Continue only for persons aged 5 years or more
[Questions 11-12 were asked of persons age 5+.]
11. Is the person attending any formal schooling now?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No- attended in the past
[] 3 No- never attended
Questions on Education
The next four questions are on education and literacy. Information on education and literacy is important because it tells us how many people have attended school and helps us plan for the education needs of the community in the future.
Question 11: School attendance
This question is about the number of persons over the age of 5 years who are currently attending school and those who are not at school.
Q11. Is the person attending any formal schooling now?
[] 1. Yes.
[] 2. No, attended in past.
[] 3. Never attended.
Who to ask: Ask the head of the household or the person responding.
Get this information for: All persons 5 years and older. That is, all persons born before 9 July 1995. If date of birth is not recorded, use age given in years.
How to ask: "Are you/ Is he/she attending any formal schooling now?"
How to record:
Write a code number in the box beside the answer.
Code 1 is for persons who are attending formal school full-time.
Code 1 is also for persons who are enrolled in school but are not attending because of illness, school holidays or other reasons.
Code 2 is for persons who have attended a school in the past.
Code 3 is for those who have never attended school.
-This question is only about attendance at a formal school. Formal education grades are Grade 01 to Grade 12.
-Do not record attendance at Vocational, Tokples, Bible School, or Correspondence courses.
-The census is being conducted during the school holidays; so many students will not be in school. If they usually attend school, record them as Code 1 (Yes).