“We had great discussions. It is making statistics seem relevant and exciting for them. I feel really lucky I came across your site and will definitely be using it again in future years, and recommending it to other teachers.” – Paula McLeod (Rototuna Primary)
“I loved the relative ease of implementation and that it condenses so much statistics learning into one fun event. [The teacher guide is] excellent! Spells out everything, providing all the guidance and resources needed for smooth implementation. Bravo! (Must have been designed by a teacher).” – Maria Higgison (Our Lady of Kapiti School)
“We had a fabulous time completing the measurement tasks for Census at School! Extremely professional resources and thought that went into the questions.” – Jess Jackman (St Bernadette’s Hornby)
“It was a great task for the students to do, as it is something that applies to real life. It was a great way of including statistics in our learning and recapping what they mean. The whole process was simple and easy for the teacher as well as easily accessible for the students.” – Becky Holmes (Carterton School)
“[We enjoyed] the connection we were making to the database and the links with the associated explorations we will be undertaking for assessment purposes. The method and clear instructions are particularly helpful in discussing minimising sources of variation, and we have made strong connections to their experiment work in Science.” – Louise Lane (Waitaki Girls High)
“They enjoyed the funny questions towards the end. So great to have some new questions that aren’t the same run-of-the-mill ones we as teachers always use.” – Lee Mann (Scots College)
“I loved the fact they were asking how to measure the weight of their bag… what is a circumference. There were some lovely discussions.” – Farhanah Jeewa (AGGS)
We are looking forward to providing you with more resources and support for teaching Statistics next year. The survey will close over the summer break from December 20 and reopen on January 26. It will remain open throughout the 2026 school year.
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Thanks to Paula McLeod from Rototuna Primary School for sending in these photos of tamariki taking part earlier this year.
