4

a. Community health service (eg Dietitian, project staff)

b. Recreation/sporting providers

c. Local food producers/retailers

Facilities and environments

Physical activity

17. In 2009 did the school provide play or sporting equipment for use during break times?

Tick one box

1 Yes continue


If yes

17.1. Was the equipment regularly used by students?

Tick one box

Not regularly 1

Some of time 2

Most of time 3

All of the time 4

Don’t know 5

ID_____________


18. In 2009 did public liability concerns limit the range of physical activity opportunities or facilities

the school provided to:


Strongly agree

1

Agree

2

Not sure

3

Disagree

4

Strongly

disagree 5

a. Students?

b. The general

community?

19. In 2009 did the school provide a variety of non competitive physical activity options that

reflected the interests of the school population (excluding formal physical education)?

Tick one box

Strongly agree 1

Agree 2

Neutral 3

Disagree 4

Strongly disagree 5

20. In 2009 did the school meet the Federal Government recommendation of at least 2 hours of

physical activity each school week for junior secondary school students?

Tick one box

Yes 1

To some extent 2

No 3

ID_____________


21. Below is a list of approaches that schools can use to promote physical activity among their

students. Please indicate what level they were present in your school in 2009.


Never/rarely

1

Some of

the time 2

Most of

the time 3

Always

4

Don’t

know 5

a. Encouraging walking or cycling to school

b. Initiatives to make it safer for students to walk/cycle to school (eg safer road crossing, pedestrian safety program, bike education)

c. Encouraging students to be more active outside of school hours

d. Encouraging the use of equipment and facilities by students during school hours

e. Permitting students to use indoor facilities for physical activity outside school hours

f. Permitting students to use outdoor facilities for physical activity outside school hours

g. Permitting community members and organisations to use indoor facilities for physical activity outside school hours

h. Permitting community members and organisations to use outdoor facilities for physical activity outside school hours

i. Encouraging staff to be involved in lunchtime activity programs

j. Student peer support programs in physical activity

k. Involving students in decision making regarding physical activity opportunities, equipment and facilities

l. Having regularly scheduled physical activity times during non-PE classes

22. In 2009 did the school offer organised physical activities (excluding formal physical education)

to students during the following times?


Never/rarely

1

<1 per week

2

1 per week

3

2 to 3

days/week 4

4 to 5

days/week 5

a. Before school?

b. Break times?

c. During school?

d. After school?

ID_____________


23. In 2009 which of the following organised physical activities and sports were offered in the school out of school hours?

Tick as many as apply

a. Aerobics

b. Athletics

c. Austag

d. Australian Rules

e. Baseball

f. Basketball

g. Cricket

h. Cycling

i. Dance

j. Golf

k. Gymnastics

l. Hockey

m. Indoor soccer

n. Martial arts

o. Netball

p. Rowing

q. Rugby League

r. Running

s. Soccer

t. Softball

u. Squash

v. Swimming

w. Tennis

x. Touch football

y. Volleyball

z. Walking

aa. Other

Healthy eating

24. This question covers a range of questions about the school environment. Please answer each

question.


Yes 1

To some extent 2

No 3

a. In 2009 did the school provide easy access to clean drinking water facilities for students (eg water fountains, filter taps)?

b. In 2009 were students allowed to drink water during class?

c. In 2009 were students allowed to be rewarded with food/drink eg confectionery or fast food vouchers?

d. In 2009 did the school provide environments that were breastfeeding friendly for all eg staff, parents, community?

25. In 2009 how often did your school use the following items as the basis of fundraising?


Never

1

Up to four times a

year 2

More than four

times a year 3

a. Biscuits/cakes eg lamingtons b. Confectionery eg

chocolates, lollies

c. Sausage sizzles

d. Sweet drinks

e. Fruit or vegetables f. Other food/drink, please

specify…… g. Items other than food or

drinks

26. In 2009 did your school operate vending machines for food and drinks?

Tick one box

1 Yes continue


If yes

26.1. In 2009 how many vending machines operated at the school?

ID_____________


General information

27. 2009 School enrolment information.

a. Total number of students

b. Number of Indigenous students

c. Number of School card holders

d. Total number of teachers

e. Total full time equivalent (FTE) teachers

28. Have staff members at your high school participated in professional development or specific training in 2009 about:

28.1. Food and nutrition for children

1 Yes– All have

2 Yes– Some have – approx how many staff? __________

3 No

28.2. Physical activity or movement skills for children

1 Yes– All have

2 Yes– Some have – approx how many staff? __________

3 No

29. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?


Strongly

Agree 1

Agree

2

Not

sure 3

Disagree

4

Strongly

Disagree 5

a. It is important for school staff to role model healthy eating behaviours for students

b. It is important for school staff to role model being physically active for children

c. Healthy eating for students is a priority in this school

d. Physical activity for students is a priority in this school

Do you have any comments or feedback?

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You have now completed the questionnaire.

Thank you very much for your time.

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