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Please indicate, by ringing the appropriate number, the category to which your school belongs:
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Enter percentage in boxes
Enter numbers in boxes
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Which one of the following best describes how pupils in the 12-13 year group of your school are allocated to classes?
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1 - Yes, regular meetings held at least once a term 2 - Yes, at least once a year 3 - No regular meetings. Ad hoc when need arises 4 - Not at all |
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Meeting at which parents discuss child's progress with teachers | |
Occasions at which parents see pupils at work | |
Meetings at which teachers demonstrate teaching methods or content to parents |
Do you feel that the work of your school is limited by the lack or inadequacy of any of the following facilities? (Please ring all that apply)
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1 - Used regularly or occasionally 2 - Used very rarely 3 - Never used |
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Suspension | |
Corporal punishment (cane or any other means) | |
Physical exercise or manual work (e.g. running or gardening) | |
Extra classwork/homework or written lines | |
Attending school outside normal hours (e.g. 'detention') | |
Loss of special status (e.g. prefect or monitor) | |
Exclusion from popular activities or from use of special equipment or rooms (e.g. sports/games, club-rooms, etc.) | |
Report to parents (by conversation or letter) | |
Special behaviour/work reports |



In the first box against each of these subjects which you list please enter one of the following numbers:
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Generic text 1 - If an O-level or SCE O-grade pass already obtained 2 - If a CSE grade 1 pass already obtained 3 - If a CSE pass, grade 2-5 already obtained 4 - If GCE O-level or SCE O-grade will be taken this year 5 - If this pupil has already started or will be proceeding to an A-level or H-grade course without taking O-level or O-grade 6 - If CSE will be taken this year 7 - If some other external examination will be taken this year 8 - No external examination intended or taken Generic text1 - If an O-level or SCE O-grade pass already obtained 2 - If a CSE grade 1 pass already obtained 3 - If a CSE pass, grade 2-5 already obtained 4 - If GCE O-level or SCE O-grade will be taken this year 5 - If this pupil has already started or will be proceeding to an A-level or H-grade course without taking O-level or O-grade 6 - If CSE will be taken this year 7 - If some other external examination will be taken this year 8 - No external examination intended or taken |
Generic text 1 - If an O-level or SCE O-grade pass already obtained 2 - If a CSE grade 1 pass already obtained 3 - If a CSE pass, grade 2-5 already obtained 4 - If GCE O-level or SCE O-grade will be taken this year 5 - If this pupil has already started or will be proceeding to an A-level or H-grade course without taking O-level or O-grade 6 - If CSE will be taken this year 7 - If some other external examination will be taken this year 8 - No external examination intended or taken Generic text1 - If an O-level or SCE O-grade pass already obtained 2 - If a CSE grade 1 pass already obtained 3 - If a CSE pass, grade 2-5 already obtained 4 - If GCE O-level or SCE O-grade will be taken this year 5 - If this pupil has already started or will be proceeding to an A-level or H-grade course without taking O-level or O-grade 6 - If CSE will be taken this year 7 - If some other external examination will be taken this year 8 - No external examination intended or taken |
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Please write codes in boxes
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1 - Capable of obtaining an A-level or Higher-grade pass in this subject. 2 - Above average. Capable of obtaining O-level or O-grade or CSE grade one, but not of taking it to A-level or Higher-grade. 3 - Of average ability in this subject. Capable of obtaining a CSE* pass grades 2-4 4 - Below average. A possible CSE* entrant. 5 - Little, if any, ability in this subject. 6 - Don't know. |
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Mathematics | |
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Modern languages | |
Science | |
Practical subjects (e.g. metal-work, domestic science, etc.) | |
Social studies (e.g. history, geography, economics, etc.) |

Has this child, to your knowledge, and since he/she has been at a secondary school, had any contact with any of the services listed below? (Please ring all that apply.)
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To which one (if any) of the following kinds of full-time further or higher education do you think this child is most suited? (Please ring one number only)
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1 - Doesn't Apply 2 - Applies Somewhat 3 - Certainly Applies |
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Very restless, has difficulty staying seated for long | |
Truants from school | |
Squirmy, fidgety | |
Often destroys or damages own or others' property | |
Frequently fights or is extremely quarrelsome with other children | |
Not much liked by other children | |
Often worries, worries about many things | |
Tends to be on own-rather solitary | |
Irritable, touchy, is quick to 'fly off the handle' | |
Often appears miserable, unhappy, tearful or distressed | |
Has twitches, mannerisms or tics of the face or body | |
Frequently sucks thumb or finger | |
Frequently bites nails or fingers | |
Tends to be absent from school for trivial reasons | |
Is often disobedient | |
Cannot settle to anything for more than a few moments | |
Tends to be fearful or afraid of new situations and new things | |
Fussy or over particular | |
Often tells lies | |
Has stolen things on one or more occasions in the past 12 months | |
Unresponsive, inert or apathetic | |
Often complains of aches or pains | |
Has had tears on arrival at school or has refused to come into the building in the past 12 months | |
Has a stutter or stammer | |
Resentful or aggressive when corrected | |
Bullies other children |
With regard to the child's education, do the father (or father figure) and mother (or mother figure) appear: Father
With regards to the child's education, do the father (or father figure) and mother (or mother figure) appear: Mother
At the ends of each line on the scale below are adjectives which could describe a child's personality or behaviour. Could you please rate the study child on each of these scales. For example, if you think that the word on the left clearly applies, please ring 1. If it is not completely true, but more appropriate than the word on the right, please ring 2. If the child is midway between the two descriptions, ring 3; and so on.

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Notes on completion of the questionnaire
Section A The school
What percentages of boys and of girls in your school aged 15 (as at 1st of Jan. 1973) are studying for: (Please write the percentages in the boxes. If a single-sex school leave blank whichever does not apply)
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GCE 'O' level (or SCE O grade) only | ||
CSE only | ||
both GCE and CSE |
Please give the numbers of boys and girls from your school who in the last complete academic year left school:
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How manyHow manyHow manyHow many | How manyHow manyHow manyHow many | |
having obtained at least 2 A-level (or in Scotland 3 H-grade) passes | ||
to take up a place on a full-time degree-level course |
Will children of the study child's age in your school have had lessons specifically concerned with:
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1 - Yes 2 - No |
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Physiological aspects of human reproduction? | |
Emotional and personal aspects of sexual relationships? | |
Information regarding contraception? | |
Information on venereal diseases? |
Does the school arrange regular meetings of the following kinds? (Please ring the appropriate numbers)
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1 - Yes, regular meetings held at least once a term 2 - Yes, at least once a year 3 - No regular meetings. Ad hoc when need arises 4 - Not at all |
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Meeting at which parents discuss child's progress with teachers | |
Occasions at which parents see pupils at work | |
Meetings at which teachers demonstrate teaching methods or content to parents |
Below is a list of some disciplinary methods commonly used in schools. For each one please indicate by ringing the appropriate number, whether this method is used in your school.
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1 - Used regularly or occasionally 2 - Used very rarely 3 - Never used |
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Suspension | |
Corporal punishment (cane or any other means) | |
Physical exercise or manual work (e.g. running or gardening) | |
Extra classwork/homework or written lines | |
Attending school outside normal hours (e.g. 'detention') | |
Loss of special status (e.g. prefect or monitor) | |
Exclusion from popular activities or from use of special equipment or rooms (e.g. sports/games, club-rooms, etc.) | |
Report to parents (by conversation or letter) | |
Special behaviour/work reports |
Section B The Child in School
English (If no longer studying this subject please give details for last class attended. If language and literature are studied separately, please complete for English language lessons)
Mathematics/Arithmetic (If no longer studying this subject please give details for last class attended)
Please list below all subjects now being studied in school by the child. Please include in this list any subjects in which a GCE or CSE or SCE pass has already been obtained and which is not now being studied. Exclude games, PT and Religious Knowledge, unless being studied for an examination.
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Generic text 1 - If an O-level or SCE O-grade pass already obtained 2 - If a CSE grade 1 pass already obtained 3 - If a CSE pass, grade 2-5 already obtained 4 - If GCE O-level or SCE O-grade will be taken this year 5 - If this pupil has already started or will be proceeding to an A-level or H-grade course without taking O-level or O-grade 6 - If CSE will be taken this year 7 - If some other external examination will be taken this year 8 - No external examination intended or taken Generic text1 - If an O-level or SCE O-grade pass already obtained 2 - If a CSE grade 1 pass already obtained 3 - If a CSE pass, grade 2-5 already obtained 4 - If GCE O-level or SCE O-grade will be taken this year 5 - If this pupil has already started or will be proceeding to an A-level or H-grade course without taking O-level or O-grade 6 - If CSE will be taken this year 7 - If some other external examination will be taken this year 8 - No external examination intended or taken |
Generic text 1 - If an O-level or SCE O-grade pass already obtained 2 - If a CSE grade 1 pass already obtained 3 - If a CSE pass, grade 2-5 already obtained 4 - If GCE O-level or SCE O-grade will be taken this year 5 - If this pupil has already started or will be proceeding to an A-level or H-grade course without taking O-level or O-grade 6 - If CSE will be taken this year 7 - If some other external examination will be taken this year 8 - No external examination intended or taken Generic text1 - If an O-level or SCE O-grade pass already obtained 2 - If a CSE grade 1 pass already obtained 3 - If a CSE pass, grade 2-5 already obtained 4 - If GCE O-level or SCE O-grade will be taken this year 5 - If this pupil has already started or will be proceeding to an A-level or H-grade course without taking O-level or O-grade 6 - If CSE will be taken this year 7 - If some other external examination will be taken this year 8 - No external examination intended or taken |
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Please give ratings of the child's ability in each of the subjects listed below. If more than one subject in a area is being studied (e.g. in languages or science), please enter an average rating. Please code the ratings according to the following approximate scale and enter the number in the box against each subject.
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1 - Capable of obtaining an A-level or Higher-grade pass in this subject. 2 - Above average. Capable of obtaining O-level or O-grade or CSE grade one, but not of taking it to A-level or Higher-grade. 3 - Of average ability in this subject. Capable of obtaining a CSE* pass grades 2-4 4 - Below average. A possible CSE* entrant. 5 - Little, if any, ability in this subject. 6 - Don't know. |
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Mathematics | |
English | |
Modern languages | |
Science | |
Practical subjects (e.g. metal-work, domestic science, etc.) | |
Social studies (e.g. history, geography, economics, etc.) |
Below is a series of descriptions of behaviour often shown by school children. Please ring the appropriate number in each case to show the degree to which the study child exhibits the behaviour described. Please complete on the basis of the child's behaviour in the past 12 months.
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1 - Doesn't Apply 2 - Applies Somewhat 3 - Certainly Applies |
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Very restless, has difficulty staying seated for long | |
Truants from school | |
Squirmy, fidgety | |
Often destroys or damages own or others' property | |
Frequently fights or is extremely quarrelsome with other children | |
Not much liked by other children | |
Often worries, worries about many things | |
Tends to be on own-rather solitary | |
Irritable, touchy, is quick to 'fly off the handle' | |
Often appears miserable, unhappy, tearful or distressed | |
Has twitches, mannerisms or tics of the face or body | |
Frequently sucks thumb or finger | |
Frequently bites nails or fingers | |
Tends to be absent from school for trivial reasons | |
Is often disobedient | |
Cannot settle to anything for more than a few moments | |
Tends to be fearful or afraid of new situations and new things | |
Fussy or over particular | |
Often tells lies | |
Has stolen things on one or more occasions in the past 12 months | |
Unresponsive, inert or apathetic | |
Often complains of aches or pains | |
Has had tears on arrival at school or has refused to come into the building in the past 12 months | |
Has a stutter or stammer | |
Resentful or aggressive when corrected | |
Bullies other children |
Below are some further descriptions of children. Please ring the number appropriate to the study child against each one
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1 - Not at all 2 - Somewhat 3 - Certainly 4 - Don't know |
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Poor hearing | |
Difficult to understand because of poor speech | |
Bad eyesight | |
Clumsy | |
Poor control of hands (e.g. in writing, drawing, handwork) | |
Poor physical co-ordination (e.g. in jumping, running or throwing) | |
Obese or overweight |
NCDS Age 16 Educational Questionnaire